🎲 Bandai Namco Amusement Europe Limited

This company is a non-remote gambling operator authorised in Great Britain under an operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission. It is part of the Bandai Namco group of companies, which operates amusement and entertainment businesses internationally. The business is currently recorded by the regulator as active.

The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 1993 under the name Namco Operations Europe Limited. It subsequently changed its corporate name to Namco UK Limited in 2015 and later to its present name in 2022. It forms part of the wider Bandai Namco corporate structure originating from the merger of Bandai and Namco in the mid‑2000s, which combined video games, toys and amusement operations under a single group.

Historically, the company has been involved in the operation and management of amusement and family entertainment centres in the UK and Europe, including arcades and prize-redeeming machines. Its business activities, as recorded in official company filings, fall within the category of amusement and recreation activities. The Gambling Commission register lists it alongside other gambling businesses because certain forms of machine-based amusement and prize activity fall within the statutory definition of gambling and require regulatory authorisation.

Licensing and Operations

The company holds a Gambling Commission operating licence in Great Britain. The licence is non-remote and permits it to be involved in regulated gambling activities associated with its amusement and entertainment operations, primarily relating to the provision and operation of gaming machines.

Under the Gambling Act 2005, an operating licence of this type is required for businesses that manufacture, supply, install, adapt, maintain or operate certain categories of gaming machines, or that make such machines available for use on their premises. Holding this licence allows the company to conduct these activities in compliance with the regulatory framework overseen by the Commission.

The public register entry shows the licence status as active. There is no indication on the register that the operating licence has been surrendered, lapsed or revoked. The Commission’s listing places the company among other licensed gambling businesses, reflecting its authorised role in regulated machine-based gambling, even though its wider commercial focus is on amusement and family entertainment.

Regulatory History

The Gambling Commission’s public register entry for this operator does not list any regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, licence suspensions or revocations. There is no record on the register of formal regulatory enforcement action taken against the company.

If the Commission were to impose sanctions or vary the licence conditions, such actions would typically be recorded on the public register; as of the latest available information, no such entries are shown for this licence holder.