# The Gaming Machines (Maximum Prizes) Regulations 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the maximum amount which may be paid as a prize in respect of any one game played on a gaming machine where the machine is made available in a casino (being premises, other than a bingo club, licensed under the Gaming Act 1968). The amount is increased from £2,000 to £4,000.
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of these Regulations is available from the Gaming and Lotteries Branch, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, telephone 020 7211 6498.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2775/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gaming-machines-maximum-prizes-regulations-2005/note
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