The Gambling Commission is responsible for:

  • issuing operating licences and personal licences.
  • regulation of remote gambling including online, phone and television gambling.

We are responsible for issuing premises licences, permits and other authorisations.

When we decide on premises licence applications, we are guided by:

  • Gambling Commission codes of practice and guidance
  • our own gambling policy
  • these three objectives:
    • Preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder, or being used to support crime
    • Ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
    • Protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling

Application forms for gambling premises

Application for premise licence (vessel)

Application for a premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005 (vessel)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for a premise licence - vessel

Application for premises licence

Application for a premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for a premises licence

Application for provisional statement

Application for provisional statement under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for a provisional statement

Application for provisional statement (vessel)

Application for provisional statement under the Gambling Act 2005 (vessel)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for a provisional statement - vessel

Application for provisional statement to be published

Application for a provisional statement form of notice to be published

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for a provisional statement form notice to be published

Application for reinstatement of premises licence

Application for reinstatement of premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for reinstatement of premises licence

Application for the review of a premises licence

Application for the review of a premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply for the review of a premises licence

Application to transfer a premises licence

Application to transfer a premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply to transfer a premises licence

Application to vary a premises licence

Application to vary a premises licence under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Apply to vary a premises licence

Notice of application for a premise licence to be published

Notice of application for a premises licence to be published under the Gambling Act 2005

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for a premise licence to be published form

Notice of application for a premises licence (Form A) single applicant

Notice of application for a premises licence to responsible authorities (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for a premises licence to responsible authorities form A

Notice of application for a premises licence (Form B) multiple applicants

Notice of application for a premises licence to responsible authorities (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for a premises licence to responsible authorities form B

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Grant) Form A (single applicant)

Notice of application for a premise licence (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for a premise licence form A

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Grant) Form B (multiple applicants)

Notice of application for a premise licence (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for a premise licence form B

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Provisional Statement) Form A (single applicant)

Notice of application for provisional statement (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for provisional statement form A

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Provisional Statement) Form B (multiple applicants)

Notice of application for provisional statement (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for provisional statement form B

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Reinstatement) Form A (single applicant)

Notice of application for the reinstatement of a premises licence (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for the reinstatement of a premises licence form A

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Reinstatement) Form B (multiple applicants)

Notice of application for the reinstatement of a premises licence (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application for the reinstatement of a premises licence form B

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Transfer) Form A (single applicant)

Notice of application to transfer a premises licence (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application to transfer a premises licence form A

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Transfer) Form B (multiple applicants)

Notice of application to transfer a premises licence (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application to transfer a premises licence form B

Notice of application to responsible authorities (Vary) Form A (single applicant)

Notice of application to vary a premises licence (Form A)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application to vary a premises licence form A

Notice of application to vary a premises licence (Form B)

Notice of application to vary a premises licence (Form B)

Completing this form takes around 10 minutes.

Download notice of application to vary a premises licence form B

Gambling permits

Application form for a club gaming permit or club machine permit

Apply for a club gaming permit or club machine permit

Apply for a club gaming permit or club machine permit

Application for the conversion or new grant / change of name of an unlicensed family entertainment centre gaming machine permit

Apply for the conversion or new grant / change of name of an unlicenced family entertainment centre gaming machine permit

Apply for the conversion or new grant

Notification of 2 or less gaming machines in licenced premises

Notification of 2 or less gaming machines in licenced premises

Download notification of 2 or less gaming machines in licenced premises form

Licence fees

Contact Licensing