The UK Gambling Commission are to extend the application process of applying for the Licencing Act.
The UK Gambling Commission has extended its application for gambling operators to apply for a non-remote licence.
The extension follows the governmental body enforcing the introducing a change in the licencing laws earlier this year.
The Commission’s new legislation is called the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act. This Act will change the relationship between gambling companies and the British government. Currently, the law states that while gambling companies need a licence to practice, the licence does not have to be distributed to them from the British government. Because of this, many gambling firms are based in countries such as Malta, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and particularly Gibraltar. Once the Act comes in, however, they will no longer be able to host British players on their sites, unless they obtain a British remote operating licence from the Gambling Commission.
Gambling firms had until the 16th of September to submit their licences to the British government. This has now been extended.
The Commission said that the extension would allow applicants to navigate through the application in a way that “reflects their business model and individual circumstances”, by offering firms the option to skip questions that are not applicable to them.
The application online system also allows applicants to upload various information and supporting documents, such as certified copies of identity documents and banks statements. This, the Gambling Commission say, will help reduce the risk of delivery delays and original documents being lost in the post.
Dawn Best, licensing manager at the Gambling Commission, said: “This further development of online services for non-remote operators builds on the introduction of the online application service for remote operators in February.
“This is a further step along the way to providing a complete set of eServices for all applicants and licensees.”
The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act is scheduled to come into force on October 1st 2014.
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