How to get a Class B location license

Any business offering COAMs to the public needs a valid location license from the Georgia Lottery. A location holder can't also be a Class B master licensee or hold an interest in one (GLC guide). Some business types can't get a Class B license at all; see the 2026 rules.

1. Read the Georgia Lottery's COAM information and watch its video at gacoam.com.
2. Clear up any tax liabilities, and update owner and officer details with the Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State.
3. Make sure the business is operating and has prize stock on-site.
4. Register as a user on gacoam.com, then submit the Class B application and payment online.
5. Pass the compliance checks and any pre-inspection.
6. Receive the license, and post the original in your business.
7. The master licensee coordinates installation.

These steps come from the Georgia Lottery's own checklist (GLC guide).

• Your username and password for gacoam.com, and your payment method.
• Your state tax identification number.
• A copy of a current, valid ID for every owner, officer and shareholder.
• Business details that match what the Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State have on file.

Applicants also go through proof-of-lawful-presence checks under Georgia law (GLC guide).

Criminal background, personal credit, Department of Revenue and Secretary of State standing, and lawful presence, for every owner and officer. If credit is a concern, the Georgia Lottery may ask for a financial security deposit, and it can't accept that money from a master licensee on your behalf (GLC guide). An inspector may also visit to confirm ownership, that the business is operating and that there's enough prize stock.

The online application lets you enter the license number of a preferred master licensee, and the Georgia Lottery checks whether another master licensee placed machines at your address in the past nine months (GLC guide). The operator provides its number after the introduction. You'll also need a written agreement with that master licensee, for at least one year, kept on file at your business (O.C.G.A. § 50-27-87).

Plan on about 4 to 6 weeks for the location license when the application is complete. The Georgia Lottery doesn't publish an approval time, so this is a typical range, not a promise. Plan on about two to three weeks from approval to live machines. That's about 6 to 9 weeks in total. The Georgia Lottery's guide says payments can take up to ten business days to clear, installation files typically go to the contractor within three business days of approval, and connection can then take up to ten business days (GLC guide). Credit, tax or ownership problems add time. See what installation involves.