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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site

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  • Pursuant to Section 33c of the German Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung), proof must be provided for each place of installation of gaming machines with the possibility of winning that it is suitable for this purpose. Such a confirmation of suitability by the locally competent authority is a prerequisite for the installation of gaming machines with the possibility of winning.

Requirements

Pursuant to Section 1 of the Gaming Ordinance, gambling devices with the possibility of winning may only be set up on the premises of pubs and restaurants where drinks and food can be consumed on the spot, accommodation establishments, amusement arcades and similar establishments as well as betting offices of licensed bookmakers.

Applications / forms

Application form

Which documents are required?

  • Business registration
  • Identity card or passport with a current registration certificate
    (in case of representation with written power of attorney: identity card or passport of the authorized representative, as well as copy of the identity card of the person granting the power of attorney)
  • Permission to set up gambling machines in accordance with § 33c Para. 1 of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung)
  • Completed application form

Process flow

  • An application for suitability for the installation site must be submitted prior to the installation of gambling machines.
  • The application must be made in writing.
  • When setting up in restaurants, the operator of the restaurant must have a restaurant license.

What else should I know?

  • In the event of a change of a restaurant operator, a new application for the place of installation must be submitted.

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

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