Consultation outcome

Government response to the proposals for changes to Gambling Commission fees from 1 October 2026

Updated 30 June 2026

Introduction

1. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) held a consultation between 27 January 2026 and 30 March 2026 on proposals for changes to Gambling Commission operating licence fees. A total of 47 consultation responses were received, primarily from gambling operators, suppliers or their representatives. 

2. The consultation proposed three different options for an uplift to licence fees, to enable the Gambling Commission (the Commission) to continue to recover its costs and address regulatory challenges. The proposals were:

• Option 1: A headline 30% increase to licence fees;
• Option 2: A headline 20% increase to licence fees;
• Option 3: A headline 20% increase to licence fees, plus a 10% increase ringfenced for illegal markets, revenue protection and related activity.

3. In light of the responses received, we do not intend to proceed with any of the above options. Instead, the changes that will be enacted through secondary legislation are: 

• A headline 25% increase to licence fees, with the exception of: 
  • Society lotteries, for which licence fees will be frozen; 
  • General betting (limited) operating licences, where the basis on which fees are set will be adjusted to a market share-based approach based on gross gambling yield (GGY) rather than the number of days of operation.
• While the overall headline increase to operating licence fees will be 25%, this will not be distributed evenly across all types of operating licence (similar to the structure of the proposals consulted upon). 
• Fees for personal licences, variations and changes of corporate control will increase by 25% in line with the headline level of increase (as proposed in the consultation). Fees for supplementary operating licences and single machine permits will also increase by 25%. First annual fees will continue to be charged at 75% of the annual fees. 
• Licensees should refer to Annexes One, Two and Three for details of the annual, application and other fees relevant to each type of operating licence and fee category.

4. The government remains supportive of structural changes to the Gambling Commission’s funding framework, to enable the regulator to set licence fees. However primary legislation options to deliver this are currently limited. We are therefore focused on ensuring the Commission is able to meet its imminent challenges by using the current framework.

Summary of responses to consultation questions

5. The responses received to the consultation questions are summarised below, along with our views in response to the points raised. As with the consultation, the government has taken account of the Gambling Commission’s recommendations when developing this response.

Consultation question 1: Which of the three options outlined do you believe is most appropriate for future Gambling Commission fee levels? Please explain your answer.

Responses received

6. The majority of responses received were from licensed gambling operators. Almost all of these stated that they did not support any of the three options, and instead favoured no increase at all, with some operators proposing exemptions for their specific category of licence. Operators cited the impact of successive cost increases for the industry, particularly in relation to recent changes to gambling duty rates and the introduction of the statutory levy for gambling operators. There were also questions about whether the proposed increases accurately reflect the cost of regulation. 

7. A number of operators objected to providing any funding for tackling the illegal gambling market through licence fee increases, instead recommending that funding for tackling illegal gambling should come from central government departments including HM Treasury and the Home Office. Some operator groups, including society lotteries and on-course bookmakers, also suggested that their share of illegal market funding should be minimal as there are very few illegal operators within their sectors. 

8. The consultation proposed that three categories of licence should be subject to a flat rate percentage increase, whereby increases would be at the same percentage as the headline increase - general betting limited (on-course bookmakers), society lotteries and external lottery managers. A notable number of responses to the consultation were received from these sectors. In these cases respondents suggested that flat rate increases would be disproportionate, as they would apply to activities where the risk of gambling harm is relatively lower than some of the categories proposed for lower increases. The lotteries sector also expressed concern that the proposed fee increases would risk undermining returns to good causes. 

9. Only one response was received from an individual who was not a gambling operator or not connected to the gambling industry. In this case the individual was supportive of the maximum proposed increase (30%), stating that this should be a minimum amount for operators.

Our response

10. Responses showed minimal appetite for an increase in the region of 30%, with only 2 respondents favouring Option 1 and 0 respondents favouring Option 3. We therefore do not intend to proceed with either of these options. Option 2, an increase of 20%, was supported by 4 of the 47 respondents.

11. Although the majority of respondents favoured no increase at all, the government believes that an increase is necessary for the Gambling Commission to continue addressing the challenges of regulating the gambling market. If no increases were to be implemented, or even under a 20% headline increase, the Commission would have to make significant cutbacks and deprioritise or stop work in areas that the Commission and government deems important. Our intention is to therefore implement a 25% headline increase, with no ringfence requirements.

12. Under a 25% headline increase, the Commission will need to carefully prioritise its current 2026/27 Business Plan deliverables and strategic objectives beyond its corporate strategy for 2024 to 2027, while keeping consistent with the government’s intention to create a more agile, productive state. The Commission is currently operating with annual budget deficits of approximately £4 million, and even with a 25% headline increase it will need to identify further efficiency savings of at least £8 million over the next five years. 

13. Although there are no ringfence requirements intended under this option, the Commission will develop its wider strategy to tackle illegal gambling activity following confirmation of £26 million additional funding over three years from HM Treasury. It will use this funding to scale up, and automate where appropriate, its existing operational activities to disrupt and deter those who try to operate without a licence. This aligns with its statutory duties to keep crime out of gambling and protect the young and vulnerable from harm, while supporting compliant growth within the licensed market.

Consultation question 2: Do you agree that first annual, application and maintenance fees should be increased in line with the proposals set out here, in order to enable the Commission to meet the challenges identified? Please explain your answer.

Responses received

14. Very few respondents answered this question specifically. Of those that did, response numbers were fairly balanced across those in support of this proposal and those against. However, most respondents linked their response to their answer to consultation question 1, emphasising a desire for no increases at all. 

15. Respondents who were supportive of this proposal said that the threshold for ‘buying in’ to be a gambling operator must be significant. Those who did not support the proposal said that the percentage increases under consideration are excessive at a time when every government department is being asked to cut costs.

Our response

16. We intend to proceed with increases to first annual, application and maintenance fees in accordance with the headline 25% figure. This will ensure consistency and mean that first annual fees (charged at 75% of annual fees) are proportionate to the amounts charged to operators in subsequent years. Precise details of the fees to be implemented from 1 October 2026 are included in Annexes One, Two and Three.

Consultation question 3: Do you have any views on the revised approach to fees setting outlined in this document?

Responses received

17. Responses to this question were primarily received from large gambling operators, the society lotteries sector and on-course bookmakers. 

18. Large operators were keen to emphasise that they do not carry greater regulatory risk, and smaller operators or new market entrants require more regulatory effort from the Gambling Commission. Large operators also noted that the revised market share approach would be penalising the most successful, growth oriented segments of the industry.

19. The society lotteries sector suggested that the proposals did not reflect the low risk profile and purpose of small, charity-focused society lotteries, with all of the proposed options leading to a reduction in the amounts available for good causes. Some respondents pointed to the fact that society lotteries operate within a structure where both the society and the external lottery manager are licensed by the Gambling Commission, and therefore both would be subject to increases. In recognition of this, these respondents would like to see the methodology for calculating fees adjusted to take this into account.

20. On-course bookmakers highlighted that there could be a basis to change the unit of division for the sub-categories of the general betting (limited) operating licence, so that fees are no longer determined by the number of days’ operation and instead calculated from gross gambling yield (GGY). This would be consistent with the approach taken for other licence types, and is in keeping with the cost-recovery principle for setting licence fees. Multiple respondents from the on-course bookmaking sector also highlighted that racecourse attendances have declined in the last 10 years and operator numbers have halved, and therefore any additional cost pressures would threaten the sustainability of the sector.

Our response

21. There is merit to the suggestion that smaller operators can require a disproportionately high amount of regulatory effort from the Gambling Commission, relative to their GGY. However, this is reflected in economies of scale and the proportion of annual GGY which is paid in licence fees by operators. For example, a remote casino operator generating annual GGY between £3 million and £5 million would typically pay around 0.6% of its GGY in licence fees, while the equivalent figure for an operator generating £100 million would be 0.15%. For new market entrants, the cost of becoming a licensed operator will also increase as a result of higher application fees and first annual fees.

22. For the society lotteries sector, the government is aware that any cost increases would likely reduce the amounts available for good causes, and this has been a consideration in the decision to freeze fees for society lotteries. Some respondents made the point that society lotteries operate within a structure where both the society and the external lottery manager need to be licensed by the Gambling Commission, and both would be subject to fee increases. However, this ‘double impact’ will not materialise under our revised approach as society lotteries will be exempt from fees increases. As external lottery managers typically operate as commercial entities, the exemption has not been extended to external lottery managers and the flat rate increase of 25% will apply. This will ensure that an appropriate amount is recovered from the lotteries sector in order for the Gambling Commission to meet its costs.

23. Some respondents asserted that there is little regulatory effort attributable to the society lotteries sector, and no evidence of illegal markets. However, in 2025 there were 438 suspected illegal lotteries identified by the Gambling Commission, which were reported to social media platforms. There were also 544 reports concerning society lotteries purporting to be free draws and prize competitions. As a result of the Commission’s work in this area, customers’ propensity to participate in legal lotteries increases, delivering revenue benefits for licensed operators. It is important that the costs associated with this work are recovered from the lotteries sector, in order to avoid other sectors potentially cross-subsidising unrelated activity. The additional income anticipated from the increase to external lottery manager fees is expected to provide the resources for this work. 

24. As a result of the decision to freeze fees for society lottery operators, application and annual fees for ancillary licences will also be held at their current levels. If an increase in application fees was to be applied for all types of ancillary licence except the society lottery ancillary licence, the requisite costs to update IT systems would exceed the total sums recovered. However, the Commission expects the resources for work associated with ancillary licences to be recovered through associated non-remote licence fees.

25. Following a consideration of the points raised by on-course bookmakers in response to the consultation and additional engagement with the sector, we intend to adjust the basis on which fees for the general betting (limited) operating licence are set. This will mean that fees are no longer connected to the number of days that a bookmaker operates and are instead determined by an operator’s gross gambling yield. This will provide consistency with other categories of licence and could remove a disincentive for bookmakers to attend smaller racedays. This approach may therefore be preferable for smaller businesses, but remains in keeping with the cost-recovery principle for setting licence fees. The updated approach is outlined below:

General betting limited

Existing annual fees: general betting limited (non-remote)

Category	A1	B1	C1
Number of days	1 to 75	76 to 199	200 to 365
Annual fee	£230	£537	£1,548

New annual fees - to take effect from 1 October 2026: general betting limited (non-remote)

Category	A1	A2	A3	B1 and above*
GGY	Less than £100,000	£100,000 to £200,000	£200,000 to £300,000	Greater than £300,000
Annual fee	£252	£356	£459	£563 plus £104 for each complete additional £100,000 of annual gross gambling yield above £300,000

*Full detail of additional categories included in Annex One

26. Under this revised approach, 44% of operators within this category would receive a fee reduction, and a further 53% of operators would only receive a fee increase of £22 (from £230 to £252).

Consultation question 4: Are there any other factors that should be considered relating to the proposed changes to operator licence fees and their possible impacts? Please explain your answer.

Responses received

27. A variety of operator groups responded to this question. Almost all respondents highlighted the cumulative impact of other costs, including gambling duty changes and the introduction of the statutory gambling levy. In light of this, operators would prefer to see a phased implementation of any fee increases, whereby the full effect of the changes are not experienced in the first year. 

28. Some operators also highlighted that the Gambling Commission’s costs have increased substantially since fees were last reviewed in 2021, and believe further scrutiny should be applied to these, with additional efficiency savings identified. 

29. Other feedback from the society lotteries sector focused on challenges with their competitiveness with free prize draws if further cost increases are applied. In the case of free prize draws, these sit outside of the regulated gambling market and therefore prize draw operators are not subject to licence fees.

Our response

30. The government recognises that recent cost increases have created a more challenging environment for operators. However, we do not intend to phase the implementation of any changes to fee levels. Fees continue to represent a small proportion of an operator’s annual gross gambling yield (GGY), and phasing would add unnecessary complexity. It would also require the Commission to incur greater deficits and reduce its work in key strategic areas. Across the largest entities (operators or groups with annual GGY greater than £100 million), fees are set to increase from around 0.1% of annual GGY to around 0.15% under the changes proposed. For operators generating between £10 million and £100 million annual GGY, fees would increase from around 0.18% of GGY to 0.22%, and more than 1,100 smaller operators generating less than £10 million annual GGY would receive a reduction in fees in cash terms.

31. Operators highlighted that the Commission should make further efficiency savings, a position which the government is supportive of. Under a 25% increase, the Commission will need to make efficiency savings of at least £8 million over the next five years. Consultation responses asserted that the Commission’s compliance activity and costs should reduce, given that operator compliance across the board has improved. However, in 2025/26 around a quarter of assessments in relation to crime prevention and consumer protection requirements found either significant failings or resulted in operators being put into special measures. This would imply that improvements in compliance are not uniform across the industry, and reductions in the Gambling Commission’s compliance activity would risk other failings not being identified.

Conclusions and next steps

32. The government will introduce secondary legislation to amend Gambling Commission application and annual operating licence fees to implement: 

• A headline 25% increase to operating licence fees with the exception of the following licence types: 
  • Society lotteries, for which licence fees will be frozen; 
  • General betting (limited) operating licences, where the basis on which fees are set will be adjusted to a market share-based approach based on gross gambling yield (GGY) instead of days of operation.
• An increase of 25% for personal licences, supplementary operating licences and single machine permits. 
• An increase of 25% for applications to vary an operating licence and changes of corporate control. 

33. It is intended that changes will come into effect from 1 October 2026.

Annex One: Annual fees by licence type - to take effect from 1 October 2026

Remote casino, bingo, virtual event betting licences, remote casino (host), bingo (host) and virtual event betting (host) licences, pool betting, betting intermediary, betting intermediary (trading rooms only).

	Category: GGY	F1: Less than £250,000	F2: £250,000 to £875,000	F3: £875,000 to £3m	G1: £3m to £10.5m	G2: £10.5m to £36.75m	H1: £36.75m to £130m	H2: £130m to £455m	I1: £455m to £1.6bn	J1: Greater than £1.6bn
Casino	Annual fee	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Bingo	Annual fee	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
General betting (Virtual Events)	Annual fee	£7,000	£12,375	£19,569	£27,337	£51,975	£112,556	£394,875	£1,181,625	£1,453,949 plus £272,324 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Game host (casino)	Annual fee	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Game host (bingo)	Annual fee	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Betting host (virtual events only)	Annual fee	£5,750	£10,406	£15,694	£21,937	£38,981	£89,628	£299,812	£914,475	£1,081,628 plus £167,153 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
General betting (real events)	Annual fee	£5,937	£11,531	£17,244	£24,300	£49,612	£104,219	£365,625	£1,130,250	£1,402,455 plus £272,205 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Betting host (real events only)	Annual fee	£4,687	£8,719	£12,981	£17,887	£31,894	£80,457	£267,637	£744,937	£911,844 plus £166,907 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Pool betting	Annual fee	£1,250	£1,547	£2,373	£5,400	£16,065	£56,278	£196,706	£693,562	£918,551 plus £224,989 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Betting intermediary	Annual fee	£5,562	£11,897	£14,919	£18,225	£24,806	£68,784	£225,225	£744,937	£951,056 plus £206,119 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Betting intermediary (trading rooms only)	Annual fee	£3,158	£6,782	£8,495	£10,388	£14,140	£39,207	£128,250	£422,362	£539,849 plus £117,488 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion

A flat additional annual fee of £6,250 is payable for a licence that combines two of remote casino, bingo and virtual event betting. A flat additional annual fee of £12,500 is payable for a licence that combines all three activities. 

A flat additional annual fee of £4,687 is payable for a licence that combines two of game host (casino), game host (bingo) and betting host (virtual events only). A flat additional annual fee of £9,375 is payable for a licence that combines all three activities.

Gambling software and GMT non-remote licences

	Category: Gross Value of Sales	A1: Less than £875,000	A2: £875,000 to £3m	A3: £3m to £10.5m	B1: £10.5m to £36.75m	B2: £36.75m to £130m	B3: £130m or greater
Gambling software (non-remote)	Annual fee	£1,094	£2,499	£7,425	£18,191	£52,109	£104,285
Gaming machine technical full (non-remote)	Annual fee	£1,334	£3,778	£11,475	£35,403	£104,219	£209,729
Gaming machine technical supplier (non-remote)	Annual fee	£1,225	£3,294	£9,788	£30,713	£78,890	£156,554
Gaming machine technical software (non-remote)	Annual fee	£656	£1,550	£4,050	£9,923	£25,013	£53,586

Gambling software and GMT remote licences

	Category: Gross Value of Sales	F1: Less than £875,000	F2: £875,000 to £3m	F3: £3m to £10.5m	G1: £10.5m to £36.75m	G2: £36.75m to £130m	H1: £130m or greater
Gambling software (remote)	Annual fee	£7,394	£13,756	£22,950	£42,525	£97,549	£191,880
Gaming machine technical full (remote)	Annual fee	£1,509	£4,263	£13,163	£40,871	£120,894	£243,329
Gaming machine technical supplier (remote)	Annual fee	£1,334	£3,685	£11,216	£34,586	£90,265	£180,530
Gaming machine technical software (remote)	Annual fee	£744	£1,647	£4,388	£11,104	£29,181	£59,540

All society lottery and external lottery manager licences

Society lotteries (non-remote)

Category	A1	B1	C1	D1	E1	E2
Annual proceeds	Less than £100,000	£100,000 to £500,000	£500,000 to £10m	£10m to £20m	£20m to £30m	£30m or greater
Annual fee	£400	£796	£1,677	£3,350	£5,025	£8,350

Society lotteries (remote)

Category	F1	G1	H1	I1	J1	K1
Annual proceeds	Less than £100,000	£100,000 to £500,000	£500,000 to £10m	£10m to £20m	£20m to £30m	£30m or greater
Annual fee	£400	£796	£1,677	£3,350	£5,025	£8,350

External lottery manager (non-remote)

Category	A1	B1	C1	D1	E1	E2	E3
Annual proceeds	Less than £550,000	£550,000 to £2.5m	£2.5m to £5.5m	£5.5m to £10m	£10m to £17.5m	£17.5m to £35m	£35m or greater
Annual fee	£2,983	£3,404	£5,813	£9,595	£22,731	£32,535	£43,875

External lottery manager (remote)

Category	F1	G1	H1	I1	J1	K1	L1
Annual proceeds	Less than £550,000	£550,000 to £2.5m	£2.5m to £5.5m	£5.5m to £10m	£10m to £17.5m	£17.5m to £35m	£35m or greater
Annual fee	£9,725	£27,403	£35,035	£53,196	£70,284	£84,063	£98,563

Non remote casino (1968 Act) and casino (2005 Act)

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £3m	A2: £3m to £36.75m	A3: £36.75m to £130m	B1: £130m to £455m	B2: £455m to £1.6bn	B3: Greater than £1.6bn
Casino 2005	Annual Fee	£7,763	£30,806	£102,968	£355,388	£709,489	£951,464 plus £241,975 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.6 billion
Casino 1968	Annual Fee	£7,763	£30,806	£102,968	£355,388	£709,489	£951,464 plus £241,975 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gaming yield above £1.6 billion

General betting limited

General betting limited (non-remote)

Category: GGY	A1: Less than £100,000	A2: £100,000 to £200,000	A3: £200,000 to £300,000	B1: £300,000 to £400,000	B2: £400,000 to £500,000	B3: £500,000 to £600,000	C1: £600,000 to £700,000	D1: £700,000 to £800,000	E1: £800,000 to £900,000	E2: £900,000 to £1m	E3: £1m to £1.1m	E4: £1.1m to £1.2m	E5: £1.2m to £1.3m	E6: Greater than £1.3m
Annual Fee	£252	£356	£459	£563	£667	£771	£875	£979	£1,083	£1,187	£1,291	£1,395	£1,499	£1,603 plus £104 for each complete additional £100,000 of annual gross gambling yield above £1.3m

General betting limited (remote)

Category	F1
GGY	Less than £550,000
Annual fee	£2,832

All other non-remote licences

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £250,000	A2: £250,000 to £875,000	A3: £875,000 to £3m	B1: £3m to £10.5m	B2: £10.5m to £36.75m	B3: £36.75m to £130m	C1: £130m to £455m	D1: £455m to £655m	E1: £655m to £855m	E2: £855m to £1.055bn	E3: £1.055bn to £1.255bn	E4: £1.255bn to £1.455bn	E5: £1.455bn to £1.655bn	E6: Greater than £1.655bn
General betting standard	Annual fee	£1,912	£2,756	£6,781	£16,200	£46,069	£95,881	£255,937	£393,437	£530,937	£668,437	£805,937	£943,437	£1,080,938	£1,220,938 plus £140,000 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £1.655 billion

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £250,000	A2: £250,000 to £875,000	A3: £875,000 to £3m	B1: £3m to £10.5m	B2: £10.5m to £36.75m	B3: £36.75m to £130m	C1: £130m to £455m	D1: £455m to £655m	E1: Greater than £655m
General betting standard (no gaming machines)	Annual fee	£1,156	£1,631	£2,616	£6,547	£20,081	£69,201	£237,291	£367,926	£498,674 plus £130,748 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million
Pool betting	Annual fee	£1,244	£1,519	£2,325	£6,225	£15,356	£50,025	£188,662	£292,447	£396,372 plus £103,925 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million
Bingo	Annual fee	£1,200	£1,547	£3,003	£9,619	£31,067	£69,201	£181,350	£280,353	£379,981 plus £99,628 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million
Adult gaming centre	Annual fee	£1,262	£1,687	£3,197	£10,462	£33,075	£72,953	£190,710	£295,109	£399,980 plus £104,871 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million
Family entertainment centre	Annual fee	£1,187	£1,392	£1,937	£4,185	£12,403	£41,687	£143,325	£221,332	£299,985 plus £78,653 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million
Betting intermediary	Annual fee	£2,216	£4,760	£5,962	£7,290	£9,922	£27,514	£90,000	£139,614	£189,227 plus £49,614 for each complete additional £200 million of annual gross gambling yield above £655 million

Annex Two: Application fees by licence fee type - to take effect from 1 October 2026

Remote casino, bingo, virtual event betting licences, remote casino (host), bingo (host) and virtual event betting (host) licences, pool betting, betting intermediary, betting intermediary (trading rooms only)

	Category: GGY	F1: Less than £250,000	F2: £250,000 to £875,000	F3: £875,000 to £3m	G1: £3m to £10.5m	G2: £10.5m to £36.75m	H1: £36.75m to £130m	H2: £130m to £455m	I1: £455m to £1.6bn	J1: Greater than £1.6bn
Casino	OL new application fee	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069
Bingo	OL new application fee	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069
General betting (standard) (virtual events)	OL new application fee	£8,185	£14,483	£25,628	£40,475	£55,060	£74,902	£101,895	£122,274	£165,069
Game host (casino)	OL new application fee	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357
Game host (bingo)	OL new application fee	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357
Betting host (virtual events only)	OL new application fee	£6,711	£11,876	£21,015	£33,189	£45,149	£61,420	£83,554	£100,264	£135,357
General betting (real events)	OL new application fee	£6,535	£12,649	£24,482	£38,368	£45,536	£54,043	£64,138	£67,147	£90,648
Betting host (real events only)	OL new application fee	£4,901	£9,487	£18,361	£28,776	£34,152	£40,532	£48,104	£50,360	£67,986
Pool betting	OL new application fee	£1,462	£1,782	£2,173	£3,400	£7,696	£17,419	£24,386	£36,580	£49,383
Betting intermediary	OL new application fee	£6,479	£13,914	£29,880	£37,425	£42,375	£47,980	£54,325	£65,904	£88,970
Betting intermediary (trading rooms only)	OL new application fee	£3,693	£7,931	£17,032	£21,332	£24,154	£27,348	£30,965	£37,565	£50,713

A flat additional application fee of £2,100 is payable for a licence that combines two of remote casino, bingo and virtual event betting. The flat additional application fee payable for a licence that combines all three activities is £4,200.

A flat additional application fee of £1,570 is payable for a licence that combines two of game host (casino), game host (bingo) and betting host (virtual events only). The flat additional application fee payable for a licence that combines all three of these activities is £3,140.

Gambling software and GMT non-remote licences

	Category: Gross Value of Sales	A1: Less than £875,000	A2: £875,000 to £3m	A3: £3m to £10.5m	B1: £10.5m to £36.75m	B2: £36.75m to £130m	B3: £130m or greater
Gambling software (non-remote)	OL new application fee	£1,265	£2,910	£8,189	£21,250	£31,875	£43,031
Gaming machine technical full (non-remote)	OL new application fee	£1,557	£4,450	£13,729	£39,445	£59,168	£79,877
Gaming machine technical supplier (non-remote)	OL new application fee	£1,402	£4,005	£12,357	£35,501	£53,251	£71,889
Gaming machine technical software (non-remote)	OL new application fee	£701	£2,002	£6,178	£17,750	£26,626	£35,945

Gambling software and GMT remote licences

	Category: Gross Value of Sales	F1: Less than £875,000	F2: £875,000 to £3m	F3: £3m to £10.5m	G1: £10.5m to £36.75m	G2: £36.75m to £130m	H1: £130m or greater
Gambling software (remote)	OL new application fee	£7,212	£13,307	£24,555	£44,198	£66,297	£99,446
Gaming machine technical full (remote)	OL new application fee	£1,731	£4,944	£14,126	£40,585	£60,877	£82,185
Gaming machine technical supplier (remote)	OL new application fee	£1,557	£4,450	£12,713	£36,526	£54,790	£73,966
Gaming machine technical software (remote)	OL new application fee	£779	£2,225	£6,357	£18,263	£27,395	£36,983

All society lottery and external lottery manager licences

Society lotteries (non-remote)

Category	A1	B1	C1	D1	E1	E2
Category: annual proceeds	A1: Less than £100,000	B1: £100,000 to £500,000	C1: £500,000 to £10m	D1: £10m to £20m	E1: £20m to £30m	E2: £30m or greater
OL new application fee	£235	£352	£469	£1,340	£2,233	£3,572

Society lotteries (remote)

Category: annual proceeds	F1: Less than £100,000	G1: £100,000 to £500,000	H1: £500,000 to £10m	I1: £10m to £20m	J1: £20m to £30m	K1: £30m or greater
OL new application fee	£235	£352	£469	£1,340	£2,233	£3,572

External lottery manager (non-remote)

Category	A1	B1	C1	D1	E1	E2	E3
Annual proceeds	Less than £550,000	£550,000 to £2.5m	£2.5m to £5.5m	£5.5m to £10m	£10m to £17.5m	£17.5m to £35m	£35m or greater
OL new application fee	£1,758	£2,928	£3,380	£4,100	£4,548	£8,683	£16,650

External lottery manager (remote)

Category	F1	G1	H1	I1	J1	K1	L1
Annual Proceeds	Less than £550,000	£550,000 to £2.5m	£2.5m to £5.5m	£5.5m to £10m	£10m to £17.5m	£17.5m to £35m	£35m or greater
OL new application fee	£1,758	£2,928	£3,383	£4,100	£4,434	£8,683	£16,538

Non remote casino (1968 Act) and casino (2005 Act)

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £3m	A2: £3m to £36.75m	A3: £36.75m to £130m	B1: £130m to £455m	B2: £455m to £1.6bn	B3: Greater than £1.6bn
Casino 2005	OL new application fee	£7,212	£21,635	£64,904	£97,356	£146,034	£197,145
Casino 1968	OL new application fee	£7,212	£21,635	£64,904	£97,356	£146,034	£197,145

General betting limited

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £100,000	A2: £100,000 to £200,000	A3: £200,000 to £300,000	B1: £300,000 to £400,000	B2: £400,000 to £500,000	B3: £500,000 to £600,000	C1: £600,000 to £700,000	D1: £700,000 to £800,000	E1: £800,000 to £900,000	E2: £900,000 to £1m	E3: £1m to £1.1m	E4: £1.1m to £1.2m	E5: £1.2m to £1.3m	E6: Greater than £1.3m
General betting limited (non-remote)	OL new application fee	£315	£444	£574	£704	£833	£963	£1,093	£1,222	£1,352	£1,482	£1,611	£1,741	£1,870	£2,000

General betting limited (remote)

	Category: GGY	F1: Less than £550,000
General betting limited (remote)	OL new application fee	£1,068

All other non-remote licences

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £250,000	A2: £250,000 to £875,000	A3: £875,000 to £3m	B1: £3m to £10.5m	B2: £10.5m to £36.75m	B3: £36.75m to £130m	C1: £130m to £455m	D1: £455m to £655m	E1: £655m to £855m	E2: £855m to £1.055bn	E3: £1.055bn to £1.255bn	E4: £1.255bn to £1.455bn	E5: £1.455bn to £1.655bn	E6: Greater than £1.655bn
General betting standard	OL new application fee	£2,178	£3,162	£4,590	£6,885	£10,328	£15,492	£23,238	£31,372	£37,871	£45,716	£55,187	£64,658	£74,128	£100,073

	Category: GGY	A1: Less than £250,000	A2: £250,000 to £875,000	A3: £875,000 to £3m	B1: £3m to £10.5m	B2: £10.5m to £36.75m	B3: £36.75m to £130m	C1: £130m to £455m	D1: £455m to £655m	E1: Greater than £655m
General betting standard (no gaming machines)	OL new application fee	£1,351	£1,764	£2,303	£3,108	£4,193	£5,657	£7,631	£9,266	£12,510
Pool betting	OL new application fee	£1,457	£1,762	£2,129	£2,660	£3,323	£4,151	£5,185	£5,829	£7,869
Bingo	OL new application fee	£1,392	£1,802	£2,335	£3,125	£4,183	£5,599	£7,494	£9,027	£12,187
Adult gaming centre	OL new application fee	£1,465	£1,897	£2,458	£3,290	£4,403	£5,893	£7,888	£9,502	£12,828
Family entertainment centre	OL new application fee	£1,392	£1,616	£1,876	£2,252	£2,702	£3,242	£3,890	£4,201	£5,672
Betting intermediary	OL new application fee	£2,592	£3,246	£4,066	£5,262	£6,811	£8,815	£11,409	£13,290	£17,941

Annex Three: Other fee changes - to take effect from 1 October 2026.

Personal licences

	Personal Management Licence	Personal Functional Licence
Current application fee	£370	£185
Current maintenance fee	£370	£145
New application fee (+25%)	£463	£231
New maintenance fee (+25%)	£463	£181

Supplementary licences (also known as linked licences)

	Current fee	New fee (+25%)
Application fee	£165	£206
First annual fee	£281.25	£352
Annual fee	£375	£469

Single machine permit

	Current fee	New fee (+25%)
Application fee	£40	£50

Applications to vary an operating licence

	Current fee	New fee (+25%)
Removal of a licensed activity	£40	£50
Amend another detail	£40	£50
Vary a condition	£40	£50
Change reference to an individual	£160	£200

Applications to vary combinations of remote licences

	Current fee	New fee
Add single activity to combined host operating licences	£1,256	£1,570
Add two activities to combined host operating licences	£2,512	£3,140
Add single activity to combined remote casino / bingo / virtual betting operating licences	£1,680	£2,100
Add two activities to combined remote casino / bingo / virtual betting operating licences	£3,360	£4,200
Vary a condition of one of the above combined licences	£40	£50

Changes of corporate control

	Current fee	New fee (+25%)
Simultaneous applications from two or more operators in the same group company, in respect of the same controller	£160	£200
Known or regulated new controllers	£160	£200
Simultaneous applications from two or more operators in the same group company, in respect of the same controller	£160	£200
New controller in family-owned small-scale operator	£160	£200