Guidance

Regulatory returns guidance

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

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Published
4 May 2021

Last updated
30 September 2024 - Changes

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Contents

• Regulatory returns guidance

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• Overview and feedback
• Common terms and definitions
• General guidance on submitting regulatory returns
• Reporting gross gambling yield (GGY) on regulatory returns
• Certification statement
• Late or inaccurate regulatory returns
• How we handle your data
• Adult Gaming Centre
• Operational information
• Financial information
• Bingo
• Operational information
• Financial information
• Betting
• Betting (standard) - non-remote
• Betting (limited) - non-remote
• Betting intermediary - non-remote
• Pool betting - non-remote
• Casino 1968
• Operational information
• Casino information
• Financial information
• Casino 2005
• Operational information
• Casino information
• Financial information
• External Lottery Manager
• Operational information
• Financial information
• Family Entertainment Centre
• Operational information
• Financial information
• Gaming machines and software
• Gambling software – ancillary, non-remote, remote and linked
• Gaming machine technical - supplier and full - non-remote, remote and linked
• Remote Casino, Betting and Bingo (RCBB)
• Betting host (real and virtual)
• Betting intermediary - remote
• Betting intermediary (trading rooms only) - remote
• Bingo (operating) - remote
• Bingo (game host) - remote
• Casino (operating) - remote
• Casino (game host) - remote
• General betting standard (real and virtual events) - remote and general betting (limited) - remote
• Pool betting - remote
• Society Lottery
• Operational information - Remote and non-remote

Financial information

Group	Question	Guidance
Total Revenue	Casino Gross Gambling Yield (GGY)	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue	Off course betting GGY	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue	Bingo GGY	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return. This includes video bingo played on casino Electronic Bingo Terminals (EBTs).
Total Revenue	GGY total for the return	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue	Estimated total revenue – Is the total GGY estimated?	Select the appropriate option (Yes or No).
Total Revenue	Casino GGY	Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue	Off course betting GGY	Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue	Bingo GGY	Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue	GGY total for the return	Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total Revenue	Is the calculated GGY previously stated correct?	Enter 'no' if the auto-calculated GGY is incorrect.
Total Revenue	Casino GGY	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue	Off course betting GGY	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total Revenue	Bingo GGY	State the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
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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Last updated: 30 September 2024

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