Test houses
All gambling products must have been tested by a test house before they are released to the market.
Background
LCCP: Licence condition 2.3.1 - Licensees must follow the Commission's technical standards and with requirements set by the Commission relating to the timing and procedures for testing.
Test houses are approved to test compliance against our requirements and the technical standards including:
• gaming machines technical standards
• remote gambling and software technical standards
• bingo and casino technical requirements
All test houses must have full accreditation to BS/ENISO 17025 standards.
New test house applications
The Commission has suspended new test house applications until 1 October 2020 when the new Test House Framework starts.
Amended test house process
Following a consultation in 2019, changes were made to the Test House Framework and responses to the consultation document are available for review.
Existing test houses have until 1 October 2020 to prepare for the changes and the current Test House Framework will remain in place until the new framework starts.
An FAQ page can be found to answer queries on the new framework.
Existing test house re-approval
All existing test houses need to apply for Commission approval.
Guidance on how to apply will be sent to all existing test houses from 6 April 2020 and the complete application must be received by 30 June 2020. The application process will be complete by 1 October 2020 and a decision letter issued to the applicant.
Approved test houses (until 30 September 2020)
Test houses that are approved to test compliance against the Commission’s technical standards and equipment requirements are listed in the table below. The table also outlines the specific technical standards and requirements each test house is approved to test compliance against.
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Test House (Trading Name)
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Website address
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Remote Technical Standards
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Categories of gaming machines
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Requirements for bingo and casino equipment
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BMM Testlabs
(South Africa)
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www.bmm.com
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yes
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all categories
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no
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BMM Spain Testlabs SL
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www.bmm.com
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yes
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all categories
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yes
|
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eCOGRA
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www.ecogra.org
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yes
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none
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no
|
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Gaming Associates Europe Ltd
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www.gamingassociates.eu
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yes
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none
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no
|
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Gaming Laboratories International LLC
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www.gaminglabs.com
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yes
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all categories
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yes
|
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GLI Europe BV
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GLI Austria GmbH
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GLI Test Labs Canada ULC
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GLI UK Gaming Limited [1]
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iTech Global Pty Limited (iTech Labs)
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www.itechlabs.com
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yes
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none
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no
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QALabs PTY Limited
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qalab.com.au
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yes
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all categories (excluding compensated gaming machines)
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no
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Quinel M. Ltd
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www.quinel.com.mt
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yes
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none
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no
|
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Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology (SIQ)
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www.siq.si/
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yes
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all categories
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no
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Trisigma B.V.
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www.trisigma.nl
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yes
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all categories
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yes
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[1] Previously 'NMI Metrology and Gaming Limited'.