# Gambling Act 2005, Paragraph 3


(1) It is a condition of private gaming that no charge is made for participation.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a) it is immaterial how a charge is described,
(b) it is immaterial whether a charge is in money or money's worth,
(c) an amount deducted or levied, by a person providing facilities for gaming, from sums staked or won in the course of gaming is a charge for participation in the gaming,
(d) a charge for admission to premises where gaming takes place shall be treated as a charge for participation in the gaming, and
(e) a stake is not a charge for participation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/schedule/15/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/schedule-15/paragraph-3
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