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Conditions for granting a bingo licence



A bingo licence can be granted if
  • the bingo is run to promote a charitable or other non-profit purpose
  • running the lottery is not obviously inappropriate in respect of the public interest
  • the licence authorities have no good reason to suspect the applicant is going to operate against the rules and regulations issued on lotteries.
If the applicant has not paid the lottery tax within the prescribed period or has not rendered the accounts, a new licence will not be granted until the tax arrears are paid and the accounts deposited with the authorities.

The applicant must also include a report stating that the draw arrangements used in the bingo operation are reliable and that the premises reserved for the purpose are appropriate for playing bingo.

A new bingo licence will not be granted without special reason if the proceeds obtained from the bingo operation have been in obvious disproportion to the revenue accumulated from the participation charges or if the operation has made a loss in two successive financial years.



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