{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-179",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-179.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "section/179",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "179",
  "heading": "Pool betting on track",
  "text": "(1) A betting premises licence in respect of a track may not authorise the acceptance of bets by way of pool betting except in a case to which subsection (2) applies.\n(2) This subsection applies to the acceptance of bets, by way of pool betting on horse-racing or dog-racing—\n(a) by the holder of the betting premises licence, or\n(b) in accordance with arrangements made by him.\n(3) The Secretary of State may by order amend this section so as to—\n(a) add an exception to subsection (1),\n(b) amend an exception to subsection (1), or\n(c) remove an exception to subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 179 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/179",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:42.684927+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}