Gambling operating licences
Request
How many gambling operating licences the Commission has granted and rejected, by year, since the inception of the Commission.
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested how many gambling operating licences the Commission has granted and rejected, by year, since the inception of the Commission.
Please see the following data in relation to the number of gambling operating licences the Commission has granted and rejected by year. Please note, this data is solely for new operator licenses. Information has been based on the date closed.
| Year | Granted | Granted with conditions | Rejected or refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 552 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 465 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 320 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012 | 279 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | 201 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 205 | 24 | 6 |
| 2015 | 276 | 150 | 5 |
| 2016 | 164 | 22 | 5 |
| 2017 | 204 | 14 | 7 |
| 2018 | 168 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019 | 127 | 6 | 50 |
| 2020 | 120 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 133 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 99 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 127 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 97 | 3 | 4 |
Review of the decision
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.
Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.
The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Information Management Team
Gambling Commission