Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 2320
betting, gaming and lotteries
The Gaming Machine (Supply &c.) Regulations 2007
Made
6th August 2007
Laid before Parliament
7th August 2007
Coming into force
1st September 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 241 of the Gambling Act 2005( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Machine (Supply &c.) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st September 2007.
Methods of Payment
2. β(1) A gaming machine shall not be supplied or installed if it is designed or adapted to permit money to be paid by means of a credit card or debit card.
(2) In paragraph (1)β
(a) βcredit cardβ means a credit-token within the meaning of section 14 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974( 2 ); and
(b) βdebit cardβ means a card enabling payment to be debited against a personβs banking account, and which is not a credit card.
Gerry Sutcliffe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
6th August 2007