| Gambling Act 2005 |
| 2005 Chapter 19 - continued |
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SCHEDULE 15
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| Section 295 |
| | PRIVATE GAMING AND BETTING |
| | PART 1 |
| | GAMING |
| | Introduction
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| 1 | Gaming is private if it satisfies the conditions specified in this Part of this Schedule.
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| 2 | (1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule gaming is domestic if it takes place-
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| | (a) in a private dwelling, and |
| | (b) on a domestic occasion. |
| | (2) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule gaming is residential if-
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| | (a) it takes place in a hostel, hall of residence or similar establishment which is not administered in the course of a trade or business, and |
| | (b) more than half of the participants are residents of the hostel, hall or establishment. |
| | No charge for participation
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| 3 | (1) It is a condition of private gaming that no charge is made for participation.
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| | (2) For the purposes of this paragraph-
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| | (a) it is immaterial how a charge is described, |
| | (b) it is immaterial whether a charge is in money or money's worth, |
| | (c) an amount deducted or levied, by a person providing facilities for gaming, from sums staked or won in the course of gaming is a charge for participation in the gaming, |
| | (d) a charge for admission to premises where gaming takes place shall be treated as a charge for participation in the gaming, and |
| | (e) a stake is not a charge for participation. |
| | Equal chance gaming
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| 4 | (1) It is a condition of private gaming that it is equal chance gaming.
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| | (2) But this condition does not apply in relation to domestic or residential gaming.
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| | Privacy
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| 5 | It is a condition of private gaming that it does not occur in a place to which the public have access (whether or not on payment).
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