The Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

Regulations 4 to 9

SCHEDULE 1Conditions attaching to casino premises licences

PART 1Mandatory conditions attaching to casino premises licences

1.—(1) The principal entrance to the premises shall be from a street.

(2) No entrance to the premises shall be from premises that are used wholly or mainly by children, by young persons, or by both.

(3) No customer shall be able to enter the premises directly from any other premises in respect of which a licence issued under Part 8 of the Act, or a permit issued under Schedule 10, 12 or 13 to the Act, has effect.

2.  A gap of at least 2 metres shall be maintained between any ordinary gaming table and any other equipment, apparatus or structure used by a person to gamble on the premises.

3.  No more than 40 separate player positions may be made available for use in relation to wholly automated gaming tables at any time.

4.—(1) The rules of each type of casino game that is available to be played on the premises shall be displayed in a prominent place within both the table gaming area and other gambling area of the premises to which customers wishing to use facilities for gambling have unrestricted access.

(2) The condition in sub-paragraph (1) may be satisfied by—

(a)displaying a clear and legible sign setting out the rules; or

(b)making available to customers leaflets or other written material containing the rules.

5.  Any ATM made available for use on the premises shall be located in a place that requires any customer who wishes to use it to cease gambling at any gaming table, gaming machine or betting machine in order to do so.

PART 2Mandatory conditions attaching to regional casino premises licences

1.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the gambling area of the premises stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter that part of the premises.

2.  The gambling area of the premises shall not be capable of being seen from any part of the premises to which children, young persons, or both, have access.

3.—(1) The premises shall contain a table gaming area the floor area of which is no less than 1000m².

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in determining the floor area of the table gaming area, any number of separate areas within the premises may be taken into account.

(3) Any separate area that comprises less than 12.5% of the minimum required table gaming area shall not be taken into account in determining the table gaming area.

(4) No gambling shall be permitted in the table gaming area of the premises other than gambling by way of table gaming.

4.—(1) The premises shall contain a non-gambling area the floor area of which is no less than 1500m².

(2) The non-gambling area may consist of one or more areas within the premises.

(3) Lobby areas and toilet facilities may be taken into account in calculating the non-gambling area; but the non-gambling area shall not consist exclusively of lobby areas and toilet facilities.

(4) Facilities for gambling shall not be provided in the non-gambling area.

(5) At any time during which facilities for gambling are provided on the premises, each separate area comprising the non-gambling area, other than the lobby areas and toilet facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (3), shall contain recreational facilities that are available for use by customers on the premises.

5.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place in each part of the premises used for providing facilities for betting, setting out the terms on which persons are invited to bet on the premises.

6.—(1) A notice setting out the information in sub-paragraph (2) shall be displayed in a prominent place at the main point on the premises where payment for the charge is to be made for a game card (or set of game cards) in respect of a game of bingo.

(2) The notice in sub-paragraph (1) shall include the following information—

(a)the cost (in money) of each game card (or set of game cards) payable by an individual in respect of a game of bingo;

(b)in respect of each game card (or set of game cards) referred to in paragraph (a), the maximum amount that will be charged by way of a participation fee for entitlement to participate in that game; and

(c)a statement to the effect that all or part of the participation fee may be waived at the discretion of the person charging it.

(3) The notice may be displayed in electronic form.

(4) A reference in this paragraph to a charge in respect of gaming does not include an amount paid for an opportunity to win one or more prizes in gaming to which section 288 of the 2005 Act (meaning of “prize gaming”) applies.

(5) The rules of each type of bingo game that is available to be played on the premises shall be made available to customers in each part of the premises used for providing facilities for bingo.

(6) The condition in sub-paragraph (5) may be satisfied by—

(a)displaying a sign setting out the rules,

(b)making available leaflets or other written material containing the rules, or

(c)running an audio-visual guide to the rules prior to any bingo game being commenced.

7.  No more than 40 separate betting positions may be made available for use in relation to betting machines at any time.

PART 3Mandatory conditions attaching to large casino premises licences

1.  A notice stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter the premises shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

2.—(1) The premises shall contain a table gaming area, the floor area of which is no less than 1000m².

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in determining the floor area of the table gaming area, any number of separate areas within the premises may be taken into account.

(3) Any separate area that comprises less than 12.5% of the minimum required table gaming area shall not be taken into account in determining the table gaming area.

3.  No gambling shall be permitted in the table gaming area of the premises other than gambling by way of table gaming.

4.—(1) The premises shall contain a non-gambling area which comprises no less than 500m².

(2) The non-gambling area may consist of one or more areas within the premises.

(3) Lobby areas and toilet facilities may be taken into account in calculating the non-gambling area; but the non-gambling area shall not consist exclusively of lobby areas and toilet facilities.

(4) Facilities for gambling shall not be provided in the non-gambling area.

(5) At any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises, each separate area comprising of the non-gambling area, other than the lobby areas and toilet facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (3), shall contain recreational facilities that are available for use by customers on the premises.

5.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place in each part of the premises used for providing facilities for betting, setting out the terms on which persons are invited to bet on the premises.

6.—(1) A notice setting out the information in sub-paragraph (2) shall be displayed in a prominent place at the main point on the premises where payment for the charge is to be made for a game card (or set of game cards) in respect of a game of bingo.

(2) The notice in sub-paragraph (1) shall include the following information—

(a)the cost (in money) of each game card (or set of game cards) payable by an individual in respect of a game of bingo;

(b)in respect of each game card (or set of game cards) referred to in paragraph (a) the maximum amount that will be charged by way of a participation fee for entitlement to participate in that game; and

(c)a statement to the effect that all or part of the participation fee may be waived at the discretion of the person charging it.

(3) The notice may be displayed in electronic form.

(4) A reference in this paragraph to a charge in respect of gaming does not include an amount paid for an opportunity to win one or more prizes in gaming to which section 288 of the 2005 Act (meaning of “prize gaming”) applies.

(5) The rules of each type of bingo game that is available to be played on the premises shall be made available to customers in each part of the premises used for providing facilities for bingo.

(6) The condition in sub-paragraph (5) may be satisfied by—

(a)displaying a sign setting out the rules,

(b)making available leaflets or other written material containing the rules, or

(c)running an audio-visual guide to the rules prior to any bingo game being commenced.

7.  No more than 40 separate betting positions may be made available for use in relation to betting machines at any time.

PART 4Mandatory conditions attaching to small casino premises licences

1.  A notice stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter the premises shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

2.—(1) The premises shall contain a table gaming area, the floor area of which is no less than 500m².

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in determining the floor area of the table gaming area, any number of separate areas within the premises may be taken into account.

(3) Any separate area that comprises less than 12.5% of the minimum required table gaming area shall not be taken into account in determining the table gaming area.

3.  No gambling shall be permitted in the table gaming area of the premises other than gambling by way of table gaming.

4.—(1) The premises shall contain a non-gambling area which comprises no less than 250m².

(2) The non-gambling area may consist of one or more areas within the premises.

(3) Lobby areas and toilet facilities may be taken into account in calculating the non-gambling area; but the non-gambling area shall not consist exclusively of lobby areas and toilet facilities.

(4) Facilities for gambling shall not be provided in the non-gambling area.

(5) At any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises, each separate area comprising the non-gambling area, other than the lobby areas and toilet facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (3), shall contain recreational facilities that are available for use by customers on the premises.

5.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place in each part of the premises used for providing facilities for betting, setting out the terms on which persons are invited to bet on the premises.

6.  No more than 40 separate betting positions may be made available for use in relation to betting machines at any time.

PART 5Mandatory conditions attaching to converted casino premises licences

1.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter the premises.

2.—(1) This paragraph shall apply to premises which have a gambling area the floor area of which is no less than 200m².

(2) In determining the floor area of the gambling area, all areas in which facilities for gambling are provided on the premises shall be taken into account.

(3) The premises shall contain a non-gambling area, the floor area of which is no less than 10% of the floor area of the gambling area.

(4) The non-gambling area may consist of one or more areas within the premises.

(5) Lobby areas and toilet facilities may be taken into account in calculating the non-gambling area; but the non-gambling area shall not consist exclusively of lobby areas and toilet facilities.

(6) Facilities for gambling shall not be provided in the non-gambling area.

(7) At any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises, each separate area comprising the non-gambling area, other than the lobby areas and toilet facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (5), shall contain recreational facilities that are available for use by customers on the premises.

PART 6Default conditions attaching to casino premises licences

No facilities for gambling shall be provided on the premises between the hours of 6am and noon on any day.