Gaming machines with the possibility of winning: Apply for a licence to install them

With a licence to set up gaming machines with the possibility of winning, you can set up gaming machines anywhere in Germany. Each installation site must be individually authorised by the competent authority. Gaming machines may only be set up once you have all the necessary licences.

• § Section 33c of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
• Trade Costs Ordinance - GewKostVO M-V
• Article 15 in conjunction with Article 36 of the Act on the Functional Reform of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

1. Identity card or passport with a current registration certificate
   (for representation with written power of attorney: identity card or passport of the authorised representative, as well as a copy of the identity card of the principal)
2. Certificate in tax matters from the tax office
   (to be applied for at the tax office in your place of residence)
3. Certificate of good conduct in document type OG (for submission to an authority)
   (to be applied for at the local registration office responsible for your place of residence)
4. Information from the insolvency court as to whether proceedings have been opened
   (to be applied for at the local court of the place of residence)
5. Information from the central trade register in document type 9
6. Extract from the commercial register or, in the case of legal entities still being established, certificate of incorporation and partnership agreement
7. Certificate of instruction in player and youth protection
   (According to § 33c of the Trade and Commerce Code, a certificate from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce must prove that you have been instructed in the knowledge required to practise the trade).
8. Social concept
   (A social concept must be submitted for a licence to set up gaming devices with the possibility of winning in accordance with Section 33c (2) of the German Industrial Code. The social concept describes the measures to be taken to prevent the socially harmful effects of gambling).

A licence in accordance with Section 33c of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung) requires you to be reliable under trade law. Reliability is checked by the authorities when you apply for a licence.

• Firstly, you must obtain all the necessary documents and submit them to the authorities.
• The authority checks your commercial reliability
• If all requirements are met, you will receive the licence with a fee notice.

• Installation of gaming machines in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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The trade licensing office of the independent city, the large city belonging to a district, the office or the independent municipality in which the activity is to take place is responsible for processing the application in M-V.

Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Chamber of Crafts

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