sec.6Meaning of interactive game

sec.6 Meaning of interactive game

An interactive game is a game in which— a prize consisting of money or something else of value is offered or can be won under the rules of the game; and a player— enters the game or takes any step in the game by means of a telecommunication device; and gives, or undertakes to give, a monetary payment or other valuable consideration to enter, in the course of, or for, the game; and the winner of a prize is decided— wholly or partly by chance; or by a competition or other activity in which the outcome is wholly or partly dependent on the player’s skill. However, the following are not interactive games— wagering conducted under the Racing Integrity Act 2016 if— a person places a wager with a racing bookmaker by using a telecommunications system under that Act for conducting the wagering; and either— when the wager is placed, the racing bookmaker is carrying on bookmaking at a race meeting under the Racing Act 2002 ; or the racing bookmaker is carrying on the bookmaking under an offcourse approval under the Racing Integrity Act 2016 ; wagering conducted under a wagering licence under the Wagering Act 1998 ; a game under the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999 , unless the game is declared by a regulation made under subsection (3) to be an interactive game despite this exclusion; a lottery, other than the lottery known as ‘instant scratch-its’ or another instant lottery, conducted under a lottery operator’s licence under the Lotteries Act 1997 ; a game authorised under a gaming Act in which the players may participate by means of telecommunication devices but only from designated commercial sites connected to a telecommunication network. A game that would, but for the exclusion in subsection (2) (c) , be an interactive game is taken to be an interactive game despite the exclusion if— having regard to the nature, value, or frequency of prizes offered in the game and other matters the Minister considers relevant, the Minister considers the game should be brought within the ambit of this Act; and a regulation is made, on the Minister’s recommendation, declaring the game to be an interactive game despite the exclusion. s 6 amd 1999 No. 26 s 196 sch 1 ; 1999 No. 38 s 66 ; 2004 No. 21 s 62 ; 2007 No. 22 s 67 sch 2 ; 2012 No. 42 s 4 ; 2016 No. 12 s 389 sch 2 pt 2 (sec.6-ssec.1) An interactive game is a game in which— a prize consisting of money or something else of value is offered or can be won under the rules of the game; and a player— enters the game or takes any step in the game by means of a telecommunication device; and gives, or undertakes to give, a monetary payment or other valuable consideration to enter, in the course of, or for, the game; and the winner of a prize is decided— wholly or partly by chance; or by a competition or other activity in which the outcome is wholly or partly dependent on the player’s skill. (sec.6-ssec.2) However, the following are not interactive games— wagering conducted under the Racing Integrity Act 2016 if— a person places a wager with a racing bookmaker by using a telecommunications system under that Act for conducting the wagering; and either— when the wager is placed, the racing bookmaker is carrying on bookmaking at a race meeting under the Racing Act 2002 ; or the racing bookmaker is carrying on the bookmaking under an offcourse approval under the Racing Integrity Act 2016 ; wagering conducted under a wagering licence under the Wagering Act 1998 ; a game under the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999 , unless the game is declared by a regulation made under subsection (3) to be an interactive game despite this exclusion; a lottery, other than the lottery known as ‘instant scratch-its’ or another instant lottery, conducted under a lottery operator’s licence under the Lotteries Act 1997 ; a game authorised under a gaming Act in which the players may participate by means of telecommunication devices but only from designated commercial sites connected to a telecommunication network. (sec.6-ssec.3) A game that would, but for the exclusion in subsection (2) (c) , be an interactive game is taken to be an interactive game despite the exclusion if— having regard to the nature, value, or frequency of prizes offered in the game and other matters the Minister considers relevant, the Minister considers the game should be brought within the ambit of this Act; and a regulation is made, on the Minister’s recommendation, declaring the game to be an interactive game despite the exclusion.