A Temporary Use Notice (TUN) allows the use of premises for gambling where there is no premises licence but where a gambling operator wishes to use the premises temporarily for providing facilities for gambling. Premises that might be suitable for a TUN include hotels, conference centres, and sporting venues.
A TUN is granted to a person or company holding a relevant operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission. For example, the holder of a betting operating licence could apply to provide betting facilities at a snooker tournament.
Further advice can be obtained from the gambling commission
The same set of premises can have a number of TUNs, provided they do not exceed 21 days in any 12 month period.
Further Guidance is available here
Application form is available here
An Occasional Use Notice (OUN) are designed to allow licensed betting operators to provide betting facilities at genuine sporting events (such as point-to point racecourses and golf courses for major competitions) within the boundaries of the identified venue on a specific date, without the need for a full betting premises licence. OUNs can only be relied upon for a total of eight days or less in a calendar year.
The limit applies to the venue and not the individual submitting the notice. Each notice must specify the day on which it has effect, and notices can be given in relation to consecutive days as long as the overall limit of eight days in a calendar year is not exceeded.
A notice must:
- be served by a person who is responsible for the administration of events on the track or by the occupier of the track.
- be served on the Licensing Authority and copied to the Chief Officer of Devon and Cornwall Police.
- specify the day on which it has effect. Notices may be given in relation to consecutive days, so long as the overall limit of eight days is not exceeded in a calendar year. An OUN must be submitted for each day that betting activity will be conducted on the premises. If betting activity is to be held over a period of 8 consecutive days, the operator will be required to submit 8 separate notices.
- There is no fee associated with giving an Occasional Use Notice.
Provided that the notice will not result in betting facilities being available for more than eight days in a calendar year, there is no provision for counter-notices or objections to be submitted.
Betting operators cannot provide gaming machines at tracks by virtue of an Occasional Use Notice.