5Gaming activities

#### 5 Gaming activities 5 Gaming activities > > (1) In this Act— > > > > gaming activity means— > > > > > (a) a game of chance or a game partly of skill and partly of chance, or > > > > > (b) without limiting paragraph (a), the award of any prize by lot or on the basis of a chance contingency related to a horse race, sporting event or competition, or > > > > > (c) any activity, event, scheme or other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition as a gaming activity. > > > > participant in a gaming activity means— > > > > > (a) a person who enters or competes in, or otherwise participates in, a gaming activity, or > > > > > (b) a person on behalf of whom another person enters or competes, or otherwise participates, in a gaming activity. > > > (2) This Act applies to a gaming activity only if it involves the sale or other disposal of property or services, or a promise to sell or otherwise dispose of property or services, to participants in the activity or at the direction of the participants. > > > (3) This Act applies to a gaming activity whether or not consideration is paid by or on behalf of a person to become a participant. > > > (4) The regulations may exempt a game, other activity, event, scheme or other matter from being a gaming activity to which this Act, or any provision of this Act, applies. > > > (5) Any such exemption may be unconditional or subject to conditions.