Gambling licences

15 July 2026

The Licensing Unit within Legal, Procurement and Regulatory Services is responsible for dealing with applications for licences submitted under Gambling Act 2005.

Additional information can be found on the Gambling Commission website.

Apply for a licence

Application for premises licence (PDF 39 KB)

Application for premises licence – vessel (PDF 37 KB)

Application for provisional statement (PDF 36 KB)

Application for provisional statement – vessel (PDF 36 KB)

Application to transfer a premises licence (PDF 39 KB)

Application to vary a premises licence (PDF 30 KB)

Notice of application for a premises licence (PDF 25 KB)

Notice of application for a premises licence B (PDF 20 KB)

Notice of application for provisional statement A (PDF18 KB)

Notice of application for provisional statement B (PDF 20 KB)

Statement of principles and fees

Gambling Act 2005 - statement of principles (PDF 453 KB)

Gambling fees (PDF 65 KB)

Gaming machine permits

Under the Gambling Act 2005 there are four categories of gaming machine, ranging from category A to category D:

Category B1 machines may only be sited within casinos and have a maximum stake of £5 and prize of £10,000
Category B2 machines may only be sited in casinos, in betting shops and in tracks occupied by holders of pool betting licences and have a maximum stake of £100 and prize of £500
Category B3/B3A machines will have a maximum stake of £2 and prize of £500
Category B4 machines have a maximum stake of £2 and prize of £400
Category C machines currently have a maximum stake of £1 and prize of £100
Category D machines which may be played by children (under 16s) and young people (under 18s) have a maximum stake of 20p and prize of £10 cash, or £1 stake and £50 prize when non-monetary