# Gambling Act 2005, Section 6: Gaming & game of chance


(1) In this Act “gaming” means playing a game of chance for a prize.
(2) In this Act “game of chance”—
(a) includes—
(i) a game that involves both an element of chance and an element of skill,
(ii) a game that involves an element of chance that can be eliminated by superlative skill, and
(iii) a game that is presented as involving an element of chance, but
(b) does not include a sport.
(3) For the purposes of this Act a person plays a game of chance if he participates in a game of chance—
(a) whether or not there are other participants in the game, and
(b) whether or not a computer generates images or data taken to represent the actions of other participants in the game.
(4) For the purposes of this Act a person plays a game of chance for a prize—
(a) if he plays a game of chance and thereby acquires a chance of winning a prize, and
(b) whether or not he risks losing anything at the game.
(5) In this Act “prize” in relation to gaming (except in the context of a gaming machine)—
(a) means money or money's worth, and
(b) includes both a prize provided by a person organising gaming and winnings of money staked.
(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a specified activity, or an activity carried on in specified circumstances, is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this Act as—
(a) a game;
(b) a game of chance;
(c) a sport.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-6
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