This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2002/1130 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1407
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Clubs (Bankers' Games) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Made
22nd May 2002
Laid before Parliament
23rd May 2002
Coming into force
17th June 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 13(2) and 51 of the Gaming Act 1968( 1 ), and after consultation with the Gaming Board for Great Britain, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Bankers' Games) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 17th June 2002.
2. —(1)The Gaming Clubs (Bankers' Games) Regulations 1994( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 13(10) and (11)( 3 ) substitute—
“ (10) If an opposing player has made an Ante wager and a Play wager and, upon the hands being revealed, the player’s hand is outranked by the banker’s hand and—
(a) the banker’s hand contains a Queen or better, then the player shall lose both his Ante and Play wagers;
(b) the banker’s hand does not contain a Queen or better, then the player’s Ante wager shall win and be paid at 1 to 1 and his Play wager shall be returned to him.
(11) If an opposing player has made an Ante wager and a Play wager and, upon the hands being revealed, the player’s hand and the banker’s hand are of exactly equal ranking and—
(a) the banker’s hand contains a Queen or better, then the player’s Ante and Play wagers shall be void;
(b) the banker’s hand does not contain a Queen or better, then the player’s Ante wager shall win and be paid at 1 to 1 and his Play wager shall be returned to him. ”
Richard Caborn
Minister of State,
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
22nd May 2002
S.I. 1994/2899 , amended by S.I. 2000/597 and S.I. 2002/1130 .
Regulation 13 was inserted by regulation 2(7) of S.I. 2002/1130 .