An application for a gambling licence must be accompanied by the specified information and documentation: the proposed licensee’s name, residential and principal business addresses and any trading name; names and addresses of relevant officers and beneficial owners; a service address; financial information as specified by the Authority; a business plan except for once‑off lotteries or once‑off charitable/philanthropic activities; signed fit‑and‑proper declarations; prior licences under the relevant Acts; premises information for Business‑to‑Consumer licences (including where children may be permitted and where ATMs are proposed); remote provision information where applicable; statements of convictions, pending proceedings, foreign findings or sanctions; and details of any gambling licences held or previously held.

Further required confirmations include status under the Pawnbrokers Act 1964 and the Consumer Credit Act 1995 (including refusals, suspensions or revocations), status under the Act of 2010 (including refusals of authorisations or certificates), insolvency or bankruptcy status, relevant consents, a current tax clearance certificate, and any supporting documentary or other evidence sought by the Authority to verify the application. Subsection (2) restricts the application of the provisions on children and ATM information for relevant premises to applications made by Rásaíocht Con Éireann, Horse Racing Ireland or a company or subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland where the premises concerned is a relevant premises.