The Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007

Display of information

3.—(1) A gaming machine shall display the following information—

(a) the category, or sub-category, of the machine;

(b) the name and telephone number of a person from whom assistance may be obtained by people who are or may be affected by problems related to gambling; and

(c) unless it is a Category D gaming machine, information constituting a warning that the machine is not to be used by a child or young person(1).

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a gaming machine shall display information—

(a) about the proportion of amounts paid to use the machine that is returned by way of prizes; or

(b) about the odds of winning prizes from use of the machine.

(3) A gaming machine is to be treated as having complied with the requirement in paragraph (2) if—

(a) a notice is displayed on the machine at all times when it is made available for use indicating where the information referred to in paragraph (2) can be found, and

(b) that information is held by or in relation to the machine in a way that makes it readily accessible by a person using the machine.

(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a Category D gaming machine in relation to which there is no mechanism for recording—

(a) the aggregate of amounts paid to use the machine, and

(b) the aggregate of amounts won as prizes,

in which case the machine shall display information stating that the machine provides facilities for gambling.

(5) Subject to paragraph (3), the information required by paragraphs (1), (2) and (4)—

(a) shall be displayed on the machine at all times when the machine is made available for use;

(b) in the case of paragraph (1)(a), shall be displayed on the machine in a manner which makes it readily visible to a person inspecting the machine while it is being made available for use; and

(c) in all other cases shall be displayed on the machine in a manner which makes it readily visible to a person using the machine.

(6) Information displayed in accordance with this regulation may take the form of any combination of letters, numbers or symbols.

(1)

For the meaning of “child” and “young person” see section 45 of the Gambling Act 2005.