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Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022
The Gambling Commission's 2021 to 2022 Annual Report and Accounts.
5a) Gambling Act 2005 fee cash receipts
This note is to show the fee cashflow during the year, prior to recognition under IFRS 15:
| Data definitions | 2022 £'000s |
2021 £'000s |
|---|---|---|
| Operator licence applications | ||
| Application fees | 1,593 | 911 |
| Annual fees | 21,305 | 16,346 |
| Personal licence applications | 580 | 381 |
| Total fee income received | 23,478 | 17,638 |
| Interest on fee income | 10 | 15 |
| Total | 23,488 | 17,653 |
The changes include a 55 percent increase in the fee bands for annual operating licences for online operators, which took effect on 1 October 2021. Fee bands for land-based operators will increase by 15 percent, with these increases coming into effect on 6 April 2022 in recognition of the impact that COVID-19 closures have had on these businesses.
In addition to the rises to fee bands for annual operating licences, all application fees will increase by 60 percent and discounts for being licensed for multiple activities will be removed.
Government increases licence fees for gambling operators - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).
Last updated: 31 August 2022
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