Gambling and lottery licenses

These include licensing any premises used for gambling, regulating the use of gaming machines and the playing of games such as poker in pubs and clubs, and granting permits to certain types of amusement arcades.  The Gambling Commission is responsible for advising local authorities on these functions.

Factsheets

Below are factsheets to assist you in applying/converting for a:

• premises licence for betting (other than 'track')

• small society lottery registration

• club gaming permits and club machine permits

• licensed premises for the sale of alcohol gaming machine permits

• factsheet betting shops (PDF - 41 kb)
• factsheet for small society lotteries (PDF - 18 kb)
• factsheet for members clubs (PDF - 21 kb)
• factsheets for pubs and other alcohol licensed premises (PDF - 22 kb)

For further information on the above and any other premises licenses or permits go to the following website:

http://http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/gambling_and_racing/default.aspx

Premises Licence Regulations

Copy of the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) Regulations 2007 are below.

• Gambling Act 2005 (premises licences and provisional statements) regulations 2007 (PDF - 549 kb)

Application Forms

Below are:

• the application forms for applying for premises licence: transitional, standard, variation, transfer, reinstatement and provisional statement

• the notices the responsible authorities

• the advertising, public notices and plan regulation guidance

• application for a premises licence under the GA05 (standard form).pdf (PDF - 28 kb)
• application for a premises licence under the GA05 (transitional conversion application).pdf (PDF - 29 kb)
• application for a provisional statement under the GA05 (standard form) (PDF - 29 kb)
• notice of application for a provisional statement (form a) (PDF - 11 kb)
• notice of application for a premises licence under GA05 (PDF - 17 kb)
• notice of application for a premises licence (form b) (PDF - 12 kb)
• notice of application for a premises licence (form a) (PDF - 11 kb)
• notice of application for a provisional statement (form b) (PDF - 12 kb)

Advertising, Public Notices and Plans

An applicant must publish notice of the application in a local newspaper on at least one occasion during the period of 10 working days starting with the day after the day on which the application in made and by displaying a notice on the premises to which the application relates. This notice must be in a place at which it can conveniently be read by members of the public from the exterior of the premises for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days starting on the day on which the application is made.

These notice provisions do NOT apply to fast track, transfers and reinstatements.

• guidance to applicants on advertising, advertisements and giving notices (PDF - 11 kb)

Responsible Authorities

Person making an application must give the appropriate notice (see below) of the application to:

• fast track - not applicable

• grants, renewals, variations and provisional statements,  - to each of the responsible authorities below within 7 days of the application being submitted.

• transfer or reinstatement of a premises licence - to A, B, C, H and I from the list of responsible authorities below within 7 days of the application being submitted.

Interested Parties

An interested party is a person that:

• lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities; or

• has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities; or

• represents persons in either of these 2 groups

Any representation must be made within a period of 28 days beginning on the date of which the application was made to the licensing authority. The only representations that are likely to be relevant are those that relate to the issued under the licensing policy statement, the commissions guidance or codes of practice or the licensing objectives:

• preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or  disorder, or being used to support crime;

• insuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way;

• protecting children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling

Representations must be made in writing (this can be submitted by email: licensing@stalbans.gov.uk, fax: 01727 819433 or post; Licensing Section, Environment and Regulatory Services, St Albans City & DC, St Peters Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3JE).

Fees

The gambling (premises licence fees) regulations 2007 are below. The table below shows the maximum fees that this authority will be charging:

• Schedule - Table of maximum fees (PDF - 81 kb)
• fees regulations (PDF - 156 kb)