🎲 David Pluck (North West) Limited

This company is a British land‑based betting operator that runs licensed betting shops in the North West of England. It is authorised by the Gambling Commission to provide betting services and, as of the latest public register information, its operating licence is recorded as active. The business traces its origins to 1980 and has traded under several related names during its history.

The company was incorporated on 5 February 1980 as a private limited company. It originally used the name Dave Pluck (Racing) Limited and later David Pluck (Widnes) Limited before adopting its present name in 2002. The business was founded by bookmaker David Pluck, who opened an initial betting office in Widnes in 1980. Over subsequent decades it expanded into a chain of licensed betting shops trading under the name Dave Pluck Bookmakers in the North West of England.

Publicly available company records describe it as an independent bookmaker rather than part of a larger gambling group. There is no indication in those records of a listed parent company or of ownership by a major corporate gambling group. The founder, David Pluck, has been reported in industry and local media as the owner and principal figure associated with the business.

Licensing and Operations

According to the Gambling Commission public register, the company holds an operating licence issued under the Gambling Act 2005. The licence is categorised as a General Betting Standard (Non‑Remote) operating licence. This authorises it to provide facilities for betting in licensed premises such as high‑street betting shops, covering activities including taking bets on sports, racing and other events, and operating associated betting facilities on those premises in Great Britain.

The public register also shows an Ancillary Remote operating licence associated with the same account, recorded as active from October 2023. An Ancillary Remote licence permits limited remote gambling facilities that are ancillary to non‑remote operations, such as enabling customers on licensed premises to place bets by telephone or other remote communication with that operator.

The company’s primary mode of operation is through retail betting shops. Trade sources and local business reporting describe an estate of several dozen licensed betting offices across areas including Merseyside, Greater Manchester and parts of the wider North West region. These premises offer over‑the‑counter betting and, in line with typical British betting shop operations, may also host authorised gaming machines within the scope of relevant premises licences and machine regulations.

The Gambling Commission licence for this operator has been in place since 2009 for non‑remote general betting, with the ancillary remote permission added later. The current status of the operating licence on the Commission’s register is listed as active, indicating that the company remains authorised to offer the licensed activities in Great Britain, subject to compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

Regulatory History

A search of publicly available Gambling Commission enforcement announcements and trade press reports does not show any published regulatory sanctions, financial penalties or licence suspensions specifically naming this company. There is no record in those sources of formal public statements by the Commission alleging licence breaches or imposing regulatory settlements on this operator.

This absence of listed actions in public enforcement summaries does not preclude the possibility of routine regulatory engagement, assessments or compliance activity; it indicates only that no enforcement outcomes have been publicly reported by the Commission in relation to this licence holder up to the latest available information.