Gambling event licence classes and types

A licensee must have a separate licence for each type of gambling event it conducts (i.e. 50/50, Regular Raffle, Bingo, etc.). Before applying for a gaming event licence, an applicant must review the event procedures within the Licensed Charitable Gaming Rules (PDF) to become familiar with the rules that must be followed.

A licence may be issued for a period of up to 12 months for a series of similar gaming events.

Licence Classes

Expand each class below to see more information, including event types, restrictions, processing fees, and processing times.

Eligible Gambling Events

  • Ticket Raffle
  • Independent Bingo
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Social Occasion Casino

Restrictions

  • No limit in gross revenue in a calendar year
  • No limit in gross revenue per licence
  • No limit on individual prize values
  • No limit on price per ticket

Processing Fee

  • $50

Processing Time

  • Complete applications require up to 10 weeks processing time

*An eligibility review is required for all first-time applicants on Class A and B applications who wish to raise funds for their own purposes. Organizations may be required to be reassessed every five years or sooner at the discretion of GPEB.

 

Class B: Gambling events that project $20,000 or less in gross revenue

Eligible Gambling Events

  • Ticket Raffle
  • Independent Bingo
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Social Occasion Casino
  • Poker

Restrictions

  • No limit in gross revenue in a calendar year
  • An allowed maximum of up to $20,000 in gross revenue per licence
  • No limit on individual prize values
  • No limit on price per ticket

Processing Fee

  • $25

Processing Time

  • Complete applications require up to 10 business days processing time

*An eligibility review is required for all first-time applicants on Class A and B applications who wish to raise funds for their own purposes. Organizations may be required to be reassessed every five years or sooner at the discretion of GPEB.

 

Class C: Gambling events held as part of Registered Provincial Fairs and Exhibitions only

Eligible Gambling Events

  • Ticket Raffle
  • Independent Bingo
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Limited Casino

Restrictions

  • No limit in gross revenue in a calendar year
  • No limit in gross revenue per licence
  • No limit on individual prize values
  • No limit on price per ticket

Processing Fee

  • $150

Processing Time

  • Complete applications require up to 10 weeks processing time
 

Class D: Gambling events that project $5,000 or less in gross revenue

Eligible Gambling Events

  • Ticket Raffle
  • Independent Bingo

Restrictions

  • A maximum gross revenue of up to $20,000 in a calendar year
  • A maximum gross revenue of up to $5,000 per licence
  • Individual prize values must not exceed $500 (at fair market value)
  • Purchased raffle prizes cannot exceed 50% of the projected gross revenue
  • A maximum $2 charge per individual ticket

Processing Fee

  • $10

Processing Time

  • Complete applications require up to 10 business days processing time

*An eligibility review is not required for a Class D licence.