Gambling equipment with the possibility of winning - type approval

• Requirements for the approval of gambling equipment www.gesetze-im-internet.de/spielv/__13.html • The requirements for the licensing of gambling equipment are regulated in §§ 12, 13 and 14 of the Gambling Ordinance (Spieleverordnung or SpielV) (see "Legal basis"). • § 14 Gambling Ordinance applies to goods gambling equipment, according to which some of the requirements that must also be observed for the licensing of money gambling equipment apply.

• Application for type approval The application must be submitted in written form with the applicant's signature to the Physical-Technical Federal Agency. • Description of the gambling equipment • Construction plan of the play equipment • Instructions for use of the gambling equipment • Technical description of the components of the gambling equipment • Sample equipment A sample equipment that must be complete and functional and suitable for series production. • Written declaration of the producer Written declaration by the producer that the gaming equipment to be tested fulfils the requirements specified in § 12 Sec. 2 Gambling Ordinance (Spielverordnung or SpielV). Supplementary technical descriptions may be submitted in electronic form. • More documents At the request of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, further documents must be submitted. A detailed list and description of the documents can be found on the website of the Physical-Technical Federal Agency in the published technical guidelines (under "Further information").

EUR 47.00 to EUR 67.00 (hourly rate), fee depending on processing time

• Trade Regulation (Gewerbeordnung or GewO) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/ • Gambling Ordinance (Spielverordnung or SpielV) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/spielv/BJNR001530962.html • Fees and hourly rates - cf. § 17 Gambling Ordinance (Spielverordnung or SpielV) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/spielv/__17.html

The processing time from submission of the application to the decision depends on: • the quality of the submitted documentation and the type design, • the need for change identified during the audit; and • of the number of applications to be processed.

• Website of the Physical-Technical Federal Agency www.ptb.de/spielgeraete • Gambling equipment with winning opportunities - permit service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327493/en/ • Gambling equipment with winning opportunities - confirmation installation location service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327495/en/ • Gambling with winning opportunities - issue of a clearance certificate service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329547/

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, National Metrology Institute) Abbestraße 2–12 10587 Berlin