Businesses or individuals who provide gambling facilities must have a premises licence granted under the Gambling Act 2003.
Businesses or individuals who need a licence to provide gambling facilities include:
Depending on what type of business you wish to operate, there are 5 different types of premises licence available.
You should choose the type that most closely represents the primary purpose of your business.
Applications for new casino licences are not possible. The licensing regime for casinos is restricted to those converted from the Gambling Act 1968 (known as converted casinos), or the Large Casino which was issued in 2015.
The premises has:
| Casino fees | |
|---|---|
| Annual Fee | £2,205 |
| Application to Vary | £1,470 |
| Application to Transfer | £992 |
The premises has:
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| New Application | £2,573 |
| Annual Fee | £735 |
| Application to Vary | £1,286 |
| Application to Transfer | £882 |
| Application for Re-instatement | £882 |
| Application for Provisional Statement | £2,573 |
The premises has:
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| New Application | £1,470 |
| Annual Fee | £735 |
| Application to Vary | £735 |
| Application to Transfer | £882 |
| Application for Re-instatement | £882 |
| Application for Provisional Statement | £1,470 |
The premises has:
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| New Application | £1,470 |
| Annual Fee | £551 |
| Application to Vary | £735 |
| Application to Transfer | £698 |
| Application for Re-instatement | £698 |
| Application for Provisional Statement | £1,470 |
The premises has:
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| New Application | £1,838 |
| Annual Fee | £735 |
| Application to Vary | £919 |
| Application to Transfer | £698 |
To apply for a premises licence, first you need a gambling operators licence. You can apply for one on the Gambling Commission website.
Your operating licence will need to show that you are authorised with the appropriate activities that are relevant to the premises that you are acquiring.
To apply for a new gambling premises licence please email entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk for a copy of the application form.
You will also need to include plans of the premises.
Plans must be drawn to a suitable scale showing:
If you're applying for a licence and would like a copy of the Mandatory, Default and Model Conditions document please contact us.
You will need to post the completed application form and documents to:
Entertainment Licensing, Leeds City Council, Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR
You can pay your application fee by cheque which you will need to include with your application form or by phone. To pay by phone please call 0113 378 5029.
After you have submitted your application you must advertise your application by displaying a notice on the premises for 28 days. The notice period runs from the day on which the application is made to the council. The notice must be made using the Government prescribed form GNOTICE1, which is available by emailing entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.
An enforcement officer will visit your site to inspect the notice. If it is found that the notice or its positioning does not meet the requirements of the Act then we may ask you to redisplay the notice and we may reset your 28 day notice period, or even return your application.
As well as placing a notice at the premises you must also advertise the application in a local newspaper which covers the area where the premises is located. The notice should appear on at least one occasion within 10 working days starting on the day after the day on which you made your application to the council.
It must contain the same information as the notice placed on your premises but does not need to use the same dimension or font size.
After you have submitted your application, you are required to notify each of the responsible authorities about your application including the Gambling Commission using the GNOTICE2A for an individual applicant or GNOTICE2B for an organisation of multiple persons. You can email entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk to request these forms.
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4BP
Phone: 0121 230 6666
info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Leeds District Licensing Department
West Yorkshire Police
Leeds District Headquarters
Elland Road
Leeds LS11 8BU
Phone: 0113 385 9413
Ca.licensing@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Seacroft Ring Road Depot
Leeds City Council
LS14 1NZ
Phone: 0113 378 5959
env.health@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds City Council
Merrion House
Merrion Way
Leeds
LS2 8BB
Phone: 0113 395 2610
LSCP.info@leeds.gov.uk
Planning Compliance Service
Merrion House
Merrion Way
Leeds
LS2 8BB
Phone: 0113 222 4409
planning.enforcement@leeds.gov.uk
Oakroyd Hall
Birkenshaw
West Yorkshire
BD11 2DY
Phone: 01274 655 785
fire.safety@westyorksfire.gov.uk
National Registration Unit
Portcullis House
21 India Street
Glasgow
G2 4PZ
Phone: 0141 555 3633
nru.betting&gaming@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Please note for the purposes of the Act the Licensing Authority is also a responsible authority. This means that you must also send a copy of any notices to the following address:
Leeds City Council
Entertainment Licensing
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS1 1UR
Phone: 0113 378 5029
entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk
If you would like to change your gambling premises licence you will need to email us at entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk to request, complete and return an application form to vary a licence.
If you would like to transfer a gambling premises licence, you will need to email us at entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk to request and complete an application form to transfer a premises licence.
You will also need to complete and return the following documents with the application form:
Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire police are Joint Data Controllers of the information you provide. The Council and the West Yorkshire Police have a statutory duty to process and maintain licences and permissions and conduct enforcement activities in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 as part of a legal obligation to meet the statutory requirements for the licensing of gambling activities.
We may share the following information with other third parties: details of the licensed premises, licence status, the names, addresses and company numbers of persons and companies named on a licence. This information may be shared with other services in the council. In addition we will share with external third party organisations including government departments, The Gambling Commission, HM Revenues and Customs, and West Yorkshire Police to make further enquiries regarding your application or where required by law for the detection and prevention of crime.
The personal information you provide as part of your application for a premises licence will be held for a period of six years following the termination of the licence. Personal information held in relation to permits and small society lottery registrations will be held for a period of four years following the termination of the permission.
Leeds City Council's corporate privacy notice, which includes details of the authority’s Data Protection Officer and your information rights.
Should you have cause for complaint in relation to a gambling premises, we would always recommend that you write to the business first. If that does not work, contact us and providing it is a matter covered by the legislation, we can investigate the complaint for you.
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