The Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
S.I. 2008/1330 · Made 19 May 2008
Betting, Gaming And Lotteries
Made 19th May 2008
Coming into force in accordance with Regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(5) to (7) and section 355(1) of the Gambling Act 2005f1.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 355(4)(c) of that Act.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Categories of Casino Regulations 2008 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
In these Regulations “casino premises licence” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Gambling Act 2005.
2Classification of casinos
This regulation specifies the matters by reference to which a casino is to be classified for the purposes of the Gambling Act 2005 as—
a large casino,
a small casino, or
below the minimum size for a licensed casino.
A casino is a large casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 1,500 square metres, but is less than 3,500 square metres.
A casino is a small casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 500 square metres, but is less than 1,500 square metres.
A casino is below the minimum size for a licensed casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is less than 500 square metres.
In this regulation a reference to parts of a casino used for providing facilities for gambling is a reference to—
where a casino premises licence has effect in respect of the casino, those parts of the premises shown on the plan included in the licencef1 as the parts that will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence;
where an application for a casino premises licence in respect of the casino has been made and not determined, those parts of the premises shown on the plan that accompanied the application as the parts which will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence f2; or
in any other case, those parts of the premises that would be required to be shown on the plan accompanying an application for a casino premises licence (were such an application to be made in respect of the premises) as the parts which would be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence.
Signature
Andy Burnham
Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
19th May 2008
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify the matters by reference to which a casino is to be classified for the purposes of the Gambling Act 2005 as a large or small casino, or as below the minimum size for a licensed casino.
A casino is a large casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 1,500 square metres but is less than 3,500 square metres.
A casino is a small casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino used for providing facilities for gambling is equal to or exceeds 500 square metres but is less than 1,500 square metres.
A casino is below the minimum size for a licensed casino if the combined floor area of those parts of the casino which are used for providing facilities for gambling is less than 500 square metres.
For the purposes of the Regulations, parts of a casino are to be regarded as used for providing facilities for gambling if: they are shown on the plan included in a licence that has effect in respect of the premises as the parts that will be used for providing such facilities in reliance on the licence; if they were shown on the plan that accompanied an application for a casino premises licence in respect of the premises (where the application remains undetermined) as the parts that would be used for providing such facilities in reliance on the licence; or in any other case if they would be required to be shown on the plan accompanying such an application (were one to be made in respect of the premises) as the parts which would be used for providing such facilities in reliance on the licence.