Licence activities
Remote pool betting licence
This licence allows you to run a pool betting business online (or through other means of remote communication).
Regardless of where you are based in the world, you need a licence from us if:
- you are providing facilities for gambling to consumers in Great Britain online (or through any other means of remote communication)
- any part of your remote gambling equipment is based in Great Britain.
There is a remote operating licence for each type of gambling activity you might want to provide.
In pool betting the stakes are pooled and the amount of money won by the successful customers is calculated by dividing the total pool (minus commission) by the number of winners.
Pool betting includes horseracing, football and other sports and fantasy football-type competitions.
Horse-race pool betting
Previously, Betfred, trading as The Tote, held an exclusive licence (up to and including 12 July 2018) to offer pool betting in respect of British horse racing. Anyone other than The Tote required an authorisation from them to carry out pool betting on British horse racing.
The expiry of the exclusive licence means that any authorisations granted are no longer effective.
Since 13 July 2018 all holders of a pool betting operating licence will be able to offer pool betting in respect of British horse racing.
Further advice and guidance in relation to pool betting.
Current application fees
| Fee category | Annual gross gambling yield | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Less than £1.5 million | £938 |
| G1 | £1.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £1,414 |
| G2 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £7.5 million | £1,414 |
| H1 | £7.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £15 million | £2,342 |
| H2 | £15 million or greater, up to but excluding £55 million | £2,342 |
| I1 | £55 million or greater, up to but excluding £110 million | £2,918 |
| J1 | £110 million or greater, up to but excluding £220 million | £7,030 |
| K1 | £220 million or greater, up to but excluding £550 million | £7,030 |
| L1 | £550 million or greater, up to but excluding £1 billion | £7,030 |
| M1 | £1 billion or greater | £7,030 |
Application fees from 1 October 2026
| Fee category | Annual gross gambling yield | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Less than £250,000 | £1,462 |
| F2 | £250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000 | £1,782 |
| F3 | £875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £2,173 |
| G1 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million | £3,400 |
| G2 | £10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million | £7,696 |
| H1 | £36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million | £17,419 |
| H2 | £130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million | £24,386 |
| I1 | £455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion | £36,580 |
| J1 | £1.6 billion or greater | £49,383 |
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 gambling yield | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Less than £1.5 million | £2,406 |
| G1 | £1.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £16,053 |
| G2 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £7.5 million | £19,054 |
| H1 | £7.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £15 million | £34,776 |
| H2 | £15 million or greater, up to but excluding £55 million | £58,537 |
| I1 | £55 million or greater, up to but excluding £110 million | £90,291 |
| J1 | £110 million or greater, up to but excluding £220 million | £165,081 |
| K1 | £220 million or greater, up to but excluding £550 million | £385,189 |
| L1 | £550 million or greater, up to but excluding £1 billion | £675,332 |
| M1 | £1 billion or greater | £907,832 plus £150,000 for each complete additional £500 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1 billion |
Annual fees from 1 October 2026
| Fee category | Annual gross gambling yield | Annual Fee |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Less than £250,000 | £1,250 |
| F2 | £250,000 or greater, up to but excluding £875,000 | £1,547 |
| F3 | £875,000 or greater, up to but excluding £3 million | £2,373 |
| G1 | £3 million or greater, up to but excluding £10.5 million | £5,400 |
| G2 | £10.5 million or greater, up to but excluding £36.75 million | £16,065 |
| H1 | £36.75 million or greater, up to but excluding £130 million | £56,278 |
| H2 | £130 million or greater, up to but excluding £455 million | £196,706 |
| I1 | £455 million or greater, up to but excluding £1.6 billion | £693,562 |
| J1 | £1.6 billion or greater | £918,551 plus £224,989 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion |
Related activities
- Non-remote general betting standard operating licence
- Non-remote general betting limited operating licence
- Non-remote betting intermediary licence
- Non-remote pool betting operating licence
- Remote general betting standard real events licence
- Remote general betting standard virtual events licence
- Remote betting host real events licence
- Remote betting host virtual events licence
- Remote general betting limited licence
- Remote betting intermediary operating licence
- Remote betting intermediary trading rooms only licence
Last updated: 6 July 2026
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