What are the regulations around buying and maintaining a gaming machine (fruit machines, slot machine) if you own a pub?
A licence is required to sell, supply, adapt,
maintain and install a gaming machine - otherwise an offence is
committed under the Gambling Act 2005. It is not an
offence for a pub owner to buy a gaming machine but the purchaser
should check that the supplier is licensed by the
Gambling Commission.
It is an offence to maintain a gaming machine
without the applicable operating licence. Therefore, a pub
that owns a gaming machine must either obtain the applicable
operating licence or single machine permit from the Gambling
Commission if they wish to maintain the machine(s) or
alternatively, contract the maintenance out to a licensed
operator.