New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 6

6 Definition of "prohibited gaming device"

(1) In this Act,
"prohibited gaming device" means a device that--

(a) is designed or adapted for the playing of a game for money or a prize (being a game that is a game of chance, or a game that is partly a game of chance and partly a game requiring skill), or

(b) is designed or used for the purposes of gambling, or

(c) is declared by the regulations to be a prohibited gaming device for the purposes of this Act, or

(d) is of a class or description of devices declared by the regulations to be prohibited gaming devices for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) (c) or (d), a device is a prohibited gaming device for the purposes of this Act if the device is kept, used or operated in such circumstances, or in such manner, as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3) A prohibited gaming device does not include a device that--

(a) is designed and used solely for the purposes of amusement or entertainment, and

(b) is declared by the regulations not to be a prohibited gaming device.

(4) A device that would otherwise be a prohibited gaming device is not a prohibited gaming device if--

(a) it is kept in a State-owned museum or similar public institution, and

(b) it is not used for the purposes of gambling, and

(c) it is used only for educational or cultural purposes.