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GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 7.1.3

Meaning of interactive game

    (1)     For the purposes of this Act, but subject to subsection (2), an interactive game is a game in which—

        (a)     a prize consisting of money or something else of value is offered or can be won under the rules of the game; and

        (b)     a player—

              (i)     enters the game or takes any step in the game by means of a telecommunication device; and

              (ii)     pays, or undertakes to pay, a monetary payment or other valuable consideration to participate in the game; and

        (c)     the winner of a prize is decided—

              (i)     wholly or partly by chance; or

              (ii)     by a competition or other activity in which the outcome is wholly or partly dependent on the player's skill.

    (2)     The following are not interactive games

        (a)     wagering or an approved betting competition authorised to be conducted under Chapter 4, if a person participates in it by means of a telecommunication device used in conducting the wagering or competition;

S. 7.1.3(2)(b) amended by Nos 45/2004 s. 31, 73/2008 s. 25.

        (b)     wagering of a kind authorised to be carried on by a registered bookmaker, if the person placing a bet with the bookmaker places it by means of the telecommunication device used in carrying on the wagering;

        (c)     a public lottery or trade promotion lottery authorised under Chapter 5, if a person participates in the lottery by means of a telecommunication device;

        (d)     a raffle or lottery authorised under Chapter 8, but not including bingo or lucky envelopes, if the person making the bet or investment does so by means of the telecommunication device used in conducting the raffle or lottery;

S. 7.1.3(2)(e) repealed by No. 1/2021 s. 62(a).

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S. 7.1.3(2)(ea) inserted by No. 40/2008 s. 18, amended by No. 1/2021 s. 62(b).

        (ea)     an approved keno game, if a person participates by means of a telecommunication device;

        (f)     a game approved by the Commission under section 60 of the Casino Control Act 1991 , if a person participates by means of a telecommunication device;

        (g)     gaming that is lawful under Chapter 3, if a person participates by means of a telecommunication device;

        (h)     a game in which a person participates by means of a telecommunication device and all wagers are returned to persons participating whether as prizes or otherwise.



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