Gambling and Lottery Licences

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The Licensing Board deals with the following Premises Applications and Permits:

The Licensing Board also deals with Registration for Small Society Lotteries.

How do I apply for a Gambling Premises Licence?

There are a number of conditions which will be attached to each type of premises licence. You can download them below:

• Bingo Premises (Word doc) [39KB]
• Casino Premises (Word doc) [28KB]
• Cond Betting Premises Lic (Word doc) [28KB]
• Track Premises (Word doc) [37KB]
• Adult Entertainment Premises (Word doc) [23KB]
• Family Entertainment Premises (Word doc) [26KB]

How do I apply for a Gambling Permit?

Please return your completed application form with the appropriate fee to our licensing section.

• Application- Conversion or new grant or change of name for unlicensed family entertainment centre gaming machine permits (Word doc) [57KB]
• Application- Conversion or new grant or change of name for prize gaming permits (Word doc) [67KB]

Fees

• The fee for a new application for grant is £300.
• The fee for a change of name is £25.

Gambling Policy Statement

The current Gambling Policy Statement came into force on 29 April 2019:

• Gambling Notice of Publication Policy
• Gambling Policy Statement Sixth Edition - April 22 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Guidance - Local Risk Assessments 2019 (PDF) [221KB] (opens new window)

Responsible Authorities under the Gambling Act 2005

The Gambling Commission: 
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP
Tel: 0121 230 6666
Fax: 0121 233 1096
info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk 

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
HM Revenue and Customs
National Registration Unit
7 Cochrane St
Glasgow 
G1 1HY
Tel: 0843 506 0281/ 0300 200 3300
Email: nru.betting&gaming@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

Police Scotland
Chief Constable
Police Scotland 
Greater Glasgow Licensing Department
851 London Road
Glasgow
G40 3RX
Phone: 0141 532 4740

Scottish Fire and Rescue Services
Scottish Fire & Rescues.
Bothwell Road
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 0EA
Tel: 01698 300999

The Planning Authority
Glasgow City Council
Planning Development Control
Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability
Eastgate, 
727 London Road 
Glasgow 
G40 3AQ 
Phone: 0141 287 8555

Environment Authority (usually Environmental Health)
Glasgow City Council
Environmental Health
Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability
Eastgate, 
727 London Road 
Glasgow 
G40 3AQ 
Phone: 0141 287 2000
Email: EHdutyofficer@glasgow.gov.uk

An authority for the protection of children (usually Children's Services)
Glasgow City Council
Social Work Services
City Chambers
80 George Square
Glasgow 
G2 1DU
Phone.: 0141 287 2000
E-mail: GCHSCP_Communications@glasgow.gov.uk 

Related Content

Related Articles

• Gambling Notice of Publication Policy
• Licensing Board Privacy Statement

Documents

• Gambling Policy Statement Sixth Edition - April 22 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Notice to responsible authorities for premises licence (Word doc) [63KB] (opens new window)
• 2005 notice of application for premises licence (Word doc) [41KB] (opens new window)
• 2005 Notice of application for a provisional statement (Word doc) [49KB] (opens new window)
• 2005 Notice to responsible authorites for provisional statement (Word doc) [62KB] (opens new window)
• Premises Licence Transitional Conversion (Word doc) [129KB] (opens new window)
• Premises Licence Standard (Word doc) [131KB] (opens new window)
• Vessel Standard Premises Licence (Word doc) [128KB] (opens new window)
• Provisional Statement Standard (Word doc) [124KB] (opens new window)
• Provisional Statement Vessels (Word doc) [125KB] (opens new window)

Links

• Scotland's Towns Partnership : Town Centre Planning Pilots Programme
• Gambling Commission