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Regulatory returns guidance

Guidance for information collected in the Regulatory Returns service by licensing sector.

Published
4 May 2021

Last updated
1 July 2024 - Changes

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2 - Financial information

Group Question Guidance
Prize Games Category - Prize games (Total Gross Sales) The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received i.e. before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted.
Prize Games Total - Prize games (Total Gross Sales) Calculated field - no user entry required.
Prize Games Category - Prize games (Total Participation Fees) Enter the participation fees for prize games.
Prize Games Total - Prize games (Total Participation Fees) Calculated field - no user entry required.
Cabinets Cabinet category - B (Number of cabinets) Cabinets refer to the individual physical machine whether it contains one game or multiple games (of any category).
Where a cabinet contains games of more than one category, please report that as one cabinet at the highest category of game available on it. For example, where a cabinet offers both category B and category C games, this should be reported as one cabinet only at category B, under Number of Cabinets.
Cabinets Cabinet category - C (Number of cabinets) Cabinets refer to the individual physical machine whether it contains one game or multiple games (of any category).
Where a cabinet contains games of more than one category, please report that as one cabinet at the highest category of game available on it. For example, where a cabinet offers both category B and category C games, this should be reported as one cabinet only at category B, under Number of Cabinets.
Cabinets Cabinet category - D (Number of cabinets) Cabinets refer to the individual physical machine whether it contains one game or multiple games (of any category).
Where a cabinet contains games of more than one category, please report that as one cabinet at the highest category of game available on it. For example, where a cabinet offers both category B and category C games, this should be reported as one cabinet only at category B, under Number of Cabinets.
Cabinets Cabinet category - Total number of cabinets (Number of cabinets) Calculated field - no user entry required.
Cabinets Cabinet category - B (Gross Gambling Yield) The Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) attributable to this activity.
Cabinets Cabinet category - C (Gross Gambling Yield) The Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) attributable to this activity.
Cabinets Cabinet category - D (Gross Gambling Yield) The Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) attributable to this activity.
Cabinets Cabinet category - Total Gross Gambling Yield (Gross Gambling Yield) Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue GGY total for the return Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue Is the calculated gross gambling yield above correct? Enter 'no' if the auto-calculated GGY is incorrect.
Total Revenue Actual GGY for the period State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue Reason for the difference Provide an explanation for the difference in auto- and user-calculated GGY figures.
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