Where you are providing gambling services to the public from fixed premises, rather than online (remotely), you will require a premises licence.

Premises Licences can be issued for the following types of premises;

• Casino
• Bingo
• Adult Gaming Centre - AGCs are able to offer up to four category B3 gaming machines, in addition to an unlimited number of category C and category D gaming machines. They are be strictly for over 18s only, and children are not allowed in any part of the premises.
• Family Entertainment Centre - FECs - are able to offer an unlimited number of category C and category D gaming machines. Children are allowed to enter Licensed FECs and to gamble on category D machines. Any category C machines must be located only in over 18 areas.
• Betting (Track)
• Betting (Other) Including Betting Shops

Gambling Premises holding a Premises Licence will also require Operating and Personal Licences that are issued by the Gambling Commission.

Apply for a Premises Licence

The Gambling Commission is the body responsible of controlling gambling throughout the country. It will be responsible for giving advice and issuing the following -

• operating licences
• personal management licences
• personal functional licences

Application forms for the above licences can be obtained by contacting the Gambling Commission.

Statement of Principles

In accordance with the Gambling Act 2005, Stroud District Council has reviewed and consulted on the current Statement of Principles and the revised Statement of Principles was adopted by Council in November 2009. The revised Statement of Principles came into effect on 31 January 2010.

Statement of Principles - PDF, 399KB

For a list of gambling fees please view the PDF below

List of Fees - PDF, 138KB

The attached list details the contacts for all the Responsible Authorities, specified in the Gambling Act 2005, relevant to Stroud District.

List of Responsible Authorities (Gambling) - PDF, 21KB

Gaming Machines in Clubs - PDF, 133KB

Premises Licence Conditions - PDF, 146KB

New Premises Licence - PDF, 152KB

List of Fees- PDF, 138KB

Gaming Machine Categories - PDF, 123KB

Gaming in Clubs - PDF, 141KB

Small Society Lottery - PDF, 77KB

If you have a business that has a licence for on-sales of alcohol and it has a bar, for example a pub, you are permitted to have category C and D gaming machines provided you have the relevant Notification or Permit.

Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Notification (For up to 2 gaming machines)

Licensed premises have an automatic entitlement of up to 2 gaming machines however you must submit a Notification and pay the fee of £50. The Notification is of unlimited duration unless the circumstances change. You cannot transfer a Notification, if the pub licence holder changes the new licence holder must submit a new Notification.

Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit (For more than 2 gaming machines)

If you want to have more than 2 gaming machines in your pub you must apply for a Licensed Premises Gaming Machine permit. A new application is £150 and there is an annual fee of £50. You can transfer a permit if the pub licence holder changes, the fee for transfer is £25.

What are the categories of machines available?

Category of machine	Maximum stake (from June 2009)	Maximum prize (from June 2009)
C	£1	£70
D non-money prize (other than crane grab machine)	30p	£8
D non-money prize (crane grab machine)	£1	£50
D money prize	10p	£5
D combined money and non-money prize (other than coin pusher or penny falls machines)	10p	£8 (of which no more than £5 may be a money prize)
D combined money and non-money prize (coin pusher or penny falls machine)	10p	£15 (of which no more than £8 may be a money prize)

Submitting a Notification or Applying for a Permit

Before completing the application form you may wish to read the Fact Sheets below:

Fact Sheet on Gaming Machines in Alcohol Licensed Premises - PDF

Gaming Machine Permits - Codes of Practice - PDF

The same form is used to apply for either a notification for 2 machines; or for new application, variation or transfer of a permit for more than 2 machines.

Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Notification/Permit Application form - PDF

 

Allows gaming machines in members' clubs, commercial clubs and miners' welfare institutes. Gaming machines are also known as fruit or amusement with prizes machines.

Club Machine Permit - Key features

• Can have up to 3 B4 gaming machines

• Gaming Machine Categories - PDF

Applying For a Club or Gaming Machine Permit

Before completing the application form you may wish to read the Fact Sheets below:

Fact Sheet 12 Gaming Permits - PDF

Gaming Machine Permits - Codes of Practice - PDF

The requirements for application are as follows;

A completed application form:

Application for Club Gaming Permit or Machine Permit - PDF

As well sending your form, fee and documents to us, you will also need to send a copy of your application to the following:

The Gambling Commission,
Victoria Square House,
Victoria Square,
Birmingham,
B2 4BP
Tel: 0121 230 6666
Fax: 0121 233 1096
E-mail: info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk

and to:

Gloucestershire Constabulary
Licensing Unit,
Community Engagement Dept,
Police Headquarters,
No 1 Waterwells,
Quedgeley,
Gloucester,
GL2 2AN

Phone: 01452 754482
Email: licensing@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

Annual Fee

You will be required to pay an annual fee in respect of your permit. Where a permit comes into effect on the date it is issued then the first annual fee for the permit has to be paid within 30 days after that date.

 

Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centre (FECs) will be allowed to offer an unlimited number of category D gaming machines only (see below for stakes and prizes on these machines).

Unlicensed FECs do not require Operating and Personal Licences. They only require a Permit issued by the Licensing Section at Stroud District Council.

What categories of machine can be made available under an unlicensed FEC?

Category	Maximum stake	Maximum prize
D	10p money prize	£5 money prize
D	30p non-money prize	£8 non-money prize

Fees

Application: £300
Renewal: £300

Applying for a Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine Permit

Application for Family Entertainment Permit - PDF

Occasional use notices are used to permit licensed betting operators - with the appropriate permission from the Gambling Commission - to use tracks for short periods of betting at events which are temporary or infrequent.

The notices can only be used for eight days or less in a calendar year.

You can serve this kind of notice to us if you are the person responsible for the organisation of events on the track or an occupier of the track.

The notice, which should specify which day it relates to, must be served on us and copied to the chief officer of police for the area in which the track is located. Consecutive days can be specified on the notice but the overall limit of eight days per calendar year should not be exceeded.

If the criteria is met for the occasional use notice, there is then no need for a betting premises licence for the track and when the notice is served there is no opportunity for counter-notices or objections to be submitted.

The Gambling Act 2005 does not prescribe an application form for this but applicants may wish to use our application form below.

Fees

• There is no fee for an Occasional Use Notice.

Application Form

Occasional Use Notice Application Form - PDF

What is a Lottery?

A lottery is where persons pay to participate in an arrangement to win one or more prizes. The prizes must be allocated by a process which relies wholly on chance. Examples are prize draws or Christmas Raffles where tickets are sold in advance of the date of the draw.

The legislation says that you cannot hold a lottery for private gain, however, it does in certain cases allow lotteries for charitable or non-commercial purposes.

Exempt Lotteries

• Incidental to a non commercial event - Raffles held for fund raising purposes where the tickets are both sold and drawn on the same day at a non-commercial event, for example a summer fete, can be held without any registration or licence
• Private Society Lotteries - A private society or group can run a lottery for the benefit of that society provided the proceeds go to the purposes of the society and tickets are only sold to members and only on the premises of the society. No registration or licence is needed.

Small Society Lotteries

Small societies such as a school or a charity are able to operate lotteries, with tickets being sold in advance of the day of the draw, provided they hold a Small Society lottery Registration issued by their local authority.

The society must be non-commercial. A society is defined as non-commercial if it is established and conducted:

• For charitable purposes
• For the purpose of enabling participation in, or of supporting, sport, athletics or a cultural activity
• For any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain.

To be a small lottery the total value of tickets sold for a particular lottery must not exceed £20,000 and tickets sales for separate lotteries in one calendar year must not exceed £250,000. If you exceed these amounts you will be classed as a Large Lottery and will need a licence through the Gambling Commission.

Small Society Lottery Fees

• Initial Registration fee £40
• Annual fee thereafter £20

Applying for a New Small Society Lottery Registration

You may wish to read the Guidance Notes before applying.

Small Society Lottery - Guidance Notes - PDF

Small Lottery Registration Application Form - WORD

A year after the grant of a Small Society Lottery Registration an annual fee must be paid, we will write to you before the due date. If the annual fee is not paid the registration will lapse.

Once you have held the Lottery/Draw you will need to complete a Returns Form and submit it to the Licensing Section, Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Westward Road, Stroud, Glos GL5 4UB

Lottery Returns Form - WORD

An example of a Lottery Ticket:

Raffle Tickets Example - PDF