Occasional and temporary use notices

Occasional use notice

An Occasional Use Notice (OUN) allows licensed bookmakers to provide betting facilities at genuine sporting events for a short period of time, without needing a full betting premises licence. For example, at point-to point racecourses or major golf tournaments.

An occasional use notice:

• must be served by a person who is responsible for the administration of events on the track or by an occupier of the track
• cannot be used for more than eight days in a calendar year for any one venue
• 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 eight consecutive days, the operator will be required to submit eight separate notices

Apply

Please contact our Licensing team for a Notice form at [email protected].

Next steps

We will send you an acknowledgement of your notice as soon as is reasonably practicable.

You must ensure that a copy of your notice is sent to the Chief Officer of Police.

Last updated 20 April 2026