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The Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) Regulations 2007
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Condition to be attached to bingo operating licences in respect of prize gaming
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3.—(1) The condition specified in this regulation shall be attached to each bingo operating licence.
(2) Section 291(1) of the 2005 Act (which authorises the provision of facilities for prize gaming in licensed bingo premises) applies only in respect of facilities for prize gaming provided by the holder of the operating licence in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(3) The amount charged by way of participation fee(1) in respect of any one chance to win a prize in a particular game does not exceed 50 pence.
(4) Where in paying for a chance to win a prize in a game a person acquires the chance to win more than one prize, the limit in paragraph (3) shall apply despite the fact that the chance provides the opportunity to win more than one prize.
(5) The aggregate amount of the participation fees charged for participating in a particular game does not exceed £500.
(6) Where a prize for which a game is played is money, the amount of that prize does not exceed—
(a)£50, if no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to be on the premises at any time when the game is being played, and
(b)£35, in all other cases.
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6)(a) no account shall be taken of any person under the age of 18 years who is permitted to be on the premises if—
(a)he is employed to perform any function on the premises, and
(b)he is on the premises in the course of his employment.
(8) In paragraphs (6)(a) and (7), any reference to the premises is to the licensed bingo premises in which the game referred to in paragraph (6)(a) is being played.
(9) The aggregate amount or value of the prizes for which a game is played does not exceed £500.
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See section 344 of the Gambling Act 2005 for the meaning of “participation fee”.
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