In this Act "gaming" means playing a game of chance for a prize.
In this Act "game of chance"—
includes—
a game that involves both an element of chance and an element of skill,
a game that involves an element of chance that can be eliminated by superlative skill, and
a game that is presented as involving an element of chance, but
does not include a sport.
For the purposes of this Act a person plays a game of chance if he participates in a game of chance—
whether or not there are other participants in the game, and
whether or not a computer generates images or data taken to represent the actions of other participants in the game.
For the purposes of this Act a person plays a game of chance for a prize—
if he plays a game of chance and thereby acquires a chance of winning a prize, and
whether or not he risks losing anything at the game.
In this Act "prize" in relation to gaming (except in the context of a gaming machine)—
means money or money's worth, and
includes both a prize provided by a person organising gaming and winnings of money staked.
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a specified activity, or an activity carried on in specified circumstances, is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this Act as—
a game;
a game of chance;
a sport.