235 Gaming machine
Gambling Act 2005 (2005 c 19) | Legislation

Part 10 Gaming Machines

Definitions

235  Gaming machine

(1)     In this Act “gaming machine” means a machine which is designed or adapted for use by individuals to gamble (whether or not it can also be used for other purposes).

(2)     But—

(a)     a domestic or dual-use computer is not a gaming machine by reason only of the fact that it can be used to participate in remote gambling,

(b)     a telephone or other machine for facilitating communication (other than a computer) is not a gaming machine by reason only of the fact that it can be used to participate in remote gambling,

(c)     a machine is not a gaming machine by reason only of the fact that it is designed or adapted for use to bet on future real events,

(d)     a machine is not a gaming machine by reason only of the fact that it dispenses lottery tickets or otherwise enables a person to enter a lottery provided that the results of the lottery—

(i)     are not determined by the machine, and

(ii)     are not announced by being displayed or communicated by the machine without there being an interval, between each entry to the lottery and the announcement,

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