Do I need a licence?

There are three types of licence that business owners may need. Your business may need all three:

an operating licence (from us)
a personal management licence (from us)
a personal functional licence (from us)
a premises licence (from your local licensing authority).

If you provide facilities for remote gambling (online or through other means), and advertise to consumers in Britain, you will need a licence from the Gambling Commission.

Local licensing authorities also provide lottery registrations and gambling permits for pubs, clubs and other establishments for low-level gambling.

In this section

The types of licences available, what they allow you to do, how to apply and how to comply with your licence conditions.

Types of licence you may need for your business

Find out what each licence type allows you to do and which types you need for your business

Apply for a licence

Application process and the information you'll need to provide and the costs of applying for and maintaining your licence

How to comply with your licence conditions

The conditions that are attached to operating licences including social responsibility, anti-money laundering, technical requirements and more…

Personal management licence

People in key positions, for example finance directors, within gambling businesses must hold PMLs

Personal functional licence

Casino employees, like croupiers, need to hold PFLs

Gambling Commission suspend two operator licences for failure to participate in GAMSTOP

The Gambling Commission suspended the licences of …

03 April 2020

Systemic failings at Caesars Entertainment leads to the departure of three senior managers and sanctions of £13m

The Gambling Commission has announced that Caesars…

02 April 2020

Gambling Commission and industry collaboration makes progress on safer gambling

Collaborative work with the industry has led to pr…

01 April 2020