S.L. 583.3 Art. 3Annual licence fee for licensed gaming services. S.L. 583.05 S.L. 583.05

(1) Any person in possession of a licence issued by the Authority falling under paragraph 1(a) of the First Schedule to the

Gaming Authorisations Regulations, but excluding a limited duration licence, shall pay to the Authority a licence fee which shall be constituted of:

(a) the compliance contribution, payable for each and every licence period; and

(b) the non-refundable fixed annual licence fee, as stipulated in Part E or Part F of the First Schedule, as the case may be, and payable in advance for the twelve (12) running months following the issue of the licence and every anniversary thereof, throughout the duration of the licence:

Provided that where the gaming service is provided by a corporate group holding a licence in terms of regulation 10(3) of the

Gaming Authorisations Regulations, the entire corporate group shall be considered to be the "person" for the purposes of this regulation:

Provided further that where the gaming service provided is constituted solely of Type 4 gaming services, the non-refundable fixed annual licence fee referred to in paragraph (b) shall be that specifically referred to in Part F of the First Schedule, and for the avoidance of doubt, if a provider of gaming services is providing a Type 1, Type 2, and, or a Type 3 gaming service, or a Type 4 gaming service together with a Type 1, Type 2 and, or a Type 3 gaming service, the non-refundable fixed annual licence fee due shall be that referred to in Part E of the First Schedule

(2) The compliance contribution payable on qualifying activities consisting of Type 1 gaming services shall be determined in the manner stipulated in Part A of the First Schedule by reference to the gaming revenue generated during the licence period from the said Type 1 gaming services:

Provided that, for each and every licence period, except the licence period during which the licence is first acquired, the compliance contribution payable by any person in respect of Type 1 gaming services shall not be less than fifteen thousand euro (€15,000) and, throughout the duration of the licence, including the first licence period, the compliance contribution shall not exceed three hundred and seventy-five thousand euro (€375,000) in any one licence period.

(3) The compliance contribution payable on qualifying activities consisting of Type 2 gaming services shall be determined in the manner stipulated in Part B of the First Schedule by reference to the gaming revenue generated during the licence period from the said Type 2 gaming services:

Provided that, for each and every licence period, except the licence period during which the licence is first acquired, the compliance contribution payable by any person in respect of Type 2 gaming services shall not be less than twenty-five thousand euro (€25,000) and, throughout the duration of the licence, including the first licence period, the compliance contribution shall not exceed six hundred thousand euro (€600,000) in any one licence period.

(4) The compliance contribution payable on qualifying activities consisting of Type 3 gaming services shall be determined in the manner stipulated in Part C of the First Schedule by reference to the gaming revenue generated during the licence period from the said Type 3 gaming services:

Provided that for each and every licence period, except the licence period during which the licence is first acquired, the compliance contribution payable by any person in respect of Type 3 gaming services shall not be less than twenty-five thousand euro (€25,000) and, throughout the duration of the licence, including the first licence period, the compliance contribution shall not exceed five hundred thousand euro (€500,000) in any one licence period.

(5) The compliance contribution payable on qualifying activities consisting of Type 4 gaming services shall be determined in the manner stipulated in Part D of the First Schedule by reference to the gaming revenue generated during the licence period from the said Type 4 gaming services:

Provided that for each and every licence period, except the licence period during which the licence is first acquired, the compliance contribution payable by any person in respect of Type 4 gaming services shall not be less than five thousand euro (€5,000) and, throughout the duration of the licence, including the first licence period, the compliance contribution shall not exceed five hundred thousand euro (€500,000) in any one licence period.