New Adult Gaming Centre licence application
As we saw with the old Barclays Bank, Councils have very little opportunity to refuse licences.
There is an application to licence the Star Sports Bookmakers premises as an adult gaming centre – Little Vegas, 4 – 6 Cricklewood Lane NW2 1EX.
We are now told that representations to gambling applications must relate to one or more of the 3 gambling objectives, these are as follows:-
- 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.
Barnet are not able to consider an objection based on multiple premises of a similar type being in close proximity and would not be able to accept an objection based purely on the name of the premises.
Any representations must be made by 19 December 2024.
Link for the Barnet website reference: GAAGC1/24/72134