Operating licence fees

Request

How much the Gambling Commission receives annually from gambling companies to be allowed to operate.

How the amount charged to each gambling company is calculated.

How many companies contribute to the Gambling Commissions funding.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

The Gambling Commission responses to your enquiries are as follows:

1) How much the Gambling Commission receives annually from gambling companies to be allowed to operate.

The Gambling Commission publishes its total income from fees as part of its Annual Report and Accounts.

Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere. The Commission's most recent and historic annual report and accounts can be found here:

Transparency and freedom of information releases (opens in a new tab)

2) How the amount charged to each gambling company is calculated.

Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere.

[Fees you need to pay and when you should pay them] (https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/fees-you-need-to-pay-and-when)

3) How many companies contribute to the Gambling Commissions funding.

Our work is funded by fees set by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). These fees are paid by the gambling businesses and individuals we license. These fees fund all gambling regulation except for the National Lottery.

As such, all operators and individuals licenced by the Commission contribute towards the Commissions funding.

Information on the number of licencees can by viewed in the Commissions Annual Report and Accounts.

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.

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
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP