Proposals for Gambling Commission fees - March 2008

Start date:  10 March 2008
End date:  2 June 2008
Number of responses received:  25 

This consultation, which was carried out jointly by the Gambling Commission and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), gave stakeholders, including industry representatives and other interested parties, the opportunity to express their views about the proposals.

The Gambling Act 2005 allows the DCMS to set fees which will cover our operating costs.  The government believes that the full cost of providing  regulation under the Gambling Act 2005, should fall on those who provide and engage in gambling activities, not the taxpayer.

We wrote to all licensed operators with details of the changes in July 2008.