This page contains information about the Gambling Act 2005 and our 'Gambling Statement of Licensing Policy'. If you need any help or advice about anything on this page please contact us by telephone or email. Our telephone line is open Monday to Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday 9am - 4:30pm. You can also offer us feedback on our service by filling out our online customer feedback form.
Under the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act) Leeds City Council licences all bookmakers, casinos, amusement arcades and bingo halls as well as issuing various other gambling permits.
As part of the new Act we are required to publish a ‘Statement of Licensing Policy’ which shows how we will promote the three licensing objectives of:
- 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.
On this page you can download a copy of our 'Statement of Licensing Policy'. The policy was approved at a meeting of the Full Council on the 13th December 2006 and will come into effect on the 31st January 2007.
Before Full Council approval a draft policy was produced which was put out to public consultation between June and September 2006. If you would like a copy of the consultation report or a report which summarises the changes that were made to the policy as a result of the consultation please contact us.