🎲 Royston Gordon Holbrook and Annette Holbrook

This entry covers a pair of individually licensed gambling operators in Great Britain who run retail betting premises rather than a large corporate group. They operate under a non-remote (land-based) operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission and are currently listed as active. Publicly available regulatory material identifies them principally in connection with betting shop activity under the trading name “The Winning Post”.

No publicly accessible regulatory or corporate sources consulted provide a founding date for the business, detailed corporate structure, or information on group affiliations. Available information indicates that the operation is held in the names of the individual licensees rather than through a separately named corporate parent. There is no verifiable public data on additional brands beyond the trading name recorded on the Gambling Commission’s public register.

Licensing and Operations

According to the Gambling Commission’s public register, the licence held is an operating licence issued under the Gambling Act 2005. The licence is active and authorises non-remote betting activities. This type of licence permits the operator to provide betting services to customers in person at licensed premises in Great Britain, subject to compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

The public register records at least one trading name associated with the licence, “The Winning Post”. Under this trading name, the licensees are associated with multiple betting premises listed on the Gambling Commission register. These premises operate as licensed betting shops, offering over-the-counter betting services. There is no indication from the available regulatory sources that they hold remote (online) operating licences for betting, casino, or other remote gambling activities.

The operation participates in the national online self-exclusion scheme GamStop, as indicated by public industry and regulatory references. Participation in GamStop is mandatory for relevant licensed betting operators in Great Britain and is a condition of holding certain categories of operating licence.

No information is published on the public register regarding additional gambling sectors such as casino, bingo, gaming machines supply, or software supply being licensed under this account. The available data therefore indicates a focus on non-remote betting shop activity rather than a diversified multi-vertical gambling portfolio.

Regulatory History

A review of information available via the Gambling Commission’s public register and other publicly accessible regulatory references does not show any recorded regulatory sanctions, fines, or licence suspensions against this licence account. There are no published regulatory settlements, public statements of non-compliance, or licence reviews specifically associated with this operator in the sources consulted.

The status of the operating licence is recorded as active, and there is no indication on the public register of the licence having been surrendered, lapsed, or revoked. No publicly available material reviewed records changes in ownership, transfers of operating licences, or corporate restructuring events linked to this licence account.