Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985
| Year | 1985 |
Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985
1985 CHAPTER 35
An Act to amend the Gaming Act 1968 in respect of games which are played on bingo club premises and in which the players may be on different bingo club premises.
[16th July 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 ‘Multiple bingo’.
(1) In this Act ‘a game of multiple bingo’ means a game of bingo played jointly on different bingo club premises in circumstances where—
(a ) the draw is determined before the beginning of the game by the organiser of the game and announced on each of those premises while the game is being played there;
(b ) the game is played on each of those premises within a specified period which begins and ends at the same time for all of them; and
(c ) each player competes for a prize calculated by reference to the stakes hazarded at all those premises and also for either or both of the following—
(i) a prize calculated by reference to the stakes hazarded at a group of those premises which includes the premises on which he is taking part in the game; and
(ii) a prize calculated by reference to the stakes hazarded at the last-mentioned premises.
(2) In this Act ‘the organiser’, in relation to a game of multiple bingo, means the person having the central management of the game on behalf of the persons holding licences under the principal Act in respect of the premises on which the game is played.
(3) In this Act ‘the principal Act’ means the Gaming Act 1986 , ‘bingo club premises’ has the meaning given in section 20 of that Act, ‘the Board’ means the Gaming Board for Great Britain and ‘premises’ includes any place.
2 Modifications of principal Act for multiple bingo.
(1) If the conditions specified in subsection (2) below are fulfilled in the case of a game of multiple bingo section 12 of the principal Act (restriction on persons who may participate in gaming under Part II of that Act) shall have effect in relation to the game with the following modifications—
(a ) for the purposes of subsection (1) a person shall be regarded as present on the premises where the game is being played and at the time when it is being played there if he is present on any of the premises where it is being played and at the time when it is being played on those premises; and
(b ) for the purposes of the application of subsections (2) and (3) in relation to each of those premises, regard shall be had only to such of the players as are present on those particular premises.
(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1) above are that—
(a ) the aggregate amount paid to players as prizes in respect of the game does not exceed the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded by the players in playing that game;
(b ) the amount of any such prize does not exceed 50,000 or such other sum as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State; and
(c ) the organiser of the game is a person holding a certificate of approval issued by the Board under the Schedule to this Act.
(3) Section 20(8) of the principal Act (maximum amount of winnings) shall not apply to games of multiple bingo.
(4) Section 42(3)(a ) of the principal Act (permitted advertisements) shall not be construed as permitting the display on any premises, so as to be visible from outside those premises, of any sign or notice indicating the amount that has been or may be won by a player in a game of multiple bingo.
(5) The power to make an order under subsection (2)(b ) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
3 Multiple bingo regulations.
(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to the management and conduct of games of multiple bingo and in particular with respect to the following matters—
(a ) the number of games that may be played on any bingo club premises in any period of...
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