Regulation 2 Amendment of the Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Tables in Casinos) (Definitions) Regulations 2009

(1)

The Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Tables in Casinos) (Definitions) Regulations 2009^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

Omit paragraph (2) of regulation 1 (interpretation).

(3)

For regulation 2 (gaming table: definition) (but not the heading), substitute—

“2

For the purposes of section 172(3) to (5) of the Act, a gaming table is an apparatus that is designed or adapted to enable individuals to play a real game of chance^f2 where the design or adaptation is such that the apparatus is required to be controlled or operated by an individual employed or concerned in arranging for others to play the game.”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2009/1970.
f2: “Game of chance” is defined in section 6 of the Gambling Act 2005. By section 353(1) of that Act, “real”, in relation to a game, event or process, is defined as “non-virtual”; the meaning of “virtual” is explained in section 353(3) of that Act.