Club Machine Permit
Existing Operators
The Gambling Act 2005 replaced the former system of registration under the Gaming Act 1968 with two new permissions:- Club Gaming Permits and Club Machine Permits.
The Club Machine Permit is the equivalent to a Part III registration under the current legislation. The permit entitles clubs to offer a maximum of three Category B4, C or D gaming machines. It does not authorise the provision for any other facilities for gaming.
If you are a members club and wish to offer facilities for equal chance gaming and prescribed gaming, in addition to gaming machines, please see Club Gaming Permit.
If you hold a permit under the old legislation, the expiry date is still valid. However, when it is time to renew the permit you will need to do so under the Gambling Act 2005.
The new permit will be subject to a fee, which will need to be submitted along with the application. The permit will last for 10 years, a renewal fee will then apply at the end of that period. Holders of a permit will be required to pay an annual fee.
New Operators
If you wish to apply for a new permit, you will need to make an application to Leicester City Council for the appropriate permit under the 2005 Act.
Application forms enabling you to apply for your permit can be found by using the link at the left of this page.
High Turnover Bingo
Providing bingo played on the premises does not exceed £2000 in stakes or prizes in a seven day period (this is known as 'high turnover bingo'), it can be provided as an exempt (equal chance game). However, if high turnover bingo is played, the club will have to:
- a) notify the Gambling Commission, and
- b) if, at the end of seven days, it wants to continue to offer high turnover bingo in the following twelve months, it must obtain a bingo operating Licence from the Gambling Commission.