6Licensed casinos declared lawful

6 Licensed casinos declared lawful S. 6(1) amended by Nos 93/1993 s. 5, 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 3(a)). (1) Subject to this Act and the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003**, the conduct and playing of a game and the use of gaming equipment is lawful when the game is conducted, and the gaming equipment is provided, in a casino by or on behalf of the casino operator. S. 6(1A) inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 17. (1A) Despite the provisions of any other Act or law, a bet made in an approved betting competition and the use of a totalisator in such a competition are lawful when the competition is conducted in accordance with this Act. S. 6(2) amended by Nos 36/1994 s. 20(b), 16/1997 s. 115(b), 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 3(b)). (2) Except to the extent (if any) that the regulations otherwise provide, and except to the extent that Chapter 3 of the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003** otherwise provides, that Act does not apply to the conduct and playing of a game or approved betting competition and the use of gaming equipment when the game or approved betting competition is conducted and the gaming equipment is provided in a casino by or on behalf of the casino operator. (3) This section does not operate to enable a proceeding to be brought to recover— S. 6(3)(a) amended by No. 36/1994 s. 20(c). (a) money won in the course of gaming or betting in a casino; or S. 6(3)(b) amended by No. 28/2022 s. 11. (b) money or a cheque or an electronic funds transfer or other instrument given in payment of money so won; or S. 6(3)(c) amended by No. 36/1994 s. 20(c). (c) a loan of money to be wagered in the course of gaming or betting in a casino— unless the money was won from or wagered with a casino operator. (4) The conduct of operations in a casino in accordance with this Act and the conditions of the relevant casino licence is not a public or private nuisance. Pt 2 Div. 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 3(b).