Change of licence holder or ownership
If you hold a venue licence and want to sell or lease the business, new operators will need to apply for a venue licence.
Venue licences are not transferable. However, if a new application is made prior to settling the lease or purchase, the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission may issue a provisional venue licence to the new operators to allow them to continue gaming activities while the new application is assessed and determined by the Commission.
Applications for a venue licence should be submitted to the Liquor and Gaming Branch at least 28 days prior to finalising any sale or lease arrangements.
Additionally, new operators should contact Network Gaming for keno related matters and MaxGaming regarding operation of gaming machines.
Where the holder of a venue licence that allows for the operation electronic gaming machines is going to change, the outgoing and incoming venue licence holders need deal with the issue of Jackpot prize pool funds.
Refer to Change of venue licence holder for additional information.
Amendment to venue licence and conditions
If you have a venue licence, you can apply for an amendment to the licence and its conditions. The Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission may also propose an amendment in certain circumstances.
An application to amend a venue licence and conditions is required if you intend to:
- Increase or decrease the number of electronic gaming machines (EGMs).
- Modify the size or location of your restricted gaming area (RGA) - orange area on your venue licence plan.
- Modify the size or location of your gaming area - green line on your venue licence plan.
- Move position of, increase, or decrease the number of coin change machines.
A venue licence amendment is NOT needed to:
- Move position of the EGMs within the existing RGA.
- Make changes to your premises that do not change the RGA or gaming area of the venue licence.
However, even if you don't need to change your venue licence, you may need to seek an alteration to your liquor licence.
Submitting an amendment of venue licence and conditions application:
Proposed changes must not be made until the Commission determines the application.
What happens to the venue amendment application:
Once a full application has been received, you will be given 28 days to provide a submission. You will be contacted by the Liquor and Gaming Branch to review the proposed changes to the venue licence and confirm the suitability of the changes.
Once you respond to the Branch, the application will be determined by the Commission and you will be notified of the outcome.
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Transferring electronic gaming machine authorities
A venue licence holder can apply to the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission to amend or transfer the number of Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) authorities issued on its licence.
There are restrictions that apply to the amendment or transfer of authorities depending on the request. The Liquor and Gaming Branch is able to provide further detailed advice about this.
If your application is successful, you will receive an adjustment to your quarterly licence fee.
If your application is successful a pro-rata refund for the decrease in authorities may be applicable.