Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Non-Commercial Equal-Chance Gaming) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st September 2007.

2. —(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005;

“event” means a non-commercial event within the meaning of section 297 of the Act.

(2) A reference to a game in regulation 3 means a game that constitutes non-commercial equal chance gaming within the meaning of Part 14 of the Act( 2 ).

Limits for non-commercial equal-chance gaming

3. —(1) This regulation limits certain payments, amounts or values for the purposes of section 300(4) of the Act (conditions for non-commercial equal-chance gaming). (Accordingly, arrangements for gaming must ensure compliance with this regulation in order to satisfy the third condition as set out in that subsection).

(2) No person is to make, or to be required to make more than one payment (whether by way of a participation fee, stake or other charge) in order to participate in each and every game played at an event, and the payment shall not exceed £8.

(3) Subject to paragraph (5)(b), in respect of all games played at an event the aggregate amount or value of prizes and awards distributed in respect of those games shall not exceed £600.

(4) Where two or more events are promoted on the same premises by the same person on the same day, the limits in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply in relation to those events collectively as if they were a single event.

(5) Where a series of events is held, other than in circumstances where paragraph (4) applies—

(a) the limits in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply separately in relation to each event in the series, and

(b) in respect of all games played at a final event the amount or value of prizes and awards distributed in respect of those games shall not exceed £900.

(6) In this regulation an event is a final event if—

(a) no other event is promoted on the same premises by the same person on the same day as that on which the event takes place, and

(b) each person taking part in the event is qualified to do so by reason of having taken part in games played at another event of the series held on a previous day.