Arcade permit

Prior to commencing operation of the gaming arcade, an application for a permit must be submitted to the Senator for Economics, Labor and Europe, Department of Commercial Affairs. The application can only be processed once it has been submitted in full to the authorities. In the process, all information on the arcade is checked to ensure that it is correct and that it qualifies for a permit under the law. In addition, the applicant's reliability under commercial law is checked. This check can take up to 12 weeks.

All applicants are advised to contact the responsible office in advance. It is also possible to arrange an appointment outside regular opening hours.

More information

The following list shows the providers that offer staff training and expert examinations in accordance with Section 3 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Bremen Gaming Halls Act.

Status: April 2024

Staff training in accordance with Section 4 (1) sentence 2 number 2 BremSpielhG:

• Merlato GmbH

Annenheider Str. 257

27755 Delmenhorst

Phone: +49 4221 2890469

E-mail: info@merlato.de

• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin e.V.

Große Hamburger Str. 18

10115 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 66633 41

E-mail: spielerschutz@caritas-berlin.de

www.caritas-schulung.de

• Society for Player Protection and Prevention mbH

Im Tiergarten 22b

55411 Bingen on the Rhine

Phone: +49 6721 185 97 0

www.gsp-spielerschutz.de

• Origo GmbH

Gunther-Plüschow-Strasse 15

50829 Cologne

Phone: +49 4668 86 0

www.origo-akademie.de

• HWR Academy for Prevention & Employee Training

Staustraße 12

26122 Oldenburg

Phone: +49 441 2177 9099

Fax +49 441 2177 9088

E-mail: info@hwr-ol.de

Examination of expertise according to § 4b BremSpielhG:

• HEINZE, LANGE, v. Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

Am Tiergarten 2

30559 Hanover

Phone: +49 511 8074 083 0

Fax: +49 511 8074 083 3

E-mail: f.heinze@hlvs.de

• Orgo GmbH

Gunther-Plüschow-Strasse 15

50829 Cologne

Phone: +49 4668 86 0

www.origo-akademie.de

• Completed application form (printout under Forms)
• Identity card or passport with a current registration certificate
  

  in the case of 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

• Certificate in tax matters of the tax office
  

  (to be applied for at the tax office of the place of residence)

• Information from the insolvency court as to whether proceedings have been opened
  

  (to be applied for at the district court of the place of residence)

• 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 residence)

• Information from the central trade register in document type 9
  

  This can be applied for via the trade registration office. The Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation -Commercial Affairs-, Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen should be specified as the recipient when applying.

  If a legal entity is planned as the operator, information for this legal entity and the entire management is required.

• Commercial register excerpt

• Application for a permit to operate an amusement arcade (natural person) (pdf, 1.5 MB)
  

• Application for a permit to operate an amusement arcade (legal entity) (pdf, 1.6 MB)
  

• Sample annual report (pdf, 235.4 KB)
  

The permit fee is set between 477.00 and 8,866.00 euros, depending on the period of validity, the arcade area and the number of playground equipment.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

A gaming arcade license must be available when the arcade opens.
The permit expires if the permit holder does not operate an amusement arcade for one year.

How long does it take to process

12 weeks must be scheduled for the processing of the application.

• Bremisches Spielhallengesetz (BremSpielhG)
• Kostenverordnung der Wirtschaftsverwaltung (WKostV)