Licensed premises
If you hold a Premises Licence and serve alcohol within the Premises, under the Licensing Act you must notify us if you wish to provide up to two category C or D gaming machines at your premises.
Category C machines
Category C machines are those that have:
- Maximum stake: £1
- Maximum prize: £100
Category D machines
Category D machines include low-stake fruit style machines, coin pushers and crane grabs.
| Combinations | Stake | Maximum prize |
|---|---|---|
| D money prize | 10p | £5 |
| D non-money prize (other than crane grab machine) | 30p | £8 |
| D non-money prize (crane grab machine) | £1 | £50 |
| D combined money and non-money prize (other than coin pusher or penny fall machines) | 10p | £8 (of which no more than £5 may be a money prize) |
| D combined money and non-money prize (coin pusher or penny falls machine) | 20p | £20 (of which no more than £10 may be a money prize) |
Permits do not expire but they do become invalid if the premises licence changes hands.
Club premises
The Act follows different regulations for gaming in clubs from that in other relevant alcohol licensed premises. It defines two types of club for the purposes of gaming:
- members' clubs (including miners' welfare institutes)
- commercial clubs.
The type of club affects the gaming that may take place.
B3A gaming machines requirements
- Maximum stake: £2
- Maximum prize: £500
Permitted locations: Members’ club or miners’ welfare institute only
Maximum number of machines: Up to a maximum of 1
B4 gaming machines requirements
- Maximum stake: £2
- Maximum prize: £400
Permitted locations:
- Members’ club, miners’ welfare club or commercial club
- Bingo premises
- Adult gaming centre
- Betting shops
- Tracks with pool betting
- 2005 Act and 1968 Act casinos
Maximum number of machines- members’ club, miners’ welfare club or commercial club: Up to a maximum of 3
If required, please fill out the form on this page and send it to licensing@north-herts.gov.uk