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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Prohibitions and authorisations

17A: Retail value of non-cash prize must be stated

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"You must be told the value of non-cash prizes when you buy gambling tickets."

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When you buy tickets for a gambling game, the person running the game must tell you the retail value of any non-cash prize. They must also tell you what the prize is. This information must be given to you when and where you buy the tickets. If a gambling game offers a non-cash prize without giving you this information, it is considered illegal gambling. You can find more information about the laws related to this in the Gambling Act 2003 and the Gambling Amendment Act 2015.

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Part 2Gambling
Prohibitions and authorisations

17ARetail value of non-cash prize must be stated

  1. A person who is conducting gambling must inform participants, at the time and place of sale of the tickets, of the retail value and characteristics of any non-cash prize offered or used as a prize for the gambling.

  2. Gambling that offers or uses any non-cash prize in breach of subsection (1) is illegal gambling.

Notes
  • Section 17A: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).