Gambling Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

Sections 286 & 287: Travelling fairs

723.These sections:

  • define a “travelling fair” for the purposes of the Act, and

  • grant travelling fairs the right to provide unlimited numbers of Category D gaming machines, provided any facilities for gambling offered at the fair are no more than an ancillary amusement.

724.Fairs are also entitled to offer equal chance prize gaming, under Part 13 of the Act. This means that any prize gaming and any gaming machines made available must not be the principal activities at the fair. Instead, in order to offer these limited gambling facilities, the fair must be composed mainly of non-gambling amusements and activities.

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