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GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 4A Meaning of "lottery"

GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 4A

Meaning of "lottery"

(1)  In this Act,
lottery means a scheme or device for the distribution of a prize by way of sale, gift or otherwise if –
(a) the prize consists of a right to any real or personal benefit or real or personal thing; and
(b) the distribution involves an element of chance for which a payment or other consideration is made or given.
(2)  Despite subsection (1) , a scheme or device for the distribution of a prize by way of sale, gift or otherwise is not a lottery if the scheme or device is a trade promotion.