As an amusement machine operator we are required to fulfil certain
obligations regarding licences and permits for gambling machines
as well as music systems.
We must also inform our sites of their obligations when supplying
equipment.
CLUB & FRUIT MACHINES
Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD) to pay on each fruit
machine based on stake and jackpot prize.
There are some exclusions, please refer to the HMRC site for further information on categorisation and tariffs.
MUSIC SYSTEMS
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) collects and distributes
royalties on behalf of the record companies and performers
granting licences for playing sound recordings in public.
Performing Right Society (PRS for Music) collects and distributes
the royalties to its members.
To play any kind of music from live performance to music on-hold
you must ensure that you hold a relevant licence for the premises,
this also includes televisions and projector systems. There are some exclusions, please refer
to the PPL & PRS site
for further information on categorisation and tariffs.