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Gaming Control Act 1993
37AInstant scratch lotteries
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37A Instant scratch lotteries
(1) In this section, symbol includes:
(a) an amount, a number, word or picture; and
(b) a caption, if any, to a symbol.
(2) Where a statement is made in connection with an instant scratch
lottery (whether by being printed on a ticket or otherwise publicly
made) to the effect that a prize is won if a specified number of
symbols is matched, found or uncovered, the statement means that
a prize is won if the same symbol is exposed the specified number
of times on the same ticket in the instant scratch lottery.
(3) A statement referred to in subsection (2) does not mean that a prize
is won if sets of different symbols (including pairs or other
combinations of different symbols) are matched, found or
uncovered the specified number of times on the same ticket in an
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instant scratch lottery.
(4) This section applies to each claim made in respect of the winning of
a prize in an instant scratch lottery after the commencement of the
Gaming Control Amendment Act 1994.