Business licences

How to apply for licence for a business, including gambling, entertainment, premises and animal licences.

Gambling: licences and permits

We will accept applications for premises licences and permits for places where gambling activity will take place. This will form part of a three-part licensing regime together with operating licences and personal licences being issued by the Gambling Commission.

The types of premises included are:

casinos
bingo halls
arcade and gaming centres
bookmakers and track racing
lottery draws

Between the Gambling Commission and local authorities, the regime supports three key licensing objectives:

preventing gambling from being a source of crime and disorder, being associated with crime and disorder or being used to support crime
ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
protecting children and other venerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling

We are responsible for:

premises licensing for gambling activities (and temporary use) and review as appropriate
regulate gaming and gaming machines in clubs and miners’ welfare institutes
grant permits to family entertainment centres for the use of lower stake gaming machines
regulate gaming and gaming machines on alcohol licensed premises, such as public houses
grant permits for prize gaming
register small society lotteries

You can view the latest statement of gambling policy below and the registers for licences and permits in the downloads section below.

For more information, contact our Licensing Service or visit: