How Do I Set Up a Casino in the UK?

Any one who wishes to deliver facilities for gambling, or to manufacture deliver, set up, repair or adapt a gaming machine or gambling application is expected to hold a licence authorising the precise activity to be undertaken." Gambling Act 2005

If you wish to give facilities for gaming in the UK you will call for a licence. There are 3 categories of licence (running, private and premises) - your business enterprise may perhaps call for all 3 types. Running licences and private licences, are issued by the Gambling Commission and premises licences are issued by your regional authority.

What are the licences?

Running Licenses - if you wish to deliver facilities for gambling you will demand an running licence.

Private Licenses

There are 2 sorts of private licences:
· Individual Management Licence - essential by all persons who occupy a specified management position.
· Private Functional Licence - expected by these men and women who operate inside a casino at employees level e.g. a dealer, cashier, pit boss and so forth

To apply for a licence you should really stop by the The Gambling Commission's web-site at www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk [http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk]

What are the charges?

There are 2 sorts of charge payable for running licences - a one particular off software program charge and an annual charge payable inside 30 days of your licence becoming issued:
1. Computer software Charge for a new casino up to £40,000
2. Annual Charge for a new casino up to £102,000

There are 2 sorts of charge payable for individual licences:
1. Individual Management Licence £330
2. Private Functional Licence £165

When need to I apply for my licence?

You should really aim to submit your computer software as quickly as attainable, and you can't start off operating your gambling organization till you have obtained all the relevant permissions.

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