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Section 8: Equal chance gaming

Gambling Act 2005 · 2005 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Interpretation of Key Concepts

For the purposes of this Act gaming is equal chance gaming if—

it does not involve playing or staking against a bank, and
the chances are equally favourable to all participants.

For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial—

how a bank is described, and
whether or not a bank is controlled or administered by a player.

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