The Gambling (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026

Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 828

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gambling (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026

Made

14th July 2026

Laid before Parliament

16th July 2026

Coming into force

1st October 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 69(2)(g) and (5), 100(2) and (3), 103(2), 104(3) and (4), 128, 132(2) and (3), 250(3)(e) and (8) and 355(1) of the Gambling Act 2005(1).

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, and come into force on 1st October 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3) In these Regulations, “the 2017 Regulations” means the Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2017(2).

Amendments to the Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) Regulations 2006

2.  The Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) Regulations 2006(3) are amended as set out in regulations 3 and 4.

Application fees for personal licences

3.  In paragraph (1) of regulation 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£370” substitute “£463”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£185” substitute “£231”.

Maintenance fees for personal licences

4.  In paragraph (3) of regulation 4—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£370” substitute “£463”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£145” substitute “£181”.

Amendments to the 2017 Regulations

5.  The 2017 Regulations are amended as set out in regulations 6 to 26.

Units of division

6.  In regulation 3—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e)” substitute “sub-paragraph (b) or (c)”;

(ii) for the semicolon at the end of sub-paragraph (c), substitute a full stop;

(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (d) and (e);

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (d), insert “and”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (e), for “; and” substitute “.”;

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (f).

Fees for non-remote supplementary operating licences

7.  In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “£165” substitute “£206”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “£281.25” substitute “£352”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “£375” substitute “£469”.

Non-remote operating licences: fee categories

8.  In regulation 6—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “parts 1 and 2” substitute “parts 1, 2 and 3”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(c), for paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—

“(i) columns (3) to (6) in part 1 of the table,

(ii) columns (3) to (7) in part 2 of the table, and

(iii) columns (3) to (7) in part 3 of the table.”.

Application, annual and first annual fees for certain non-remote general betting (standard) operating licences

9.  In regulation 9—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “C1” substitute “E1”;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) The application fee is—

(a) for a category A1 licence, £1,351;

(b) for a category A2 licence, £1,764;

(c) for a category A3 licence, £2,303;

(d) for a category B1 licence, £3,108;

(e) for a category B2 licence, £4,193;

(f) for a category B3 licence, £5,657;

(g) for a category C1 licence, £7,631;

(h) for a category D1 licence, £9,266;

(i) for a category E1 licence, £12,510.”;

(c) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) The annual fee is—

(a) for a category A1 licence, £1,156;

(b) for a category A2 licence, £1,631;

(c) for a category A3 licence, £2,616;

(d) for a category B1 licence, £6,547;

(e) for a category B2 licence, £20,081;

(f) for a category B3 licence, £69,201;

(g) for a category C1 licence, £237,291;

(h) for a category D1 licence, £367,926;

(i) for a category E1 licence, £498,674 plus £130,748 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million.”;

(d) in paragraph (7)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), omit “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii);

(e) after paragraph (7), insert—

“(8) The reference in paragraph (5) to the annual gross gambling yield is a reference to the annual gross gambling yield calculated in accordance with regulation 3(2)(a)(i).”.

Remote operating licences: fee categories

10.  In sub-paragraph (c) of regulation 11(2), for paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—

“(i) columns (3) to (7) in part 1 of the table, and

(ii) columns (3) to (8) in part 2 of the table.”.

Fees for remote general betting (limited) operating licences

11.  In regulation 14—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “£854” substitute “£1,068”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£1,669.50” substitute “£2,124”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,266” substitute “£2,832”.

Fees for remote supplementary operating licences

12.  In regulation 17—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “£165” substitute “£206”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “£281.25” substitute “£352”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “£375” substitute “£469”.

Application fee for combined game host operating licences

13.  In paragraph (4) of regulation 20—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£1,256” substitute “£1,570”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,512” substitute “£3,140”.

Application fee for certain other combined remote licences

14.  In paragraph (4) of regulation 21—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£1,680” substitute “£2,100”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£3,360” substitute “£4,200”.

Annual fees and first annual fees for combined game host operating licences

15.  In paragraph (5) of regulation 23—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£3,750” substitute “£4,687”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£7,500” substitute “£9,375”.

Annual fees and first annual fees for certain other combined remote licences

16.  In paragraph (5) of regulation 24—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£5,000” substitute “£6,250”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£10,000” substitute “£12,500”.

Fees for applications relating to change of corporate control

17.  In the following provisions, for “£160” substitute “£200”—

(a) paragraph (6)(b) of regulation 33;

(b) paragraphs (2) and (8)(b) of regulation 34;

(c) paragraph (1) of regulation 35.

Fees for applications to vary operating licences

18.  In regulation 36—

(a) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (7), for “£40” substitute “£50”;

(b) in paragraph (10), for “£160” substitute “£200”.

Fees for applications to vary certain remote operating licences

19.  In regulation 37—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£1,256” substitute “£1,570”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,512” substitute “£3,140”;

(b) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£1,680” substitute “£2,100”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£3,360” substitute “£4,200”;

(c) in paragraph (6), for “£40” substitute “£50”.

Application fee for single-machine supply and maintenance permit

20.  In regulation 40, for “£40” substitute “£50”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 (categories of non-remote operating licences)

21.  For the table in Schedule 1 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 1.

Amendment of Schedule 2 (application fees for non-remote operating licences)

22.  For the table in Schedule 2 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 2.

Amendment of Schedule 3 (annual fees for non-remote operating licences)

23.  For the table in Schedule 3 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 3.

Amendment of Schedule 4 (categories of remote operating licences)

24.  For the table in Schedule 4 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 4.

Amendment of Schedule 5 (application fees for remote operating licences)

25.  For the table in Schedule 5 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 5.

Amendment of Schedule 6 (annual fees for remote operating licences)

26.  For the table in Schedule 6 to the 2017 Regulations, substitute the table in Schedule 6.

Revocation

27.  The Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009(4) are revoked.

Twycross

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

14th July 2026

Schedules

Regulation 21

Schedule 1 Categories of non-remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of licence	Unit of division	Category A1	Category A2	Category A3	Category B1
Existing casino operating licence	Annual gross gaming yield	Less than £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million
New casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million
Bingo operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
General betting (limited) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £100,000	£100,000 or greater, up to but excluding £200,000	£200,000 or greater, up to but excluding £300,000	£300,000 or greater, up to but excluding £400,000
General betting (standard) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
Pool betting operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
Betting intermediary operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
Gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
Gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertainment centre	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Gambling software operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	Annual proceeds	Less than £550,000	n/a	n/a	£550,000 or greater, up to but excluding £2.5 million
Lottery operating (society) licence	Annual proceeds	Less than £100,000	n/a	n/a	£100,000 or greater, up to but excluding £500,000

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Description of licence	Unit of division	Category B2	Category B3	Category C1	Category D1	Category E1
Existing casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
New casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater
General betting (limited) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£400,000 or greater, up to but excluding £500,000	£500,000 or greater, up to but excluding £600,000	£600,000 or greater, up to but excluding £700,000	£700,000 or greater, up to but excluding £800,000	£800,000 or greater, up to but excluding £900,000
General betting (standard) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater, up to but excluding £855 million
Pool betting operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater
Betting intermediary operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater
Gaming machine general operating licence for adult gaming centre	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater
Gaming machine general operating licence for family entertainment centre	Annual gross gambling yield	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £655 million	£655 million or greater
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) licence	Value of gross annual sales	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	Annual proceeds	n/a	n/a	£2.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £5.5 million	£5.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £10m	£10 million or greater, up to but excluding £17.5 million
Lottery operating (society) licence	Annual proceeds	n/a	n/a	£500,000 or greater, up to but excluding £10 million	£10 million or greater, up to but excluding £20 million	£20 million or greater, up to but excluding £30 million

Part 3

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Description of licence	Unit of division	Category E2	Category E3	Category E4	Category E5	Category E6
Existing casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
General betting (limited) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£900,000 or greater, up to but excluding £1 million	£1 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.1 million	£1.1 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.2 million	£1.2 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.3 million	£1.3 million or greater
General betting (standard) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£855 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.055 billion	£1.055 billion or greater, up to but excluding £1.255 billion	£1.255 billion or greater, up to but excluding £1.455 billion	£1.455 billion or greater, up to but excluding £1.655 billion	£1.655 billion or greater
Pool betting operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for adult gaming centre	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for family entertainment centre	Annual gross gambling yield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) licence	Value of gross annual sales	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	Value of gross annual sales	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	Annual proceeds	£17.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £35 million	£35 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (society) licence	Annual proceeds	£30 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Regulation 22

Schedule 2 Application fees for non-remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
Description of licence	Category A1	Category A2	Category A3	Category B1	Category B2	Category B3	Category C1
Existing casino operating licence	£7,212	£21,635	£64,904	£97,356	£146,034	£197,145	n/a
New casino operating licence	£7,212	£21,635	£64,904	£97,356	£146,034	£197,145	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£1,392	£1,802	£2,335	£3,125	£4,183	£5,599	£7,494
General betting (limited) operating licence	£315	£444	£574	£704	£833	£963	£1,093
General betting (standard) operating licence	£2,178	£3,162	£4,590	£6,885	£10,328	£15,492	£23,238
Pool betting operating licence	£1,457	£1,762	£2,129	£2,660	£3,323	£4,151	£5,185
Betting intermediary operating licence	£2,592	£3,246	£4,066	£5,262	£6,811	£8,815	£11,409
Gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre	£1,465	£1,897	£2,458	£3,290	£4,403	£5,893	£7,888
Gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertainment centre	£1,392	£1,616	£1,876	£2,252	£2,702	£3,242	£3,890
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	£1,557	£4,450	£13,729	£39,445	£59,168	£79,877	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	£1,402	£4,005	£12,357	£35,501	£53,251	£71,889	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	£701	£2,002	£6,178	£17,750	£26,626	£35,945	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	£1,265	£2,910	£8,189	£21,250	£31,875	£43,031	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£1,758	n/a	n/a	£2,928	n/a	n/a	£3,380
Lottery operating (society) licence	£235	n/a	n/a	£352	n/a	n/a	£469

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
Description of licence	Category D1	Category E1	Category E2	Category E3	Category E4	Category E5	Category E6
Existing casino operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New casino operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£9,027	£12,187	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
General betting (limited) operating licence	£1,222	£1,352	£1,482	£1,611	£1,741	£1,870	£2,000
General betting (standard) operating licence	£31,372	£37,871	£45,716	£55,187	£64,658	£74,128	£100,073
Pool betting operating licence	£5,829	£7,869	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	£13,290	£17,941	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre	£9,502	£12,828	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertainment centre	£4,201	£5,672	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£4,100	£4,548	£8,683	£16,650	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (society) licence	£1,340	£2,233	£3,572	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Regulation 23

Schedule 3 Annual fees for non-remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
Description of licence	Category A1	Category A2	Category A3	Category B1	Category B2	Category B3	Category C1
Existing casino operating licence	£7,763	£30,806	£102,968	£355,388	£709,489	£951,464 plus £241,975 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gaming yield above £1.6 billion	n/a
New casino operating licence	£7,763	£30,806	£102,968	£355,388	£709,489	£951,464 plus £241,975 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£1,200	£1,547	£3,003	£9,619	£31,067	£69,201	£181,350
General betting (limited) operating licence	£252	£356	£459	£563	£667	£771	£875
General betting (standard) operating licence	£1,912	£2,756	£6,781	£16,200	£46,069	£95,881	£255,937
Pool betting operating licence	£1,244	£1,519	£2,325	£6,225	£15,356	£50,025	£188,662
Betting intermediary operating licence	£2,216	£4,760	£5,962	£7,290	£9,922	£27,514	£90,000
Gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre	£1,262	£1,687	£3,197	£10,462	£33,075	£72,953	£190,710
Gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertainment centre	£1,187	£1,392	£1,937	£4,185	£12,403	£41,687	£143,325
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	£1,334	£3,778	£11,475	£35,403	£104,219	£209,729	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	£1,225	£3,294	£9,788	£30,713	£78,890	£156,554	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	£656	£1,550	£4,050	£9,923	£25,013	£53,586	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	£1,094	£2,499	£7,425	£18,191	£52,109	£104,285	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£2,983	n/a	n/a	£3,404	n/a	n/a	£5,813
Lottery operating (society) licence	£400	n/a	n/a	£796	n/a	n/a	£1,677

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
Description of licence	Category D1	Category E1	Category E2	Category E3	Category E4	Category E5	Category E6
Existing casino operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New casino operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£280,353	£379,981 plus £99,628 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
General betting (limited) operating licence	£979	£1,083	£1,187	£1,291	£1,395	£1,499	£1,603 plus £104 for each complete additional £100,000 of annual gross gambling yield above £1.3 million
General betting (standard) operating licence	£393,437	£530,937	£668,437	£805,937	£943,437	£1,080,938	£1,220,938 plus £140,000 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.655 billion
Pool betting operating licence	£292,447	£396,372 plus £103,925 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	£139,614	£189,227 plus £49,614 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for adult gaming centre	£295,109	£399,980 plus £104,871 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine general operating licence for family entertainment centre	£221,332	£299,985 plus £78,653 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£9,595	£22,731	£32,535	£43,875	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (society) licence	£3,350	£5,025	£8,350	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Regulation 24

Schedule 4 Categories of remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Description of licence	Unit of division	Category F1	Category F2	Category F3	Category G1	Category G2
Casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Casino (game host) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Bingo operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Bingo (game host) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
General betting (real events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Pool betting operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Betting intermediary operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	Less than £250,000	£250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million
Gambling software operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	Less than £875,000	£875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million	£3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million	£10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	Annual proceeds	Less than £550,000	n/a	n/a	£550,000 or greater, up to but excluding £2.5 million	n/a
Lottery operating (society) licence	Annual proceeds	Less than £100,000	n/a	n/a	£100,000 or greater, up to but excluding £500,000	n/a

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
Description of licence	Unit of division	Category H1	Category H2	Category I1	Category J1	Category K1	Category L1
Casino operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Casino (game host) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Bingo (game host) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
General betting (real events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Pool betting operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	Annual gross gambling yield	£36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million	£130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million	£455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion	£1.6 billion or greater	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	£130 million or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	£130m or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	£130m or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	Value of annual gross sales	£130m or greater	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	Annual proceeds	£2.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £5.5 million	n/a	£5.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £10 million	£10 million or greater, up to but excluding £17.5 million	£17.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £35 million	£35 million or greater
Lottery operating (society) licence	Annual proceeds	£500,000 or greater, up to but excluding £10 million	n/a	£10 million or greater, up to but excluding £20 million	£20 million or greater, up to but excluding £30 million	£30 million or greater	n/a

Regulation 25

Schedule 5 Application fees for remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of licence	Category F1	Category F2	Category F3	Category G1	Category G2
Casino operating licence	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060
Casino (game host) operating licence	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149
Bingo operating licence	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060
Bingo (game host) operating licence	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149
General betting (real events) operating licence	£6,535	£12,649	£24,482	£38,368	£45,536
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	£4,901	£9,487	£18,361	£28,776	£34,152
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149
Pool betting operating licence	£1,462	£1,782	£2,173	£3,400	£7,696
Betting intermediary operating licence	£6,479	£13,914	£29,880	£37,425	£42,375
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	£3,693	£7,931	£17,032	£21,332	£24,154
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	£1,731	£4,944	£14,126	£40,585	£60,877
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	£1,557	£4,450	£12,713	£36,526	£54,790
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	£779	£2,225	£6,357	£18,263	£27,395
Gambling software operating licence	£7,212	£13,307	£24,555	£44,198	£66,297
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£1,758	n/a	n/a	£2,928	n/a
Lottery operating (society) licence	£235	n/a	n/a	£352	n/a

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Description of licence	Category H1	Category H2	Category I1	Category J1	Category K1	Category L1
Casino operating licence	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069	n/a	n/a
Casino (game host) operating licence	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069	n/a	n/a
Bingo (game host) operating licence	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357	n/a	n/a
General betting (real events) operating licence	£54,043	£64,138	£67,147	£90,648	n/a	n/a
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	£40,532	£48,104	£50,360	£67,986	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357	n/a	n/a
Pool betting operating licence	£17,419	£24,386	£36,580	£49,383	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	£47,980	£54,325	£65,904	£88,970	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	£27,348	£30,965	£37,565	£50,713	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	£82,185	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	£73,966	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	£36,983	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	£99,446	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£3,383	n/a	£4,100	£4,434	£8,683	£16,538
Lottery operating (society) licence	£469	n/a	£1,340	£2,233	£3,572	n/a

Regulation 26

Schedule 6 Annual fees for remote operating licences

Part 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Description of licence	Category F1	Category F2	Category F3	Category G1	Category G2	Category H1
Casino operating licence	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556
Casino (game host) operating licence	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628
Bingo operating licence	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556
Bingo (game host) operating licence	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628
General betting (real events) operating licence	£5,937	£11,531	£17,244	£24,300	£49,612	£104,219
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	£4,687	£8,719	£12,981	£17,887	£31,894	£80,457
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628
Pool betting operating licence	£1,250	£1,547	£2,373	£5,400	£16,065	£56,278
Betting intermediary operating licence	£5,562	£11,897	£14,919	£18,225	£24,806	£68,784
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	£3,158	£6,782	£8,495	£10,388	£14,140	£39,207
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	£1,509	£4,263	£13,163	£40,871	£120,894	£243,329
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	£1,334	£3,685	£11,216	£34,586	£90,265	£180,530
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	£744	£1,647	£4,388	£11,104	£29,181	£59,540
Gambling software operating licence	£7,394	£13,756	£22,950	£42,525	£97,549	£191,880
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	£9,725	n/a	n/a	£27,403	n/a	£35,035
Lottery operating (society) licence	£400	n/a	n/a	£796	n/a	£1,677

Part 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of licence	Category H2	Category I1	Category J1	Category K1	Category L1
Casino operating licence	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Casino (game host) operating licence	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Bingo operating licence	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Bingo (game host) operating licence	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
General betting (real events) operating licence	£365,625	£1,130,250	£1,402,455 plus £272,205 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
General betting (virtual events) operating licence	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (real events) operating licence	£267,637	£744,937	£911,844 plus £166,907 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
General betting (host) (virtual events) operating licence	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Pool betting operating licence	£196,706	£693,562	£918,551 plus £224,989 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary operating licence	£225,225	£744,937	£951,056 plus £206,119 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Betting intermediary (trading room only) operating licence	£128,250	£422,362	£539,849 plus £117,488 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (full) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gaming machine technical (software) operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gambling software operating licence	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence	n/a	£53,196	£70,284	£84,063	£98,563
Lottery operating (society) licence	n/a	£3,350	£5,025	£8,350	n/a

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3285, as amended) (“the Personal Licence Fees Regulations”) and the Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/303, as amended) (“the Operating Licence Fees Regulations”).

The Personal Licence Fees Regulations prescribe application, maintenance and other fees relating to personal licences issued under Part 6 of the Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) (“the Act”). These Regulations increase the application and maintenance fees payable under the Personal Licence Fees Regulations for personal management licences and personal functional licences by around 25%. These changes are well below the rate of inflation since these fees were last amended in 2012.

The Operating Licence Fees Regulations prescribe fees relating to operating licences (application, maintenance and other fees) and single-machine supply and maintenance permits (application fees only) issued under Parts 5 and 10 of the Act respectively. These Regulations increase many of these fees. As a result, the total revenue generated by the Operating Licence Fees Regulations is expected to increase by around 25%, although this will not be distributed evenly across all affected fees. Although some fees will rise by more than the rate of inflation since these fees were last amended in 2021, the average increase is below the rate of inflation, and more than 1,000 licensed operators will pay less as a result of the changes made by these Regulations.

More detailed information about all these changes is contained in the Explanatory Memorandum and the impact assessment identified in the final paragraph of this Explanatory Note.

Regulation 6 changes the basis on which fees are payable for non-remote general betting (limited) operating licences, so that these are now calculated by reference to the associated annual gross gambling yield rather than a relevant number of working days.

Regulation 27 revokes the Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1971).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. The Explanatory Memorandum and a de minimis impact assessment for these Regulations can be found on legislation.gov.uk; copies of either document are available on request from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ.

(1)

2005 c. 19; section 355(1) was amended by section 52(5)(a) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and by section 58(2)(a) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

(2)

S.I. 2017/303, as amended by S.I. 2021/701.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3285, as amended by S.I. 2009/1971, 2012/1851 and 2017/302.

(4)

S.I. 2009/1971.