🎲 Elias Anthony William Parkin, Carol Jean Parkin & Anthony William Parkin

This entry describes a former small-scale land-based gambling operator in Great Britain that held a non-remote operating licence for gaming machines in a family entertainment centre. The business is no longer licensed by the Gambling Commission, and its operating licence has been revoked.

Company Background

The business was licensed by the Gambling Commission in the names of Elias Anthony William Parkin, Carol Jean Parkin and Anthony William Parkin. Publicly available regulatory records describe it as a non-remote operator of gaming machines in a family entertainment centre.

According to third-party licensing directories, the business traded under the name “Showtime Amusements” and operated a licensed Family Entertainment Centre. These sources identify the operation as being located in Heacham, Norfolk, and classify it within the family entertainment centre sector, which typically involves low-stake, low-prize gaming machines alongside other amusement facilities. No information is published by the Gambling Commission on the founding date of the business, its broader corporate structure, or any parent or associated companies.

There is no publicly available evidence in Gambling Commission records of additional brands, online gambling activities, or operations in other gambling sectors such as betting, bingo, casino, or lotteries. The regulatory record lists only a non-remote operating licence for gaming machines in a family entertainment centre.

Licence Status

The operator held a Gambling Commission non-remote operating licence for a Family Entertainment Centre, with the specific licence number 001280-N-102560-008. This licence authorised the provision and management of gaming machines in a land-based family entertainment centre environment in Great Britain. The licence did not cover remote (online) gambling.

According to the Gambling Commission’s public register, this non-remote Family Entertainment Centre licence was active from 1 January 2009. The licence remained in force until 4 December 2022, when it was revoked. The status on the public register is recorded as revoked rather than surrendered or lapsed.

There is no indication in the public register of any other operating licence types (such as remote casino, remote bingo, betting, or lottery licences) being held by the same account. The business therefore appears to have operated solely under this single non-remote Family Entertainment Centre operating licence for the duration of its regulatory approval.

As of the most recent update of the Gambling Commission register, the operator does not hold any active operating licences, and is not authorised to provide licensed gambling facilities in Great Britain.

Regulatory History

The Gambling Commission’s public register records that the operator’s non-remote Family Entertainment Centre operating licence was revoked on 4 December 2022. The reason stated for the revocation is non-payment of fees. This refers to the failure to pay regulatory fees due to the Commission, which can result in regulatory action including licence revocation.

There is no record on the public register of other formal regulatory sanctions such as licence suspensions, financial penalties, or public statements arising from compliance or enforcement investigations. Beyond the revocation for non-payment of fees, no additional regulatory actions or determinations are listed.

No information is published on any subsequent applications by the same individuals for new licences, nor on any transfer of the former business or its activities to another licensed operator.