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Stopping unlicensed supply and maintenance of gaming machines

The Scarborough Municipal Assembly has a very good cooperation in the local area, and the diligence of one of the same council officers will successfully solve two incidents regarding unauthorized supply and maintenance of game consoles. I was able to do it.

One of them is related to the supply and maintenance of illegal game consoles confirmed throughout the country, and those who operate the game center and those involved in the supply and maintenance of game consoles are given appropriate advice, and then games. The supply of the aircraft was stopped, or the license was acquired and entered the environment.

Another case is a response to local unauthorized companies confirmed throughout the northeast region.

In each case, in the effective implementation of joint regulations based on the gambling law, if these issues affect a wider range, it will be an important role that local government officers can fulfill and actually fulfill it. I am. Without such a local vigilance, these problems may not be seen.

Gaming machines in takeaways

We received information on some routes in the Loo Sham area that suggested that there was a necessary license and a gambling machine without a permit.

We transferred this information to London Borough of Lewisham, based on the local government compliance process. With this information, LA took the following measures:

• We visited six facilities and found that each had unauthorized game consoles.
• After understanding that it would be appropriate and removed, all game consoles were turned off.
• Everyone was officially warned that further violations could lead to legal procedures.
• The facility was reviewed within 14 days, and compliance was confirmed.

This is a repeated problem. All tak e-away in Louisham has been regularly visited, and each owner has previously been informed of legal positions. Initially, all unauthorized machines were removed.

In the future, in the future, Licensing Manager has prosecuted the offender and agreed to advertise the problem locally.

Illegally sited machines in an unlicensed club

The unauthorized club in the London Izlington Ward has been warned to remove the black horse game, but did not respond. Los Angeles and the Metropolitan police jointly seized illegal game consoles.

The owner of the club appeared in the High Bally Corner Judge Court, and acknowledged two crimes, "Using facilities-enabling game consoles" in the 2005 gambling law S37 (1) (C).

The landlord received a fine of £1, 000 for the offences, costs and surcharges of £600 and a confiscation order for the gaming machines, gambling vouchers, other associated equipment and money that was in the gaming machines.

Working with HMRC on a multi-agency machines operation

Working with HMRC to ensure that tax issues are addressed can be an additional deterrent.

HMRC, with the support of the Gambling Commission and Brighton & Hove and Arun, seized gambling machines. HMRC, with the support of the Gambling Commission and Brighton & Hove and Arun, seized around 90 illegally operating gaming machines from amusement arcades in Sussex and Kent. The arcade owners were convicted of failing to pay gambling tax of £170, 000.

One received a 15 month prison sentence suspended for two years and 180 hours community service. The other received a 12 month prison sentence suspended for two years and 100 hours community service.

Illegally sited machines in a snooker club

A snooker club in the London borough of Haringey was the subject of a multi-agency operation led by Los Angeles and supported by the Metropolitan Police and the Gambling Commission, where gaming machines were seized and the owner had previously received a warning.

This resulted in further illegally installed gaming machines being seized. The club's owner appeared at Tottenham Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to section 37(1)(c) using premises - offering gambling for use, and section 242(1)(a) offering gambling for use, of the Gambling Act 2005.

The landlord was fined £2. A £500 fine, £1, 423 costs and surcharge and an order for the confiscation of the machines was made.

Illegal betting terminals and gaming machines

Supporting the London borough of Enfield, multiple agencies, including police and HMRC, visited mainly social clubs to seize illegal gaming machines.

Prior to the operation, the City of London had sent letters to all borough premises warning them of the consequences of installing illegal gambling machines. 19 illegal gambling machines were seized, including betting terminals.

The betting terminals were housed in Impulse cabinets and displayed the logos of Facebook and YouTube. The City of LA will issue warnings and costs to all premises owners, and HMRC will fine premises owners who fail to pay gambling device tax.

Machines at fairgrounds and travelling fairs

Low stake gaming machines are available in showrooms, along with coin pushers, cranes and grabs. Higher stake machines, such as those commonly played in arcades and pubs, are not permitted. Showroom operators must obtain machines from operators licensed by the Gambling Commission, and employees handling gaming machines must be over 18 years of age.

Prizes in category D crane machines

Providing a tobacco box as a prize for a D-spec to be charged may be prosecuted.

• 6 (2) Class D gaming machines shall not provide opportunities to acquire no n-funded prizes by using the machine.
• 6 (3) In this rule, "no n-prohibited prizes" refers to the following illegal goods or services.
• Supply or sell to children or youth by laws and regulations where the gaming machine is located.

SSBTs at dog tracks

The use of the sel f-service betting terminal (SSBT) is a remote gambling. Therefore, to enable SSBTS, a gaming commission license is required.

Operators with general gambling licenses and// gambling facility licenses also have a LA issued racetrack facility license, and if you want to install SSBT in the racetrack, you need an accompanying gambling facility license.

Pub machines tie-in and maintenance

Therefore, when purchasing a gaming machine or using a thir d-party service for maintenance and repair, first check the license status of suppliers or service providers and have the right technical business license. It is important to confirm.

If the owner does gaming machine maintenance and/ or repair, the appropriate license or machine license must be owned according to the situation.

Crane grab or vending machine?

A device called a vending machine must be suitable for one of the following two conditions:

• If the offered prizes do not exceed the value of the stack to play the machine once, it shall be compliant with Article 249. In this case, there is no violation of Article 242 by providing a vending machine.
• Products sold are equivalent. The purpose of the gaming machine is simply selling one type of product (for example, a board chocolate). If the prizes have various values ​​and are randomly determined which one is hit, they are considered gambling and must follow it (following Article 249).

Applications for licensed premises gaming machine permits

License must apply for license games. License agents cannot apply.

Newcastle City Council prosecution for illegal gambling

Newcastle Licensing has recently prosecuted Eyyuup Celik for illegal gambling at an unauthorized facility at the Turkish Community Center on the 40th of Newcastle City Elswick Street. In addition, a licensing office with information visited the facility and found and seized a game console and a sel f-service betting terminal in the facility.

The Newcastle Court imposed a 25 0-pound fined (reduced from 375 pounds for a guilty answer), also imposed a 3 0-pound volcanic fee, a pound of 112 yen, and a 5 5-pound lawyer fee. The court ordered the seizure of money (1. 560 pounds) contained in the machine and the machine.

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Comparison of lottery dealers of category B3A and gaming machines

Application/PDF PDF 236, 6 KB

Exhibition and trade fair venue

Application/PDF PDF 330, 1 KB

Gaming machine in pub-quick guide

Application form/PDF PDF 238, 5 KB

Illegal Game Machine-Quick Guide for Licensing Officer

Application form/PDF PDF 281, 1 KB

Illegal installation of game console s-Quick guide for small businesses

Application/PDF PDF 266, 8 KB

Prize Machine Competenc y-Quick Guide for License

Application/PDF PDF 257, 0 KB

Approach for seizure of game consoles

Application form/PDF PDF 59, 6 KB

License authorities for pub and machine letter templates

Application/CDFV2 CDFV2 37, 9 KB

Implementation norms for game consoles in clubs and permission facilities

Application form/PDF PDF 149, 5 KB

Last update: April 27, 2021

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