NO remuneration is to be offered or paid to, or received by, a person for conducting gambling, except a caller of housie or an authorised representative of the society conducting the gambling. Licensed Promoters can be employed only by a society holding a licence to conduct Class 3 Gambling. NO commission can be offered or paid to, or received by, a person for conducting gambling, except if a Licensed Promoter is employed.

Obtain a licence - Class 3 gambling forms What gambling proceeds can be used forMoney obtained from gambling must benefit the community, as determined by the Gambling Act 2003.

If it is not renewed, it expires at the end of the 12-month period for which it was issued. A housie licence is valid for one year, and must be renewed each year.

Note: A housie licence can be granted only to a corporate society. Each subsequent activity requires a separate licence application. With the exception of housie, a Class 3 gambling licence is a 'one-off' issued for the duration of that specific activity (e.g. These should be sent to the Department's Gambling Group. Obtain a licenceWhere the total value of all prizes (the retail value for any non-cash prizes) for any of the above games (excluding housie) exceeds $5,000 the gambling activity must be conducted by a society and the relevant forms filled in to obtain a licence.

Classes of gambling If you have a query you can contact the Gambling Group on 0800 257 887 or by email to.

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