Section 116: Meaning of "gaming machine" and "gaming"

Finance Act 2009 · 2009 c. 10View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: Miscellaneous

BGDA 1981 is amended as follows.

Section 25 (meaning of "amusement machine") is amended as follows.

For subsection (1A) substitute—

In subsection (1C), for "constructed" substitute ." designed "

Insert at the end—

In section 33 (interpretation)—

in subsection (1), in the definition of "gaming", omit "within the meaning of Group 4 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994", and
after that subsection insert—1AIn the definition of "gaming" in subsection (1)—a"game of chance" has the meaning given by section 6(2) of the Gambling Act 2005,b"playing a game of chance" is to be read in accordance with section 6(3) of that Act, andc"prize" does not include the opportunity to play the game again.

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