Guidance
Regulatory returns guidance
Guidance for information collected in the Regulatory Returns service by licensing sector.
Contents
- 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
- Bingo
- Betting
- Betting (standard) - non-remote
- Betting (limited) - non-remote
- Betting intermediary - non-remote
- Pool betting - non-remote
- Casino 1968
- Casino 2005
- External Lottery Manager
- Family Entertainment Centre
- 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
Casino information
| Group | Question | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Casino Games | Category - American Roulette (Number of tables) | State the average number of tables provided for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - American Roulette (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - American Roulette (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Blackjack (Number of tables) | State the average number of tables provided for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Blackjack (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Blackjack (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Punto Banco (Number of tables) | State the average number of tables provided for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Punto Banco (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Punto Banco (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - 3 Card Poker (Number of tables) | State the average number of tables provided for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - 3 Card Poker (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - 3 Card Poker (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for this activity over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Other (Number of tables) | State the average number of tables provided for all other casino games offered over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Other (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for all other casino games offered over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Other (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for all other casino games offered over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Number of tables) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Drop) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Win) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Games | Category - Electronic gaming (Number of terminals) | State the average number of terminals (not tables) provided for electronic gaming over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Electronic gaming (Drop) | Provide the total 'drop' for electronic gaming over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Electronic gaming (Win) | Provide the total 'win' for electronic gaming over the period covered by the return. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Number of terminals) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Drop) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Games | Category - Total (Win) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Cabinets | Cabinet category - B Total number of cabinets (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 - B Total number of cabinets (Number of cabinets) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Cabinets | Cabinet category - B Total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) | The GGY attributable to this activity. |
| Cabinets | Cabinet category - B Total GGY | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Poker | Total registrations and participation fees (including any rake from the pot) | The GGY attributable to this activity is the total of registrations and participation fees, including any rake from the pot. Record the total GGY for the period covered by the return. |
| Poker | Value of session fees taken from customers in respect of private games | Enter the value of session fees charged for private games, for example peer-to-peer poker played on the premises but outside of organised tournaments or competitions. |
| Poker | Value of prize money (paid out to customers at the premises) as a result of tournaments and competitions | Enter the value of prizes paid as a result of tournaments or competitions. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Horses (Turnover) | The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received, such as before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Dogs (Turnover) | The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received, such as before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Football (Turnover) | The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received, such as before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Numbers (Turnover) | The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received, such as before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Other (Turnover) | The turnover attributable to this activity, where turnover is equal to the total gross income received, such as before any operating costs or prizes have been deducted. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Total (Turnover) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Horses (Profit) | The GGY attributable to this activity. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Dogs (Profit) | The GGY attributable to this activity. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Football (Profit) | The GGY attributable to this activity. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Numbers (Profit) | Enter the GGY for this activity. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Other (Profit) | The GGY attributable to this activity. |
| Off-course | Trading Results - Total (Profit) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Casino Self-Service Betting Terminals | Category - Football (GGY) | Provide the GGY for bets taken on football, for the period relating to the regulatory return. |
| Casino Self-Service Betting Terminals | Category - Horses (GGY) | Provide the GGY for off-course horse bets for the period relating to the regulatory return. |
| Casino Self-Service Betting Terminals | Category - Others (GGY) | Provide the total GGY for all other betting activities for the period relating to the regulatory return. |
| Casino Self-Service Betting Terminals | Category - Total GGY | Calculated field – no user entry required. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Main stage bingo games (Total gross sales) | The amount paid by the player, by way of stake and participation fee combined. This should include totals from Electronic Bingo Terminals (EBTs) attributable to this activity for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Prize bingo (Total gross sales) | The amount paid by the player, by way of stake and participation fee combined. This should include totals from EBTs attributable to this activity for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Mechanised cash bingo (Total gross sales) | The amount paid by the player, by way of stake and participation fee combined. This should include totals from EBTs attributable to this activity for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Total (Total gross sales) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Main stage bingo games (Total participation fees) | The total participation fees or GGY retained from the gross sales attributed to this activity. This should also include total participation fees from main stage bingo activities played on EBTs for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Prize bingo (Total participation fees) | The total participation fees or GGY retained from the gross sales attributed to this activity. This should also include total participation fees from prize bingo activities played on EBTs for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Mechanised cash bingo (Total participation fees) | The total participation fees or GGY retained from the gross sales attributed to this activity. This should also include total participation fees from prize bingo activities played on EBTs for the period covered by this return. |
| Bingo Games | Category - Total (Total participation fees) | Calculated field - no user entry required. |
| Video Bingo Terminals (VBTs) | Details of VBTs for the period applying to this return - Average number of terminals | Provide the average number of VBTs over the period covered by this return. This should also include the average number (over the period covered by the return) of EBTs offering video bingo. |
| Video Bingo Terminals (VBTs) | Details of VBTs for the period applying to this return - Gross profit | Enter the gross profit value for VBTs over the period covered by this return. This should include total gross profit for video bingo played on casino EBTs. |
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Last updated: 30 September 2024
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