art union means a voluntary association formed to purchase prizes to be awarded by lot among members of the association for the purpose of raising funds to support—
(a) a charitable organisation, or
(b) a non-profit organisation, or
(c) an object of a genuinely public or charitable character.
art union gaming activity has the meaning given by clause 4.
benefiting organisation means the person or body for whose benefit a gaming activity is conducted.
bingo—see clause 5(1).
calcutta means a gaming activity in which—
(a) each participant pays a fee for a chance to win by lot a right in respect of a competitor in a sporting or racing event, and
(b) those rights are auctioned, and
(c) the holder of each right is entitled to elect—
(i) to sell the right at the auction and receive half of the proceeds of sale, or
(ii) to retain the right by making (and paying half of) the highest bid.
charitable organisation means an incorporated or unincorporated body formed for, or to benefit, a benevolent, philanthropic or patriotic purpose.
charity housie means a gaming activity permitted under clause 5(2).
chocolate wheel means a gaming activity in which—
(a) numbered tickets are sold to participants, and
(b) the numbers on the tickets correspond to numbers on a wheel that is spun to determine the prize winners, and
(c) a participant wins a prize if the participant holds a ticket that corresponds to the number on which the wheel comes to rest after being spun.
club bingo means a gaming activity permitted under clause 5(4).
draw lottery means a lottery in which—
(a) numbered tickets are sold to participants in the lottery, and
(b) a draw is held in which 1 or more numbers (corresponding to the numbers on the tickets) is or are selected at random, and
(c) prizes are distributed to the participants holding the tickets corresponding to the numbers selected.
Examples of draw lotteries include raffles and guessing competitions.
free lottery means a gaming activity permitted under clause 10.
gross proceeds of a gaming activity means the total receipts received from the sale of tickets or from other payments by participants and donations before expenses are deducted.
housie—see clause 5(1).
liquor component means a part of a prize in a gaming activity consisting of or including liquor.
lottery means a gaming activity in which prizes are awarded by lot.
Note.
Examples of lotteries include art union gaming activities, draw lotteries, no-draw lotteries and progressive lotteries.
lucky envelopes means a gaming activity in which a participant—
(a) purchases a ticket that contains a concealed number, and
(b) wins a prize if the concealed number matches a number displayed at the point of sale of the tickets.
mini-numbers lottery means a gaming activity in which participants choose or attempt to forecast, from designated numbers, fewer numbers to be drawn on a random basis.
no-draw lottery means a gaming activity in which—
(a) participants purchase a right to participate in the gaming activity, and
(b) the tickets, or the cards or boards conferring the rights to participate, each contain a hidden symbol (or a set of hidden symbols) that can be exposed by removing a covering of paper or other opaque material, and
(c) the hidden symbols (or sets of hidden symbols) include prizewinning symbols (or sets of prizewinning symbols) that are randomly distributed among the tickets or cards, and
(d) a participant, on exposing a hidden symbol (or set of hidden symbols) that accords with another symbol (or set of symbols) specified in the rules of the gaming activity (whether or not displayed on the ticket or card), has a right under those rules to receive a specified prize.
Note.
Examples of no-draw lotteries include break-open lotteries, scratch lotteries and football doubles.
non-profit organisation means an incorporated or unincorporated body not formed or conducted for private gain.
progressive lottery means a gaming activity, other than a sweep or calcutta, in which a number of draws may be conducted on various dates over a stipulated period of time and includes—
(a) a hundred club, silver circles or other gaming activity conducted along substantially similar lines, and
(b) a tipping competition or other gaming activity conducted along substantially similar lines in which—
(i) the participants predict the outcome or results of a sporting or other contingency, and
(ii) points are awarded for successful predictions, and
(iii) the prizes are wholly distributed in accordance with the rules of the competition, and
(iv) periodical prizes may be awarded (in accordance with the rules of the competition).
publish has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Act.
registered club means a club that holds a club licence under the Liquor Act 2007.
session of a gaming activity means a number of games of the activity played in succession on the same occasion at the same place.
social housie means a gaming activity permitted under clause 5(3).
sweep means a gaming activity in which each participant pays a fee for a chance to win by lot a right in respect of a competitor in a sporting or racing event.