Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits
Club gaming permits replace the permissions provided by Part 2
registration under the 1968 Gaming Act and authorise the use of
three or less gaming machines from categories B3A, B4, C or D, equal chance gaming
and games of chance as prescribed in regulations.
Club gaming permit applications are most likely to be made by
members’ clubs and miners’ welfare institutes.
If a club does not wish to have the full range of facilities
permitted by a club gaming permit, and just wants gaming machines
only, they may apply for a club machine permit.
A club machine permit authorises the holder to have up to three
gaming machines of categories B3A (however,
this category is not available for commercial clubs) B4, C and
D. Commercial clubs, as well as members’ clubs and
miners’ welfare institutes, may apply for a club machine
permit.
Regulation
Apply
Do not apply for a permit if you already have or think you need
a Premises Licence
Fees
For information on fees, please contact us on the details
below.
Application Evaluation Process
Holders of club gaming permits or club machine permits should
have regard to the Code of Practice issued by the Gambling Commission. It
makes reference to conditions for the location and operation of
machines and also best practice for self exclusion and for access
to gambling by children and young persons.
Eligibility Criteria
Commercial clubs, such as snooker club chains, cannot provide
non-machine gaming, other than games which are classed as exempt
gaming as follows:
Poker
- the maximum amount staked by a person on any game of poker does
not exceed £10
- the aggregate of the amounts staked on games of poker in any
one day does not exceed £250
- the aggregate of the amounts that may be staked on games of
poker in any period of seven days does not exceed £1,000
- the maximum amount or value of a prize that may be won in any
game of poker is £250
Bridge, whist or other kinds of gaming
The maximum participation fee that a club may charge a person to
allow them to participate in a particular kind of game on any one
day is -
- £18 in respect of bridge or whist (provided that no facilities
for any kinds of gaming other than bridge or whist are provided by
the relevant club on that day)
- £1 in respect of offering facilities for bridge and whist as
well as other kinds of gaming on same day
or in the case of a commercial club that holds a club machine
permit, £3.
