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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.

Projects of the casino operator subject to approval


If you have a Lower Saxony casino license, various projects require prior approval or approval by the competent authority on the basis of the Lower Saxony Casino Act (NSpielbG), the Lower Saxony Gaming Regulations (NSpielO) and the applicable ancillary provisions for licensing (NB). For this, you must submit an application.

Insofar as the ancillary provisions for the licence to operate public casinos in Lower Saxony (NB) result in an obligation to notify or report certain transactions or incidents, these must be reported or reported to the competent authority.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the casino supervision of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance.

Requirements

  • Proof of legitimate interest in the respective request
  • Proof of the legal requirements required for this
  • Proof of compatibility with the objectives of the State Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV)

Which documents are required?

  • written request for approval or consent
  • Evidence and/or documents to be submitted in accordance with legal requirements
  • documents subject to submission, e.g. annual financial statements and management report, including auditors' audit report; (see separate list for further examples)
  • Notification or notification of notifiable events, e.g. dismantling of playground equipment, malfunction of the safety system; (see separate list for further examples)

The law or the ancillary provisions contain requirements for the submission of various documents or evidence. These must be sent to the competent authority. The same applies to specially requested documents.

What are the fees?

Any fees or costs incurred result from the Ordinance on Fees and Expenses for Official Acts and Services (General Fee Schedule).

These vary depending on the official act and the amount of work.

Process flow

  • As the holder of a Lower Saxony casino licence, you must submit an application for approval or approval for a project concerning casino operations that requires approval or approval to the competent authority.
  • If the NSpielbG imposes an obligation to submit documents or if you have been specifically requested to do so by the competent authority, you must submit the documents to the casino supervisory authority.

If, in accordance with the ancillary provisions for authorisation, you are obliged to report or report transactions or incidents, you must report them to the competent authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Application deadline usually 6 weeks

Processing duration

about 3 weeks

Appeal

Action before the Administrative Court of Lower Saxony

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Linie6Plus)