All gambling is governed by the Gambling Act 2005, which came
fully into force on 1 September 2007 and we
are now responsible for the licensing of all premises
under the Act. Our approach to this area of work can be
found in our Gambling Policy Statement
Rochdale Borough
Council's Gambling Act Policy Statement (281kb pdf file)
The Gambling Commission
The Gambling Act has introduced a unified regulator for
gambling in Great Britain, the Gambling Commission, and a new
licensing regime for commercial gambling. This
is conducted by the Commission or by licensing authorities,
depending on the matter to be licensed.
All responsibility for granting gambling and betting permissions
has been removed from licensing justices.
The commission is now responsible for granting operating
and personal licences for commercial gambling operators and
personnel working in the industry. It also regulates certain
lottery managers and promoters. The Act sets out different types of
operating licences that cover the full range of gambling activities
in Great Britain.
Licensing authorities
As a licensing authority we have powers to licence gambling
premises within the Rochdale area, as well as undertaking functions
in relation to low stake gaming machines and clubs and miners’
welfare institutes. The Act also provides a new system of temporary
use notices. These will authorise premises that are not licensed
generally for gambling purposes to be used for certain types of
gambling, for limited periods.
Fees
Premises licence fees
| Premises Type |
Transitional Fast-Track Application |
Transitional Non-Fast Track Application |
New Application |
Annual Fee |
| Existing Casinos |
£300 |
£2000 |
n/a |
£3000 |
| New Small Casino |
n/a |
n/a |
£8000 |
£5000 |
| New Large Casino |
n/a |
n/a |
£10000 |
£10000 |
| Regional Casino |
n/a |
n/a |
£15000 |
£15000 |
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| Bingo Club |
£300 |
£1750 |
£3500 |
£1000 |
| Betting Premises (excluding Tracks) |
£300 |
£1500 |
£3000 |
£600 |
| Tracks |
£300 |
£1250 |
£2500 |
£1000 |
| Family Entertainment Centres |
£300 |
£1000 |
£2000 |
£750 |
| Adult Gaming Centre |
£300 |
£1000 |
£2000 |
£1000 |
Miscellaneous fees
| Premises |
Application to Vary |
Application to Transfer |
Application for Re-Instatement |
Application for Provisional Statement |
Licence Application (provisional Statement
holders |
Copy Licence |
Notification of Change |
| Existing Casinos |
£2000 |
£1350 |
£1350 |
n/a |
n/a |
£25 |
£50 |
| New Small Casino |
£4000 |
£1800 |
£1800 |
£8000 |
£3000 |
£25 |
£50 |
| New large Casino |
£5000 |
£2150 |
£2150 |
£10000 |
£5000 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Regional Casino |
£7500 |
£6500 |
£6500 |
£15000 |
£8000 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Bingo Club |
£1750 |
£1200 |
£1200 |
£3500 |
£1200 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Betting Premises (excluding Tracks) |
£1500 |
£1200 |
£1200 |
£3000 |
£1200 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Tracks |
£1250 |
£950 |
£950 |
£2500 |
£950 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Family Entertainment Centres |
£1000 |
£950 |
£950 |
£2000 |
£950 |
£25 |
£50 |
| Adult Gaming Centre |
£1000 |
£1200 |
£1200 |
£2000 |
£1200 |
£25 |
£25 |
The Licensing Committee resolved to review the fees prior to
April 2008, after receiving a report detailing the income and
expenditure budgets for this work, so that the fees could be
amended, if necessary, to ensure full cost recovery only, and
accepted that, in the event that income was identified as being
excessive at an early stage, then a report would be presented at
the earliest opportunity to address this issue.