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901 | How to run bingo legally | What you must do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | * the game is played as an equal chance game (essentially all players must have the same chance of winning)
* the gaming is not the main purpose of the club – it can only be an additional activity.
* every player is a member of the club, or, a guest of a member
* children and under 18s do not take part
* total stakes a... |
902 | How to run bingo legally | What you can-t do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | * deduct from or ‘levy- on money staked or won by players in the game. It doesn-t matter if the charge is voluntary or compulsory
* run ‘linked- games with players on other premises. For example, you cannot run a linked game between two branches of the Royal British Legion based in two locations
* play the bingo virtua... |
903 | How to run bingo legally | Where it can take place | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Generally, in any alcohol-licensed premises, such as pubs and bars.
You do not need a licence for this kind of gaming.
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904 | How to run bingo legally | What you must do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You must make sure:
* the game is played as an equal chance game (essentially all players must have the same chance of winning)
* children and under 18s do not take part
* total stakes and prizes for the game do not exceed £2,000 in a 7 day period. Otherwise, this will be classed as ‘high turnover- bingo. If this ha... |
905 | How to run bingo legally | What you can-t do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You can-t:
* Make a profit from the game - even if you intend to donate the profits to charity or good causes
* charge any participation fees – or any kind of admission fee
* run ‘linked- games with players on other premises. For example, you cannot run a linked game between two chain pubs, based in two different lo... |
906 | How to run bingo legally | Example | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | The owner of a nightclub wants to run a bingo night. The club-s premises already has an alcohol licence and only adults are allowed in the club. The total stakes and prizes for the bingo will be less than £2,000. All stakes will be returned as prizes. The owner of the club will give free entry to the club for the bing... |
907 | How to run bingo legally | If you're holding bingo as part of a wider event | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You can charge admission costs for the overall entertainment. However, you can't charge participation fees, or any kind of entry fees for the bingo.
### Scenario
A pub landlady wants to hold an entertainment evening. She plans to offer entertainment a live band, quiz and a game of bingo. The landlady can charge a... |
908 | How to run bingo legally | Bingo at a premises: prize gaming | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | The rules about playing bingo as prize gaming depend on the type of premises it is played in.
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909 | How to run bingo legally | What you must do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You must make sure you only offer the type of gaming you're permitted to, as follows:
* Licensed bingo premises - any type of prize gaming
* Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) - any type of prize gaming
* Family Entertainment Centre (FEC) - any type of prize gaming
* Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centre (UFEC) - can **onl... |
910 | How to run bingo legally | What you can't do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | * base the value of the prizes on the number of people playing, or the amount raised by the game
* play the bingo virtually, or online in any way.
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911 | How to run bingo legally | Additional rules | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You must also adhere to the following rules, including prize limits and maximum participation fees, which vary depending on the type of premises.
## Licensed bingo premises
### The rules
The maximum participation fee you can charge people is **£1** per chance to win 1 or more prizes in a game.
The maximum ... |
912 | How to run bingo legally | Licensed bingo premises | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Bingo halls and clubs that hold a bingo premises licence. |
913 | How to run bingo legally | Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | High-street outlets with gaming machines only available to over 18s. |
914 | How to run bingo legally | Family Entertainment Centre (FEC) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Larger arcades which cater for a range of ages. |
915 | How to run bingo legally | Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centre (UFEC) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Family-friendly amusement arcades and small arcades in holiday parks and resorts. |
916 | How to run bingo legally | Travelling fairs | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Made up of amusements, rides and games. |
917 | How to run bingo legally | Bingo for fundraising | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You can raise money for charity by running a bingo night or bingo fundraiser, however you must follow the relevant rules.
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918 | How to run bingo legally | Where it can take place | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | Anywhere which does not have a gambling premises licence. For example, this can include things like school halls, places of worship and community spaces.
However, the gaming must take place at a **non-commercial event** at one of these venues.
The event is non-commercial if all the proceeds from the event are ... |
919 | How to run bingo legally | What you must do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You must:
* make sure the game is played as an equal chance game (essentially all players must have the same chance of winning)
* tell everyone who is playing what good cause you-re raising money for in advance. For example, tell players you-re raising money for Cancer Research UK before the bingo night.
! **Warn... |
920 | How to run bingo legally | What you can't do | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You can't:
* use the profits from any gaming for private gain
* use any of the proceeds from your non-commercial event for private gain.
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921 | How to run bingo legally | Profits | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | You can only use the profits raised from bingo to give to the good cause you-ve advertised.
You can only deduct (take away) money from the total raised to pay for reasonable costs. For example, costs for prizes, printing bingo cards or providing refreshments.
You cannot make money for yourself or for your busine... |
922 | How to run bingo legally | There are two ways to run bingo for fundraising | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | ### 1. Non-commercial equal chance gaming
You can charge players a maximum amount of £8 per person for all the games at the event per day. This includes entrance or participation fees, stakes and any other payments linked to the gaming.
Make sure that the amount or value paid out in prizes is below £600 in total ... |
923 | Contents | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-to-run-a-game-of-bingo | * [How to run bingo legally](#)
* [Residential gaming](#residential-gaming)
* [Domestic gaming](#domestic-gaming)
* [Online bingo](#running-online-bingo)
* [Bingo using a club gaming permit](#bingo-using-a-club-gaming-permit)
* [Exempt gaming in clubs and miners' welfare institutes](#exempt-gaming-in-clubs-and-institut... | |
924 | How bingo is defined | Summary | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | Bingo is a traditional form of gambling that has changed and improved rapidly in recent years. It is also the only form of gambling recognised in the [Gambling Act 2005 (the Act) (opens in a new tab)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/contents) that does not have a specific statutory definition. The defin... |
925 | How bingo is defined | Introduction | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | Since the Act came into force we have received many enquires from both the traditional bingo industry and new or potential entrants around new game formats proposed to be offered as bingo in bingo licensed premises. We have also had correspondance with The Bingo Association about how bingo is defined. Although only t... |
926 | How bingo is defined | The fundamental principles of bingo | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | Bingo is essentially a lottery played as a game.
The description in the 1978 Royal Commission report is a good place to start when understanding the characteristics of bingo:
‘Bingo is a lottery played as a game. Each player receives for his stake a set of numbers which he has not chosen. These are marked off ag... |
927 | How bingo is defined | We consider three fundamental principles of bingo | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | * bingo must be played as an equal chance game
* bingo must involve a degree of participation
* bingo games must have a clearly defined end point.
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928 | How bingo is defined | Bingo must be played as an equal chance game | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | In order for a game to be classed as ‘bingo- it must meet the Act-s definition of ‘equal chance gaming- (as opposed to casino gaming). This definition is set out in [section 8 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/8) .
Therefore bingo must:
* not involve playing or staking a... |
929 | How bingo is defined | Bingo must involve a degree of participation | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | In order to distinguish a bingo game from a straight lottery, players must be required to participate in order to be successful.
Participation could, and usually does, involve human interaction with the game. For example, players actively marking their cards and/or claiming they have won.
Alternatively, technolo... |
930 | How bingo is defined | Bingo must have a clearly defined end point | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | A fundamental element of a game of bingo, is that it needs to end at a predetermined point or time. This end point needs to be appropriate, realistic and clearly communicated to players. The period within which a player is able to claim a prize should be factored into the timeframe of the game. Determining who has won... |
931 | How bingo is defined | Further guidance | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | In June 2009 the Commission published a document entitled Key characteristics of bingo, which was particularly relevant to bingo played on bingo machines. That information, as updated and revised in the light of more recent discussions with such stakeholders, is reproduced at [Annex B](/licensees-and-businesses/guide... |
932 | How bingo is defined | Annex A: Banker-s games and equal chance gaming - January 2014 | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | ### A.1
Under [section 7(2) of the Gambling Act (opens in a new tab)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/7) , bingo must always be ‘equal chance gaming- in order to distinguish it from casino gaming (‘In this Act, ‘casino game- means a game of chance which is not equal chance gaming-).
### A.2... |
933 | How bingo is defined | Annex B: Key characteristics of bingo - Revised, January 2014 | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | ### B.1
Following discussions with the Bingo Association and BACTA, the Gambling Commission published in June 2009 a list of characteristics, which it considered should be present in games, whether or not played by machine, in order for them to be classed as bingo. The Commission has recently reviewed and revised, a... |
934 | How bingo is defined | Key characteristics of bingo | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | * Players- payments must be divided between stakes and participation fees, although they may consist entirely of stake or entirely of participation fee.
* The way that division is made must be transparent to the player and in particular there must be a notice displayed showing participation fees in a way that makes it ... |
935 | How bingo is defined | Characteristics specific to bingo machines | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | * The speed of game, including the time taken to join, should be similar to that of an interval game. Games must not have an auto play function.
* The machines must provide a facility for the player to extend the playing time by a minimum of 100%.
* The amount that can be staked in a set period should be no greater tha... |
936 | How bingo is defined | Regulations specific to bingo machines in AGCs/FECs | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | * the nature or size of the prize offered may not be determined by the number of persons playing; or the amount paid for or raised by the game
* bingo machines in FECs will not be made available in areas where children and young people (those under the age of 18) are permitted.
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937 | How bingo is defined | References | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | 1 [Gambling Act 2005 section 288 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/288) – Meaning of ‘prize gaming- Gaming is prize gaming for the purposes of this Act if neither the nature nor the size of a prize played for is determined by reference to:
(a) The number of people playing... |
938 | Contents | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/how-bingo-is-defined | * [How bingo is defined](#)
* [Introduction](#introduction)
* [The fundamental principles of bingo](#fundamental-principles-of-bingo)
* [Further guidance](#further-guidance)
* [Annex A: Banker-s games and equal chance gaming - January 2014](#annex-a-bankers-games-and-equal-chance-gaming)
* [Annex B: Key characteristics... | |
939 | Bingo and casino technical requirements | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/bingo-and-casino-technical-requirements | These requirements cover a variety of equipment including live roulette wheels and bingo tickets. They do not cover gaming machines or remote and gambling software technical standards.
> [LCCP: Licence condition 2.3.2](/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/2-3-2-bingo-equipment-specifications)
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> [LCCP: Lic... | |
940 | Age restrictions in bingo premises | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/age-restrictions-in-bingo-premises | Although the law does not prevent under 18s from entering bingo clubs, the industry generally chooses to apply a no under 18s policy.
Under 18s are allowed in licensed commercial bingo clubs but they must not take part in playing bingo or any other forms of gambling whilst on the premises.
If your bingo club ha... | |
941 | Age restrictions in bingo premises | Employment of children and young people in bingo premises | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/age-restrictions-in-bingo-premises | If you employ children (those aged under 16) or young people (16 or 17) you should be aware that it is an offence for them to provide facilities for playing bingo or to perform any function in connection with a gaming machine, including servicing or cleaning them.
It is an offence to employ children to perform any ... |
942 | Age restrictions in bingo premises | Relatives of key members of staff at bingo premises | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/age-restrictions-in-bingo-premises | We suggest that close relatives of members of staff in certain roles, for example callers, managers and cashiers, should not be allowed to play bingo in those clubs.
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943 | Age restrictions in bingo premises | Bingo at private members- clubs and institutes | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/age-restrictions-in-bingo-premises | For private members clubs and institutes, under 18s can participate in private or non-commercial bingo provided they are members of the club or institute in which the bingo is offered. This also applies to guests of members.
However, club membership rules often impose an age limit of 18 before a person may join, th... |
944 | Casino | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | Information for casinos under the 1968 and 2005 Acts.
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945 | Casino | Licences and fees | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Types of operating licence](#generic-types-of-operating-licence)
* [Licence activities](#casino-licences-and-fees-licence-activities)
* [Fees](#generic-fees-you-need-to-pay)
* [Economic Crime Levy](#casino-the-economic-crime-levy)
* [Calculating your fees](#generic-calculating-your-fees)
* [Personal Management Licen... |
946 | Casino | Legislation and Policies | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP)](#generic-legislation-and-policies-lccp)
* [Policies and guidance](#generic-legislation-and-policies-policies-and-guidance)
* [Casino games](#casino-legislation-and-policies-policies-and-guidance)
* [Equipment technical requirements](#bingo-and-casino-technical-standar... |
947 | Casino | Getting a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Information you-ll need for your application](#casino-getting-a-licence-information-youll-need-for-your-application)
* [Apply online](#generic-operating-licence-application)
* [Assessing your application](#generic-assessing-your-application)
* [Your licence](#generic-your-licence)
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948 | Casino | When you hold a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Compliance](#generic-compliance)
* [What you need to tell us](#generic-what-you-need-to-tell-us-when-you-hold-a-licence)
* [Public Register](#generic-public-register)
* [Display of licensed status](#generic-display-of-licensed-status)
* [Making changes to your licence](#generic-making-changes-to-your-licence)
* [Sur... |
949 | Casino | Overview | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | The Gambling Act 2005 defines a casino as an arrangement whereby people are given an opportunity to participate in one or more casino games.
You can read more about the legal definition of casinos in [Part 1 section 7 of the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in a new tab)]( https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/sect... |
950 | Casino | Licences and fees | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | There are different types of licence that casino businesses may need to apply for, you may need more than of the following:
* [operating licence](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/operating-licences)
* [Personal Management Licence](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/personal-management-licence)
* [premises licence](/lice... |
951 | Casino | Activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [All](#all)
* [Non-remote](#Non-remote)
* [Remote](#Remote)
## All activities
## Non-remote licence activities
## Remote licence activities
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952 | Casino | All activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Non-remote linked licences gambling software
If you already hold, or are applying for, a full operating licence you may also, in certain circumstances, apply for a linked licence.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/non-remote-linked-licences-gambling-software)
* [Remote linke... |
953 | Casino | Non-remote licence activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Non-remote linked licences gambling software
If you already hold, or are applying for, a full operating licence you may also, in certain circumstances, apply for a linked licence.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/non-remote-linked-licences-gambling-software)
* [Remote linke... |
954 | Casino | Remote licence activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | * [Remote casino game host operating licence
This activity allows you to provide remote casino under specific circumstances.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/remote-casino-game-host-operating-licence)
* [Remote casino operating licence
This licence allows you to offer casin... |
955 | Casino | Legislation and Policies | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | Gambling in Great Britain and the Gambling Commission's duties and responsibilities are detailed in the Gambling Act 2005.
The following legislation and policies are also applicable to operating licence holders.
* [Gambling Act 2005
Gambling Act 2005 (link opens in new window)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk... |
956 | Casino | Getting a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | You can apply online for a licence from us to provide casino activities.
A casino application can take up to x months to process depending on the complexity of your business.
> You will need to apply for an operating licence, before you apply for a premises licence from the local licensing authority.
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957 | Casino | When you hold a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/casino | An important part of the Gambling Commission-s work is to ensure that licence holders are compliant. Compliance requires licence holders to understand and act in accordance with:
* the [Gambling Act 2005](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/contents)
* regulations (statutory instruments) made under the Gam... |
958 | Casino permitted areas | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-permitted-areas | Casinos are only permitted in certain areas within Great Britain.
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959 | Casino permitted areas | Casino premises licences | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-permitted-areas | New casinos under the [Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab)](http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/contents) are restricted to the following areas.
The following local licensing authority areas can site one **small** casino:
* Bath and North East Somerset District Council
* East Lindsey District Council... |
960 | Casino permitted areas | How the regions were decided | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-permitted-areas | The regions are based on a historical division that was established under the previous regulatory framework by the Gaming Board for Great Britain working under the Gaming Act 1968.
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961 | Casino permitted areas | Gaming Act 1968 | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-permitted-areas | If you run a [1968 Act casino](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/non-remote-1968-act-casino-operating-licence) , you should already have a premises licence from your local licensing authority.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has more information about 1968 Act casinos, including the legal framework. R... |
962 | Casino games | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-games | Casino businesses are free to offer new casino games, and new side bets or variants on existing games, without having to obtain approval from the Gambling Commission.
> No games are prohibited at the moment but we can publish a list of games that must not be offered should we feel it is necessary.
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963 | Casino games | Display of rules | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/casino-games | Player information on the rules of each type of casino game on offer and a players- guide to the house edge (giving the odds offered) must be displayed in each casino.
[LCCP: Social responsibility code 4.2.1](/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/4-2-1-casino)
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964 | Gaming machines and software | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | Policies for gaming machines and gambling software including technical standards, testing strategies and test houses.
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965 | Gaming machines and software | Licences and Fees | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Types of operating licence](#generic-types-of-operating-licence)
* [Licence activities](#gaming-machines-and-software-licences-and-fees-licence-activities)
* [Fees](#generic-fees-you-need-to-pay)
* [Calculating your fees](#generic-calculating-your-fees)
* [Personal Management Licences](#generic-personal-management-l... |
966 | Gaming machines and software | Legislation and Policies | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP)](#generic-legislation-and-policies-lccp)
* [Policies and guidance](#generic-legislation-and-policies-policies-and-guidance)
* [Technical standards](#generic-technical-standards)
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967 | Gaming machines and software | Getting a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Information you'll need for your application](#gaming-machines-and-software-getting-a-licence-information-youll-need-for)
* [Apply online](#generic-operating-licence-application)
* [Assessing your application](#generic-assessing-your-application)
* [Your licence](#generic-your-licence)
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968 | Gaming machines and software | When you hold a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Compliance](#generic-compliance)
* [What you need to tell us](#generic-what-you-need-to-tell-us-when-you-hold-a-licence)
* [Public Register](#generic-public-register)
* [Making changes to your licence](#generic-making-changes-to-your-licence)
* [Surrendering your licence](#generic-surrendering-your-licence)
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969 | Gaming machines and software | Overview | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | Gaming machines and software is an in-depth sector. The wide definition of gaming machines is a machine that is designed or adapted for use by people to gamble (whether or not it can be used for other purposes).
You can read more about the legal definition of gaming machines and software in [Section 235 of the Gam... |
970 | Gaming machines and software | Guidance | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | Guidance for gaming machines and software.
* [**Guidance** Gaming machine categories
A gaming machine is defined by the Gambling Act 2005 as a machine that is designed or adapted for use by individuals to gamble.](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/gaming-machine-categories)
* [**Guidance** Gaming machine 'In Ga... |
971 | Gaming machines and software | Licences and Fees | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | There are different types of licence that gaming machine and or software businesses may need to apply for, you may need more than of the following:
* [operating licence](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/operating-licences)
* [Personal Management Licence](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/personal-management-licence)
* ... |
972 | Gaming machines and software | Activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [All](#all)
* [Non-remote](#Non-remote)
* [Remote](#Remote)
## All activities
## Non-remote licence activities
## Remote licence activities
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973 | Gaming machines and software | All activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Non-remote linked licences gambling software
If you already hold, or are applying for, a full operating licence you may also, in certain circumstances, apply for a linked licence.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/non-remote-linked-licences-gambling-software)
* [Remote linke... |
974 | Gaming machines and software | Non-remote licence activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Non-remote linked licences gambling software
If you already hold, or are applying for, a full operating licence you may also, in certain circumstances, apply for a linked licence.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/non-remote-linked-licences-gambling-software)
* [Remote linke... |
975 | Gaming machines and software | Remote licence activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | * [Remote gaming machine technical - full licence
This licence allows you to manufacture, supply, install, adapt, maintain or repair a gaming machine or a part of a gaming machine.
Further details and fees](/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/remote-gaming-machine-technical-full-licence)
* [Remote gaming ... |
976 | Gaming machines and software | Legislation and Policies | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | Gambling in Great Britain and the Gambling Commission's duties and responsibilities are detailed in the Gambling Act 2005.
The following legislation and policies are also applicable to operating licence holders.
* [Gambling Act 2005
Gambling Act 2005 (link opens in new window)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk... |
977 | Gaming machines and software | Getting a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | You can apply online for a licence from us to provide gaming machine and or software activities.
An application for gaming machines and or software can take up to x months to process depending on the complexity of your business.
> You will need to apply for an operating licence, before you apply for a premises ... |
978 | Gaming machines and software | When you hold a licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/sector/gaming-machines-and-software | An important part of the Gambling Commission-s work is to ensure that licence holders are compliant. Compliance requires licence holders to understand and act in accordance with:
* the [Gambling Act 2005](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/contents)
* regulations (statutory instruments) made under the Gam... |
979 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Background | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | ## Regulation 2(2) in both the Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007 and the Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007 effectively states:
## Section 7.22 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Circumstances of Use Regulations clarifies that:
Note that regulation gives an exemption for Penny Fal... |
980 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Regulation 2(2) in both the Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007 and the Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007 effectively states: | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | 'a person is to be treated as using a gaming machine once, even where he uses the machine to gamble more than once, if the payment for each gamble is made before he is able to know the result of any of them'.
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981 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Section 7.22 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Circumstances of Use Regulations clarifies that: | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | This regulation will prevent the development of parallel games, which enables a player to start a “game” once and the machine makes a number of determinations at the same time. Such machines seek to circumvent the maximum stake and prize limits, by enabling a player to stake, simultaneously, multiples of the maximum s... |
982 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Terms used (for the purpose of this guidance only) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | Primary gamble: The first gamble (or gambles) that occur when the game begins. The primary gamble(s) end at the point the player is first able to collect any winnings from the game. (Primary gambles are often called the base game). Secondary gamble: Any gamble that occurs following the primary gamble. Secondary gam... |
983 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Guidance | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | ### Primary gamble:
* If a game consists of only a primary gamble, then there are no further restrictions in this guidance.
* The primary gamble, prior to any secondary gamble, shall not involve a casino banker-s game.
### Secondary gamble(s):
* If each secondary gamble within a game does not exceed the statutory ... |
984 | Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles | Citations and references | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | 1 Note that recognised table based casino banker-s games (such as roulette) have definitive endpoints.
2 Used in connection with a gaming machine in this guidance only.
3 Some versions of poker played in casinos are casino banker-s games. If such a version of poker is presented on a gaming machine, then it ... |
985 | Contents | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/guidance-note-on-gaming-machine-in-game-gambles | * [Gaming machine 'In Game' gambles](#)
* [Terms used (for the purpose of this guidance only)](#terms-used-for-the-purpose-of-this-guidance-only)
* [Guidance](#guidance)
[Print this guide](#) | |
986 | Lottery ticket vending machines | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Lottery ticket vending machines usually dispense a scratchcard or pull-tab lottery ticket following the insertion of the cost of the ticket into the machine.
The machines only dispense a pre-determined ticket - there must be no element of skill or game play required by the purchaser and the machine must not determi... | |
987 | Lottery ticket vending machines | Lottery ticket vending machines and B3A gaming machines | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Lottery ticket vending machines should not be confused with [B3A gaming machines](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/page/b3a-gaming-machines) that offer lottery style games but are classed as gaming machines and subject to separate and specific requirements under [section 235 of the Gambling Act (opens in a new tab)]... |
988 | Lottery ticket vending machines | Manufacture or supply of lottery ticket vending machines | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | No specific permission is required to manufacture or supply lottery ticket vending machines but those who supply them can only supply the machine to a licensed or registered society lottery, [External Lottery Manager (ELM)](/licensees-and-businesses/guide/external-lottery-managers-elms-lotteries) or the promoter of ... |
989 | Lottery ticket vending machines | How lottery ticket vending machines can be used | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Lottery ticket vending machines can only be used to dispense society lottery tickets (Gambling Commission licensed and local authority registered) and tickets in private lotteries such as private society lotteries in private members clubs.
Lottery ticket vending machines are subject to the same restrictions and req... |
990 | Lottery ticket vending machines | For Gambling Commission licensed society lotteries | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Licensed society lotteries can sell tickets anywhere apart from on a street (for example, any bridge, road, lane, footway), which means they can be sold via lottery ticket vending machines. If lottery ticket vending machines are being used to dispense and sell licensed society lottery tickets the society and external... |
991 | Lottery ticket vending machines | For local authority registered society lotteries | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Local authority registered society lotteries can also sell lottery tickets via lottery ticket vending machines. If the lottery ticket vending machine is selling tickets on behalf of an LA registered society they must adhere to [Schedule 11, Part 4 of the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.legislation... |
992 | Lottery ticket vending machines | Location of lottery ticket vending machines | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Lottery ticket vending machines that are selling Gambling Commission licensed or local authority registered society lottery tickets can be sited in a number of places, such as:
## Pubs
Alcohol-licensed premises such as pubs can site lottery ticket vending machines but they must be sited on behalf of, or by, a lic... |
993 | Lottery ticket vending machines | Other places lottery ticket vending machines can be used | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Lottery ticket vending machines can also be used to dispense tickets in private lotteries such as private society lotteries.
### Private members clubs
Lottery ticket vending machines can be sited and used in private members- clubs in two ways.
Firstly the lottery ticket vending machine can be operated as a pri... |
994 | Lottery ticket vending machines | Files | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | Some files may not be accessible for users of assistive technology. If you require a copy of the file in an accessible format [contact us](/forms/formatrequest) with details of what you require. It would help us to know what technology you use and the required format.
**PDF Files** Some PDF files cannot be displ... |
995 | Contents | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/lottery-ticket-vending-machines | * [Lottery ticket vending machines](#)
* [Lottery ticket vending machines and B3A gaming machines](#the-difference-between-lottery-ticket-vending-machines-and-b3a-gaming)
* [Manufacture or supply of lottery ticket vending machines](#manufacture-or-supply-of-lottery-ticket-vending-machines)
* [How lottery ticket vending... | |
996 | When a machine is available for use | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/when-a-machine-is-available-for-use |
> This updated guidance was originally published in October 2019.
>
>
We consider a gaming machine is ‘available for use- if a player can take steps to play it without needing the assistance of the operator.
More than the permitted number of machines may be physically located on a premises. Howwever, it is th... | |
997 | When a machine is available for use | Available for use in AGC or bingo premises under the 20% regulations | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/when-a-machine-is-available-for-use | Licensees are only entitled to count the number of machines that can be played simultaneously by different players without physical hindrance.
## Example
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998 | When a machine is available for use | Example | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/when-a-machine-is-available-for-use | A multi-position machine could not be classed as two or more machines if two or more players playing at the same time were required to stand closely together and therefore discouraged the second player from using the machine. In relation to tablets, licensees should ensure that there is sufficient floorspace in the p... |
999 | When a machine is available for use | Machines providing more than one category | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/when-a-machine-is-available-for-use | A machine that can operate at more than one category, which is operating at a lower category, does not contribute to the number of machines ‘available for use- at a higher category until it switches to that category. Licensees must ensure no more than the permitted number are ‘available for use- at any one time.
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1000 | When a machine is available for use | Machines that are networked | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/when-a-machine-is-available-for-use | Systems in which a number of machines are networked so that the player can select which game and category they play are permitted but licensees must still adhere to any restrictions on the number of machines at a certain category.
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