sec.9Meaning of calcutta sweep

sec.9 Meaning of calcutta sweep

A calcutta sweep is a game conducted on a horse race held at a licensed venue, or an event approved under section 30 , in which, before the race or event starts— each player buys a ticket for a chance to be allocated, by lot, a participant in the race or event; and an auction takes place at which anyone present, whether or not the person holds a ticket, is entitled to bid for each participant in the race or event. The winners in the game are decided entirely or partly by chance, according to the result of the race or event. In this section— horse race means a race for galloping horses. licensed venue means a place, whether in Queensland or elsewhere, at which a horse race may lawfully be held. s 9 amd 2004 No. 21 s 20 (sec.9-ssec.1) A calcutta sweep is a game conducted on a horse race held at a licensed venue, or an event approved under section 30 , in which, before the race or event starts— each player buys a ticket for a chance to be allocated, by lot, a participant in the race or event; and an auction takes place at which anyone present, whether or not the person holds a ticket, is entitled to bid for each participant in the race or event. (sec.9-ssec.2) The winners in the game are decided entirely or partly by chance, according to the result of the race or event. (sec.9-ssec.3) In this section— horse race means a race for galloping horses. licensed venue means a place, whether in Queensland or elsewhere, at which a horse race may lawfully be held.

• (a) each player buys a ticket for a chance to be allocated, by lot, a participant in the race or event; and
• (b) an auction takes place at which anyone present, whether or not the person holds a ticket, is entitled to bid for each participant in the race or event.