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Public Lotteries Act 1996
5BMeaning of “keno”
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#### 5B Meaning of “keno”
5B Meaning of “keno”
> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, keno means a game of chance that has the following essential features—
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> > > (a) the selection of 20 winning numbers from the set of numbers 1 to 80,
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> > > (b) each individual draw is conducted and completed within a 24 hour period,
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> > > (c) subscriptions are sold only to persons who at the time of sale are on the licensed premises of a club, hotel or casino (regardless of the manner or means of sale).
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> > (2) The sale of a multi-game entry does not commence the individual draws to which the multi-game entry relates (so the requirement that each individual draw is conducted and completed within a 24 hour period does not require the draws to which a multi-game entry relates to be conducted and completed within 24 hours after the sale of the multi-game entry).
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > licensed premises of a club, hotel or casino means—
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> > > (a) licensed premises to which a club licence under the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090) relates, or
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> > > (b) licensed premises to which a hotel licence under the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090) relates, or
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> > > (c) premises that form part of a casino within the meaning of the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015).
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> > multi-game entry means an entry in a number of consecutive games of keno, starting with the game that is open when the entry is sold.
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> **s 5B:** Ins 2016 No 18, Sch 1 \[2\].