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INTERACTIVE GAMBLING ACT 2001 - SECT 8A

Excluded wagering service

             (1)  For the purposes of this Act, an excluded wagering service is:

                     (a)  a service to the extent to which it relates to betting on, or on a series of, any or all of the following:

                              (i)  a horse race;

                             (ii)  a harness race;

                            (iii)  a greyhound race;

                            (iv)  a sporting event;

                     (b)  a service to the extent to which it relates to betting on:

                              (i)  an event; or

                             (ii)  a series of events; or

                            (iii)  a contingency;

                            that is not covered by paragraph (a).

          (1A)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a service unless such other conditions (if any) as are specified in the regulations have been satisfied.

             (2)  Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to a service to the extent to which:

                     (a)  the service relates to betting on the outcome of a sporting event, where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted after the beginning of the event; or

                     (b)  the service relates to betting on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of a sporting event, where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted after the beginning of the event.

             (3)  Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a service to the extent to which the service is:

                     (a)  a service for the conduct of a scratch lottery or other instant lottery; or

                     (b)  a service for the supply of tickets in a scratch lottery or other instant lottery; or

                     (c)  a service relating to betting on the outcome of a scratch lottery or other instant lottery; or

                     (d)  a service for the conduct of a game covered by paragraph (e) of the definition of gambling service in section 4; or

                     (e)  a service relating to betting on the outcome of a game of chance or of mixed chance and skill.



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