Gambling premises licences and permits

You need a premises licence or permit if you want to offer gambling activities in Cumberland.

Gambling premises licences

You need a premises licence if gambling is the main activity. This includes:

• betting shops and race tracks
• bingo halls
• adult gaming centres (AGC)
• family entertainment centres (FEC)
• casinos (not permitted and no existing operators)

Each licence has conditions you must follow.

Gambling permits

Permits cover lower-risk or supplementary gambling activities. These include:

• club gaming permits
• club machine permits
• alcohol-licensed premises gaming machine permits (such as pubs)
• unlicensed family entertainment centre permits
• prize gaming permits

You do not need a permit for machines already allowed by a premises licence.

We also register small society lotteries.