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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Classes of gambling - Class 3 gambling

28: Requirements for class 3 gambling

You could also call this:

"Rules for running small or regular gambling events with a licence"

If you want to run class 3 gambling that is not done often, you must be a society with a special licence. You need this licence to run this type of gambling. This licence is called a class 3 operator's licence.

If you want to run class 3 gambling that is done often, you must be a corporate society with a class 3 operator's licence. A corporate society is a type of organisation. You need this licence to run this type of gambling.

A licensed promoter can only help with class 3 gambling that is not done often. Gambling is considered done often if it has more than one game in a session. This means that if you have multiple games, it is considered regular gambling.

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Part 2Gambling
Classes of gambling: Class 3 gambling

28Requirements for class 3 gambling

  1. Class 3 gambling that is not conducted regularly may be conducted only by a society that holds a class 3 operator’s licence for the gambling.

  2. Class 3 gambling that is conducted regularly may be conducted only by a corporate society that holds a class 3 operator’s licence for the gambling.

  3. A licensed promoter may promote only class 3 gambling that is not conducted regularly.

  4. In this section, gambling is conducted regularly if it is conducted in sessions of more than 1 game.