Gambling

Gambling Act 2005

On the 1 September the Gambling Act 2005 ("the Act") replaced most of the existing law about gambling in Great Britain and put in place an improved, more comprehensive structure of gambling regulation.

The Act introduced a unified regulator for gambling in Great Britain, the Gambling Commission, and a new licensing regime for commercial gambling (to be conducted by the Commission or by Licensing Authorities, depending on the matter to be licensed).

The Act removed from licensing justices all responsibility for granting gaming and betting permissions, which they had exercised previously. Instead, the Gambling Commission and ourselves will share between us responsibility for all those matters previously regulated by the licensing justices.

The Gambling Act 2005 will change the way in which gambling is regulated. For the purposes of the Act, "gambling" includes gaming, betting and lotteries. Council can receive applications under the new Act for amusement arcades, casinos, bookmakers, tracks and sporting sites, bingo halls and pubs/clubs wanting to have gaming machines.

The licensing authority’s main functions under the Act are:

• consideration of applications for premises licences and provisional statements
• the issue of permits in relation to the use of gaming machines
• receipt and endorsement of Temporary Use Notices and Occasional Use Notices
• registration of small society lotteries

• Download the Gambling Policy 587Kb PDF
• View the licences issued by Ashford Borough Council
• View the Gambling Fees
• List of Responsible Authorities 52.7kb PDF

Further Information

For further information please contact:

Licensing, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL

Telephone 01233 330578 or 01233 330723

Fax: 01233 330469

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