Small casino premises licence
Applications for the Small Casino Licence have now closed.
We were awarded a Small Casino Licence in 2008. In a nutshell, the description of a Small Casino is as follows:
- A small casino is a casino in which the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used to providing facilities for gambling is at least 500 square metres but less than 1500 square metres. The table gaming area itself must be at least 500 square metres, and may comprise a number of separate areas, although no area under 62.5 square metres may be taken into account
- The casino may offer gaming machines of categories B, C or D
- The number of machines must be no more than twice the number of gaming tables used in the casino, and must in any case not exceed 80
- The casino may also make facilities available for betting, and also betting on the outcome of a virtual game, race, competition or other event or process
We intend to issue one small casino licence within the Authority’s area pursuant to Part 8 and Schedule 9 of the Gambling Act and the Categories of Casino Regulations 2008.
Before granting such a licence, the Authority must conduct a two-stage application process. At stage 1 applicants must apply for a casino premises licence or provisional statement. During this stage, applications will be judged in the same way as for all other premises licences under the Gambling Act 2005. If there is more than one successful applicant, stage 2 of the application process will be activated. The licence (or provisional statement) will then be awarded to the application which would, in the Authority’s opinion, be likely if granted to result in the greatest benefit to the Authority’s area.
Grosvenor Casino (35 Park Street West):
Genting Casinos (Skimpot Road):
Manorgate Casino (Apollo Resorts and Leisure Ltd) (Church Street and Guildford Street):
Saxon Investments UK Ltd (Land at Stirling Place, Kimpton Road:
- A person who lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities
- A person who has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities
- A person who represents someone in any of the above two categories
- 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 persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling
Luton Borough Council Town Hall George Street Luton LU1 2BQ
Tel: 01582 546040
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