Appendix C - Summary of gaming entitlements for clubs and alcohol-licensed premises

Back To TopAppendix C: Summary of gaming entitlements for clubs and alcohol licensed premises

	Members’ club or MW institute with club gaming permit	Clubs established to provide facilities for gaming of a prescribed kind (currently bridge or whist clubs)	Members’ club or commercial club with club machine permit	Members’ club, commercial club or MW institute without a club gaming permit or club machine permit	Pubs and other alcohol-licensed premises
Equal chance gaming	Yes	Bridge and/or Whist only	Yes	Yes	Yes
Limits on stakes	No limit	No limit	Poker £1000 / week £250 / day £10 /person per game Other gaming No limit	Poker £1000 / week £250 / day £10 / person per game Other gaming No limit	Poker £100 / premises per day Other gaming £5 / person per game Cribbage & dominoes No limit
Limits on prizes	No limit	No limit	Poker £250 / game Other gaming No limit	Poker £250 / game Other gaming No limit	Poker £100 / game Other gaming No limit
Max participation fees – per person per day	Bridge/whist* £20 Other gaming £3	£18 (without club gaming permit) £20 (with club gaming permit)	Bridge/whist* £18 Other gaming £3 (for a commercial club) £1 (members’ club)	Bridge/whist* £18 Other gaming £1	None permitted
Bankers/unequal chance gaming	Pontoon Chemin de fer	None permitted	None permitted	None permitted	None permitted
Limits on bingo **	Maximum of £2,000 / week in stakes or prizes.	No bingo permitted	Maximum of £2,000 / week in stakes or prizes.	Maximum of £2,000 / week in stakes or prizes.	Maximum of £2,000 / week in stakes or prizes.

* On a day when no other facilities for gaming are provided.

** If more than the maximum, then an operating licence will be required.