Gambling Act 2005 premises licence fees
Existing Casinos
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £2000
- New application: n/a
- Annual fee: £3000
- Application to vary: £2000
- Application to transfer: £1350
- Application for re-instatement: £1350
- Application for provisional statement: n/a
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): n/a
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
New Small Casino
- Transitional fast-track application: n/a
- Transitional non-fast track application: n/a
- New application: £8000
- Annual fee: £5000
- Application to vary: £4000
- Application to transfer: £1800
- Application for re-instatement: £1800
- Application for provisional statement: £8000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £3000
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
New Large Casino
- Transitional fast-track application: n/a
- Transitional non-fast track application: n/a
- New application: £10000
- Annual fee: £10000
- Application to vary: £5000
- Application to transfer: £2150
- Application for re-instatement: £2150
- Application for provisional statement: £10000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £5000
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Regional Casino
- Transitional fast-track application: n/a
- Transitional non-fast track application: n/a
- New application: £15000
- Annual fee: £15000
- Application to vary: £7500
- Application to transfer: £6500
- Application for re-instatement: £6500
- Application for provisional statement: £15000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £8000
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Bingo Club
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £1750
- New application: £3500
- Annual fee: £1000
- Application to vary: £1750
- Application to transfer: £1200
- Application for re-instatement: £1200
- Application for provisional statement: £500
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £1200
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Betting Premises (excluding Tracks)
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £1500
- New application: £3000
- Annual fee: £600
- Application to vary: £1500
- Application to transfer: £1200
- Application for re-instatement: £1200
- Application for provisional statement: £3000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £1200
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Tracks
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £1250
- New application: £2500
- Annual fee: £1000
- Application to vary: £1250
- Application to transfer: £950
- Application for re-instatement: £950
- Application for provisional statement: £2500
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £950
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Family Entertainment Centres
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £1000
- New application: £2000
- Annual fee: £750
- Application to vary: £1000
- Application to transfer: £950
- Application for re-instatement: £950
- Application for provisional statement: £2000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £950
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £50
Adult Gaming Centre
- Transitional fast-track application: £300
- Transitional non-fast track application: £1000
- New application: £2000
- Annual fee: £1000
- Application to vary: £1000
- Application to transfer: £1200
- Application for re-instatement: £1200
- Application for provisional statement: £2000
- Licence application (provisional statement holders): £1200
- Copy licence: £25
- Notification of change: £25
Permits
Local authorities already issue a number of permits or registrations for activities under existing gambling legislation.
Under the Gambling Act 2005, the Licensing Authority will be responsible for dealing with the following permits and registrations:
- • Unlicensed family entertainment centre gaming machine permits.
- • Registration of small lottery licences.
- • Club gaming permits.
- • Club gaming machine permits.
- • Licensed premises gaming machine permits.
- • Prize gaming permits.
Unlike premises licence fees, permit fees are prescribed by the Government and therefore licensing authorities have no discretion in this matter. For information only, at the time of writing, the only permit fees which have yet been prescribed are for Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machines and Prize Gaming which are summarised below:
Permit FEC gaming machine
- Application fee: £300
- Renewal fee: £300
- Transitional application fee: £100
Prize gaming
- Application fee: £300
- Renewal fee: £300
- Transitional application fee: £100
Miscellaneous fees
FEC permits
- Change of name: £25
- Copy of permit: £15
Prize gaming permits
- Change of name: £25
- Copy of permit: £15