Information about gaming machine categories
Gaming machine categories
There are a number of gaming machine categories. The category defines how much the maximum stake and prize is for a machine. The categories are outlined below.
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Category of machine: A
Maximum stake: Unlimited
Maximum prize: Unlimited
Category of machine: B1
Maximum stake: £5
Maximum prize: £10,000
Category of machine: B2
Maximum stake: £100
Maximum prize: £500
Category of machine: B3
Maximum stake: £2
Maximum prize: £500
Category of machine: B3A
Maximum stake: £2
Maximum prize: £500
Category of machine: B4
Maximum stake: £2
Maximum prize: £400
Category of machine: C
Maximum stake: £1
Maximum prize: £100
Category of machine: D
The following are category D machines.
Non-money prize (other than a crane grab machine or a coin pusher or penny falls machine)
Maximum stake: 30p
Maximum prize: £8
Non-money prize (crane grab machine)
Maximum stake: £1
Maximum prize: £50
Money prize (other than coin pusher or penny falls machine)
Maximum stake: 10p
Maximum prize: £5
Combined money and non-money prize (other than a coin pusher or penny falls machine)
Maximum stake: 10p
Maximum prize: £8 (of which no more than £5 may be a money prize)
Combined money and non-money prize (coin pusher or penny falls machine)
Maximum stake: 20p
Maximum prize: £20 (of which no more than £10 may be a money prize)