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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
8 June 2021 - Changes

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2 - Financial information

GroupQuestionGuidance
Prize GamesCategory - 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 GamesTotal - Prize games (Total Gross Sales)Calculated field - no user entry required.
Prize GamesCategory - Prize games (Total Participation Fees)Enter the participation fees for prize games.
Prize GamesTotal - Prize games (Total Participation Fees)Calculated field - no user entry required.
CabinetsCabinet 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 B3 and category C games, this should be reported as one cabinet only at category B3, under Number of Cabinets.
CabinetsCabinet 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 B3 and category C games, this should be reported as one cabinet only at category B3, under Number of Cabinets.
CabinetsCabinet category - Total number of cabinets (Number of cabinets)Calculated field - no user entry required.
CabinetsCabinet category - C (Gross Gambling Yield)The Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) attributable to this activity.
CabinetsCabinet category - D (Gross Gambling Yield)The Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) attributable to this activity.
CabinetsCabinet category - Total Gross Gambling Yield (Gross Gambling Yield)Calculated field - no user entry required.
Total RevenueGGY total for the returnCalculated field - no user entry required.
Total RevenueIs the calculated gross gambling yield above correct?Enter 'no' if the auto-calculated GGY is incorrect.
Total RevenueActual GGY for the periodState the user-calculated GGY for the period covered by this return.
Total RevenueReason for the differenceProvide an explanation for the difference in auto- and user-calculated GGY figures.
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