Fees and charges

Racing and bookmaking licensing fees and charges.

Fees and charges are subject to change on 1 January each year.

When paying by cheque for a racing fee the cheque must be made payable to the Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia.

Fees are generally not refunded if an application is not approved.

2020 fees and charges

Betting
Fee description	Fee
Application for a designated sporting event	$51.50
Application for on-course telephone betting	$72
Application for on-course internet betting	$364
Application for approval to use a computer betting ledger system	$77
Application for offshore betting	$703

Bookmakers
Fee description	Fee
Bookmaker	$735.50
Bookmaker's employee licence/renewal	$35.50
Bookmaker's manager licence	$178.50
Renewal of bookmaker's manager licence	$95
Approval to become a member of a partnership that holds a bookmaker's licence	$113.50
Approval to occupy a position of authority in a body corporate that holds a bookmaker's licence	$113.50

Bookmaker annual licence fee
Fee description	Fee
On total turnover not exceeding $250,000	$411
On total turnover greater than $250,000 but not exceeding $1,000,000	$839
On total turnover greater than $1,000,000	$1260.50

On course totalisator annual licence fee
Fee description	Fee
On total turnover not exceeding $10,000	$0
On total turnover greater than $10,000, but not exceeding $171,667	$51.50
On total turnover greater $171,667	0.03% of the turnover for the year

Racing and Wagering Western Australia Employee
Fee description	Fee
Director and Key Employee	$483
Renewal Director and Key Employee	$132.50

Other fees
Fee description	Fee
Fee for an appeal to the Commission in connection with a betting dispute	$173.50
Fee on provision of a copy of a transcript of an appeal hearing, for each page	$4
Fee on applying for the issue of a duplicate licence	$35.50

Page reviewed 12 June 2019