How much will my operating licence application cost - casinos?
You will need to pay a fee to apply for a casino operating
licence.
You should pay your operating licence application fee at the
same time as you submit your operating licence application.
Operating licence - application costs
2005 Act casino operating licence
| |
Casino
type |
| |
A
Small casino |
B
Large casino |
| 2005 Act casino -
application fee |
£28,641 |
£37,591 |
You may apply for an operating licence that lets you run either
a small casino, or both large and small casinos.
Remote 2005 Act casino operating licence
You may apply for an operating licence to offer casino games by
remote communication. The fees are based on annual gross gambling
yield.
| |
Annual
gross gambling yield |
| |
F
Less than
£0.5m |
G
£0.5m or
greater, up to but excluding £5m |
H
£5m or
greater, up to but excluding £25m |
I
£25m or
greater, up to but excluding £100m |
J
£100m or
greater, up to but excluding £250m |
K
£250m or
greater, up to but excluding - £500m |
L
£500m or
greater |
| Remote 2005 Act casino -
application fee |
£2,933 |
£7,169 |
£11,274 |
£16,551 |
£26,641 |
£37,591 |
£63,671 |
1968 Act casino operating licence
If you run a casino which existed before the 1 September 2007,
you should already have a licence from us. However if your licence
details change, for example if your business structure changes
significantly, you may have to pay a proportion of the licence
application fee.
| |
Gross
gaming yield |
| |
A
Less than £5.5m |
B
£5.5m - £27.5m |
C
£27.5m - £110m |
D
£110m - £275m |
E
£275m+ |
| 1968 Act casino -
application fee |
£6,509 |
£9,763 |
£19,528 |
£19,528 |
£19,528 |
Ancillary remote operating licences
If you want to run a minor part of your casino services at your
land-based casino through remote communication, for example for
hand held terminals, you may apply for an ancillary remote
licence.
| |
Cost |
| Remote ancillary licence
- application fee |
£100 |
Linked licences
If you want to maintain or repair your own gaming machines,
parts of a gaming machine or gaming software and doing so does not
cost more than £50,000 a year, you may apply for a linked
licence.
| |
Cost |
| Linked gaming machine
technical |
£165 |
| Linked remote gaming
machine technical |
£165 |
| Linked gambling
software |
£165 |
| Linked remote gambling
software |
£165 |
Do I get a discount if I apply for more than one type
of licence?
If you apply for a combination of different
types of licence which are either remote or non-remote (except for
ancillary remote licence or linked licences),
you will get a discount.
Use our
fees calculator.
If you need to work out the fees for varying a licence please
use this
information.
How do I pay my licence application fees?
You can pay your fees:
- by cheque or bank draft made payable to the Gambling
Commission
- by credit or debit card (please complete your card details on
the application form).
Page last reviewed: April
2011