5Housie or bingo

5 Housie or bingo

5 Housie or bingo

(1) Definition In this Regulation—

housie or bingo means a gaming activity—

(a) that is played by 1 or more participants using cards or a device with numbered spaces or symbols, and

(b) during which numbered spaces or symbols identified randomly and announced are marked off by each participant who has a card or device on which the numbered space or symbol is displayed, and

(c) that is won by the participant who is first able to mark off all numbered spaces or symbols on the card or device that are required to be marked off for a win.

(2) Charity housie Charity housie is a permitted gaming activity for the purposes of section 10 of the Act if the following requirements are complied with—

(a) the gaming activity is conducted by or on behalf of a charitable organisation,

(b) not less than 12.5% of the gross proceeds of the gaming activity are paid to the benefiting organisation,

(c) the total value of the expenses of conducting the gaming activity (excluding the cost of prizes) does not exceed 12.5% of the gross proceeds of the gaming activity,

(d) the total value of all of the prizes for 1 session of the gaming activity does not exceed $10,000 and does not exceed 75% of the gross proceeds from the gaming activity,

(e) no more than 48 tickets are permitted to be sold to the same participant.

(3) Social housie Social housie is a permitted gaming activity for the purposes of section 10 of the Act if the following requirements are complied with—

(a) the gaming activity is conducted solely for social purposes,

(b) the gaming activity is not conducted on premises to which a licence under the Liquor Act 2007 relates,

(c) except as provided by paragraph (d), the total value of all of the available prizes for 1 session of the gaming activity does not exceed $40,

(d) if 1 or more individual prizes are not won, the value of any jackpot prize does not exceed $200,