🎲 Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company

This company is a land-based gambling operator in Great Britain associated with the historic Brighton Palace Pier entertainment complex. It holds an active operating licence from the Gambling Commission and is authorised to provide certain forms of regulated gambling on a non-remote basis. The company forms part of the corporate structure around Brighton Palace Pier and is a subsidiary within The Brighton Pier Group plc.

The undertaking originated as a Victorian-era company incorporated under the Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Act 1888 to construct and operate a pleasure pier at Brighton. Over time, the pier developed into a mixed leisure and amusement facility, including gaming machines and other regulated gambling products. In modern times the company has continued as the corporate vehicle through which the pier’s trading and associated regulated gambling activities are conducted.

According to group annual reports, the company is a 100% owned immediate subsidiary of Brighton Palace Pier (Holdings) Limited, which in turn is part of The Brighton Pier Group plc. Group disclosures indicate that all cash and trading in relation to Brighton Palace Pier are managed through this subsidiary, including activities that fall under Gambling Commission regulation. The company’s historical role as the pier-owning and operating entity has therefore been combined with its function as the licensed gambling operator for the site’s regulated products.

Licensing and Operations

The company holds an Operating Licence issued by the Gambling Commission of Great Britain. The licence is currently recorded as active on the Commission’s public register. As an operating licence, it authorises the company to offer specified forms of commercial gambling in Great Britain, subject to the detailed licence conditions and codes of practice set by the regulator.

Public register information confirms that the licence covers non-remote (land-based) activities rather than online (remote) gambling. In the context of a pier-based leisure complex, this typically relates to the provision and management of gaming machines and other on-site facilities that fall within the statutory definition of gambling. The precise licensed activities (such as the specific categories of gaming machines or other permissions) are defined in the Gambling Commission’s licence record and associated schedules.

The company also holds registered trading names under its Gambling Commission account, which are used for the branding of its licensed activities as required by regulation. These trading names are listed on the Commission’s public register and are linked to the same operating licence.

The licence status on the Gambling Commission register is shown as active, and there is no indication in the register that the operating licence has been surrendered, lapsed, or revoked. The company therefore remains authorised to carry on the licensed activities specified on its operating licence, subject to ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.

Regulatory History

The Gambling Commission’s public register entry for this operator does not record any published regulatory sanctions, such as financial penalties, licence suspensions, or revocations. There is no indication on the register of licence reviews resulting in formal enforcement outcomes.

If any regulatory actions had been taken and published by the Commission, they would normally appear in the operator’s public register record or in separate regulatory action notices. As of the latest available information, no such actions are recorded against this licence.