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<Text>In this Act “remote gambling” means gambling in which persons participate by the use of remote communication.</Text>
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<Text>In this Act “remote communication” means communication using—</Text>
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<Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a specified system or method of communication is or is not to be treated as a form of remote communication for the purposes of this Act (and subsection (2) is subject to any regulations under this subsection).</Text>
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