Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 2776
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2005
Made
8th October 2005
Laid before Parliament
10th October 2005
Coming into force
31st October 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 31(3) and 51(3) and (4) of the Gaming Act 1968( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 31st October 2005.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968;
“casino jackpot gaming machine” means a jackpot gaming machine which is used for gaming on premises in respect of which a licence under the 1968 Act is for the time being in force other than bingo club premises (as defined in section 20 of that Act( 2 )); and
“jackpot gaming machine” means a machine to which Part 3 of the 1968 Act applies, and which is used for gaming on any premises in respect of which—
a licence under that Act is for the time being in force, or
a club or miners' welfare institute is for the time being registered under Part 2 or 3 of that Act.
Monetary limits on the charge for play for jackpot gaming machines
2. —(1) This article specifies for the purposes of section 31(3) of the 1968 Act the sum which the charge for play for playing a game once by means of a jackpot gaming machine is not to exceed.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the sum is 50 pence.
(3) In the case of a casino jackpot gaming machine where the amount payable as a prize in respect of any one game played by means of the machine cannot exceed £500, the sum is £100.
(4) In the case of any other casino jackpot gaming machine, the sum is £2.
Revocation
3.The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (No.2) Order 1998( 3 ) is hereby revoked.
Richard Caborn
Minister of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
8th October 2005
1968 c. 65 . The Gaming Act 1968 is to be repealed by the Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) , section 356(4) and Schedule 17, on a date to be appointed by order made under section 358(1) of that Act. Section 31(3) is amended by article 2(3) of the Regulatory Reform (Gaming Machines) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3275 ). Section 51(3) is amended by the Gambling Act 2005, section 356(1) and Schedule 16, paragraph 3(6).
There are amendments to section 20, but they are not relevant to this Order.