Licence activities
Non-remote gaming machine technical – software operating licence
This licence allows you to manufacture, supply, install or adapt software for a gaming machine; to manufacture, supply, install or adapt gambling software.
All the machines you supply to gambling businesses licensed in Great Britain must comply with the gaming machine technical standards.
Current application fees
| Fee category | Annual gross value of sales | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Less than £550,000 | £1,406 |
| B1 | £550,000 or greater, up to but excluding £6.6 million | £2,342 |
| C1 | £6.6 million or greater, up to but excluding £26.4 million | £23,435 |
| D1 | £26.4 million or greater, up to but excluding £50 million | £23,435 |
| E1 | £50 million or greater | £23,435 |
Application fees from 1 October 2026
| Fee category | Annual gross gambling yield | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Less than £875,000 | £701 |
| A2 | £875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £2,002 |
| A3 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million | £6,178 |
| B1 | £10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million | £17,750 |
| B2 | £36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million | £26,626 |
| B3 | £130 million or greater | £35,945 |
Current annual fees
Your first annual fee is due 30 days after your licence is issued and is reduced by 25 percent (ancillary and linked licence annual fees are not subject to this reduction).
After this, fees are due every year before the anniversary of the day your licence was issued.
| Fee category | Annual gross value of sales | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Less than £550,000 | £1,757 |
| B1 | £550,000 or greater, up to but excluding £6.6 million | £4,457 |
| C1 | £6.6 million or greater, up to but excluding £26.4 million | £7,304 |
| D1 | £26.4 million or greater, up to but excluding £50 million | £16,908 |
| E1 | £50 million or greater | £27,666 |
Annual fees from 1 October 2026
| Fee category | Annual gross gambling yield | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Less than £875,000 | £656 |
| A2 | £875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £1,550 |
| A3 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million | £4,050 |
| B1 | £10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million | £9,923 |
| B2 | £36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million | £25,013 |
| B3 | £130 million or greater | £53,586 |
Ancillary activities
If you apply for a non-remote gaming machine technical (full) licence and also want to supply gaming machine software by file transfer protocol (FTP) or by email, you may need to apply for an ancillary remote licence in addition to your non-remote licence.
The gaming machine technical ancillary licence permits the supply of gaming machine software by FTP or email only, and is subject to the condition that you can only generate an annual value of gross sales which:
- is less than the total annual value of gross sales you generate through your non-remote operating licence and (if you hold it) the non-remote gambling software operating licence
- does not, in any event, exceed £50,000.
Ancillary remote application fee: £100
There is no annual fee for this ancillary remote operating licence.
If your business uses any other form of remote communication, or if it does not meet the conditions of the ancillary licence outlined previously, you should apply for a remote gaming machine technical licence.
Related activities
- Non-remote gaming machine technical - full licence
- Non-remote gaming machine technical – supplier operating licence
- Remote gaming machine technical - full licence
- Remote gaming machine technical – supplier operating licence
- Remote gaming machine technical – software operating licence
- Non-remote linked licences gaming machine technical
- Remote linked licences gaming machine technical
Last updated: 6 July 2026
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Addition of new fees that come into effect on 1 October 2026 have been added.