Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Limits on Prize Gaming) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st September 2007.

2. In these Regulations “the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005.

Limits on participation fees

3. —(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 293(2) of the Act the maximum amounts that may be charged by way of participation fees for prize gaming ( 2 ).

(2) The amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows—

(a) the participation fee charged for any one chance to win a prize in a game shall not exceed 50p;

(b) the aggregate amount of participation fees charged for any one chance to win a prize in a game shall not exceed £500.

(3) The limit specified in paragraph (2)(a) shall apply despite the fact that the chance provides the opportunity to win more than one prize.

Limits on prizes

4. —(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 293(4) of the Act the maximum amount in money or value that may be distributed or offered as prizes for prize gaming.

(2) The amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows—

(a) where a prize for which a game is played is money, the amount of that prize shall not exceed—

(i) £50, where facilities for the gaming are provided in an adult gaming centre, and

(ii) £35, in all other cases.

(b) the aggregate amount or value of prizes for which a game is played shall not exceed £500.