GuidanceIs BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025
Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025
The Gambling Commission's guidance for licensing authorities.
Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025
- Changes to the Guidance for Licensing Authorities
- Part 1: General guidance on the role and responsibilities of licensing authorities in gambling regulation
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- Introduction
- Partnership working between the Commission and licensing authorities – shared regulation
- Co-ordination and contact
- Primary legislation
- Statutory aim to permit gambling
- The licensing objectives
- Codes of practice
- Licensing authority discretion (s.153 of the Act)
- Local risk assessments
- Licensing authority policy statement
- Limits on licensing authority discretion
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Other powers
- Part 2: The licensing framework
- Part 3: The Gambling Commission
- Part 4: Licensing authorities
- Part 5: Principles to be applied by licensing authorities
- Part 6: Licensing authority policy statement
- Part 7: Premises licences
- Part 8: Responsible authorities and interested parties definitions
- Part 9: Premises licence conditions
- Part 10: Review of premises licence by licensing authority
- Part 11: Provisional statements
- Part 12: Rights of appeal and judicial review
- Part 13: Information exchange
- Part 14: Temporary use notices
- Part 15: Occasional use notices
- Part 16: Gaming machines
- Part 17: Casinos
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- Casino premises
- Casino games
- Protection of children and young persons
- The process for issuing casino premises licences
- Resolutions not to issue casino licences
- Converted casinos (with preserved rights under Schedule 18 of the Act)
- Casino premises licence conditions
- Mandatory conditions – small casino premises licences
- Mandatory conditions – converted casino premises licences
- Default conditions attaching to all casino premises licences
- Self-exclusion
- Part 18: Bingo
- Part 19: Betting premises
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Part 20: Tracks
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- Definition of a track
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Track premises licences – differences from other premises licences
- Betting on tracks
- Licences and other permissions for the provision of betting facilities
- Betting on event and non-event days
- Social responsibility considerations for tracks
- Gaming machines
- Self-service betting terminals (SSBTs)
- Applications
- Licence conditions and requirements
- Part 21: Adult gaming centres
- Part 22: Licensed family entertainment centres
- Part 23: Introduction to permits
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Part 24: Unlicensed family entertainment centres
- Part 25: Clubs
- Part 26: Premises licensed to sell alcohol
- Part 27: Prize gaming and prize gaming permits
- Part 28: Non-commercial and private gaming, betting and lotteries
- Part 29: Poker
- Part 30: Travelling fairs
- Part 31: Crown immunity and excluded premises
- Part 32: Territorial application of the Gambling Act 2005
- Part 33: Door supervision
- Part 34: Small society lotteries
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- Small society lotteries
- The status of lotteries under the Act
- Licensing authority guidance
- Social responsibility
- External lottery managers’ licence status
- Lottery tickets
- Prizes
- Specific offences in relation to lotteries
- Application and registration process for small society lotteries
- Administration and returns
- Part 35: Chain gift schemes
- Part 36: Compliance and enforcement matters
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- Fees
- Enforcement officers and authorised persons
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Powers of entry – England and Wales
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Powers of entry in Scotland
- Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025Illegal gambling
- Test purchasing and age verification
- Primary Authority
- Prosecutions
- Other powers
- Case law, templates and case studies
- Appendix A: Summary of machine provisions by premises
- Appendix B: Summary of gaming machine categories and entitlements
- Appendix C: Summary of gaming entitlements for clubs and alcohol-licensed premises
- Appendix D: Summary of offences under the Gambling Act 2005
- Appendix E: Summary of statutory application forms and notices
- Appendix F: Inspection powers
- Appendix G: Licensing authority delegations
- Appendix H: Poker games and prizes
- Appendix I: Glossary of terms
Is BitStarz Safe to Use? Complete Guide 2025
- PO – Police Officer
- EO – Enforcement Officer
- AP – Authorised Person
- LAAP – Licensing Authority Authorised Person
| Section of Act | Classes of person | Premises to which the inspection power applies | Purpose for which inspection power is available |
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| S.307 Inspection of gambling | PO, EO, AP | Reasonable suspicion of provision at premises of gambling other than private and non-commercial gaming or betting |
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| S.308 Operating licence holders | PO, EO | Reasonable belief premises used by operating licensed holder for purpose connected with licensed activities | Whether there is compliance with licence conditions |
| S.309 Family Entertainment Centres | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises for which an application for a family entertainment centre gaming machine permit has been made |
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| S.310(1) Premises licensed for alcohol | EO, LAAP | Premises licensed for the supply of alcohol | A purpose connected with consideration of the application |
| S.310(2) Premises licensed for alcohol | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises licensed for alcohol for consumption on the premises |
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| S.311 Prize gaming permits | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises for which an application for a prize gaming permit has been made |
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| S.312(1)-(3) Clubs | PO, EO | Premises reasonably believed to be a members’ club, commercial club or miners welfare institute |
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| S.312(4) Clubs | LAAP | Premises for which an application for a club gaming permit or club machine permit has been made | A purpose connected with consideration of the application |
| S.313(1) Licensed premises | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which an application for a premises licence has been made | Assess likely effects of activities on licensing objectives |
| S.313(2) Licensed premises | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a premises licence is in force | A purpose connected with a premises licence review under s201 |
| S.314 Registered society lotteries | EO, LAAP | Premises owned or used by a (non-commercial) society registered with a local authority for exempt lotteries | Enquiries in connected with a lottery promoted on behalf of the society |
| S.315(1) Temporary use notice | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a temporary use notice has effect | Assess likely effectives of activities on licensing objectives |
| S.315(2) Temporary use notice | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a temporary use notice has effect | Whether activities accord with the temporary use notice |
Appendix E: Summary of statutory application forms and notices Next section
Appendix G: Licensing authority delegations
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