Group 4— Betting, gaming and lotteries
Item No
1The provision of any facilities for the placing of bets or the playing of any games of chance.
2The granting of a right to take part in a lottery.
Notes:
(1)Item 1 does not include—
(a)admission to any premises; or
(b)the granting of a right to take part in a game in respect of which a charge may be made by virtue of regulations under section 14 of the [1968 c. 65.] Gaming Act 1968 or regulations under Article 76 of the [S.I.1985/1204 (N.I.11).] Betting , Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985; or
(c)the provision by a club of such facilities to its members as are available to them on payment of their subscription but without further charge; or
(d)the provision of a gaming machine.
(2)“Game of chance” has the same meaning as in the Gaming Act 1968 or in the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985.
(3)“Gaming machine” means a machine in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied, namely—
(a)it is constructed or adapted for playing a game of chance by means of it; and
(b)a player pays to play the machine (except where he has an opportunity to play payment free as the result of having previously played successfully) either by inserting a coin or token into the machine or in some other way; and
(c)the element of chance in the game is provided by means of the machine.