Gaming arcade licence

Licence to operate an amusement arcade or similar business in accordance with Section 33i of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO) as well as a licence for the establishment and operation of an amusement arcade in accordance with Section 2 of the Brandenburg Gaming Arcades Act (BbgSpielhG).

Anyone wishing to commercially operate a gaming arcade or a similar business that serves exclusively or predominantly to install gaming devices or organise other games within the meaning of Section 33c (1) sentence 1 or Section 33d (1) sentence 1 GewO requires the relevant permit from the competent authority.

§ Section 33c of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
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• Application by a natural person
• - Application form (fully completed and signed)
• - Certificate of good conduct and information from the central trade register for submission to a
• Authority (GZR) Document type "O"
• ⇒ This information can be obtained from the residents' registration office responsible for the place of residence at
• The application must be submitted with the reference: 0401-III-3214-09 03/A and must not be older than three months.
• - Information on entries in the debtor register up to 31 December 2012 (Section 915a ZPO old law)
• ⇒ To be applied for at the local court of the place of residence and/or commercial establishment at that time.
• - Information on entries in the Central Debtor Register of the Central Enforcement Court
• - www.vollstreckungsportal.de (§ 882 b/h ZPO)
• - Information on entries in the insolvency register of the local court in whose district the applicant had a place of residence or a commercial establishment in the last three years (Section 26 InsO)
• - Certificate in tax matters from the responsible tax office
• - Record of acceptance by the building inspectorate - Floor plan of the business (scale 1:100) showing the location and spatial layout of the business
• are sufficiently visible. In addition to the operating rooms, this also includes all ancillary rooms and rooms for staff.
• - Installation licence for the installation of gaming machines, in accordance with § 33 c (1) GewO
   
• Application by a legal entity (e.g. GmbH, AG):
• Application form (fully completed and signed)
• (in the case of legal entities with several legal representatives, the personal details of the representatives must be stated on a supplementary sheet)
• Information from the central trade register for submission to an authority (GZR)
• ⇒ This information must be applied for at the responsible trade office under the reference: 0401-III-3214-09 03/A and must not be older than three months.
• Information on entries in the debtor register up to 31 December 2012 (Section 915a ZPO old law)
• ⇒ To be applied for at the local court of the commercial head office at this time.
• Information on entries in the Central Debtor Register of the Central Enforcement Court
• - www.vollstreckungsportal.de (§ 882 b/h ZPO)
• Information on entries in the insolvency register of the local court in whose district the applicant had a main commercial establishment in the last three years (Section 26 InsO)
• Certificate in tax matters from the responsible tax office
• Record of acceptance by the building inspectorate - Floor plan of the business (scale 1:100) from which the location and spatial organisation of the business are sufficiently clear. In addition to the operating rooms, this also includes all ancillary rooms and rooms for personnel.
• Installation licence for the installation of gaming machines, in accordance with § 33 c (1) GewO
• If the company is registered with the local court, an extract from the register
• Shareholders' agreement for companies in formation (pre-companies)
• For each managing director or all persons authorised to represent the company by law, the articles of association or the shareholders' agreement :
•   Certificate of good conduct and information from the central trade register for submission to an authority (GZR) document type "O"
• ⇒ This information must be requested from the residents' registration office responsible for the place of residence under the reference: 0401-III-3214-09 03/A and must not be older than three months.
•   Information on entries in the debtor register up to 31 December 2012 (Section 915a ZPO old law)
• ⇒ To be applied for at the local court of the place of residence and/or commercial establishment at that time.
•   Information on entries in the Central Debtor Register of the Central Enforcement Court
• - www.vollstreckungsportal.de (§ 882 b/h ZPO)
•   Information on entries in the insolvency register of the local court in whose district the applicant had a place of residence or a commercial establishment in the last three years (Section 26 InsO)
• Certificate in tax matters from the responsible tax office

Regulated in Section 33i of the Industrial Code and in the Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act:

• § Section 33i of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
• Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act (BbgSpielhG)

• § Section 33i of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
• § Section 2 Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act (BbgSpielhG)

The Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act must be observed.

• § Section 2 Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act (BbgSpielhG)

• Gaming arcade licence in Brandenburg

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The competent authority for the licence in accordance with Section 33i of the Trade Regulation Act is the local regulatory authority (Section 1 (1) of the Ordinance on Responsibilities in Trade Law [GewRZV])

The local regulatory authorities are also responsible for issuing licences in accordance with the Brandenburg Gaming Halls Act (Section 9 (1) BbgSpielhG).

The duties of the local public order authorities are carried out by the local authorities, the independent municipalities, the association municipalities, the co-administrating municipalities and the independent towns (Section 3 of the Public Order Authorities Act - OBG)

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