1964_GAMBLING_ORDINANCE — Page 4

1986 Ed.]

Gambling

[CAP. 148

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(a) a bank is kept by one or more of the players exclusively of

the others; or

(b) the chances of the game are not equally favourable to all the players, including among the players, the banker or other person by whom the game is managed or against whom the players stake, play or bet;

"gaming" means the playing of or at any game for winnings in money or other property whether or not any person playing the game is at risk of losing any money or other property;

"lottery" includes-

(a) a raffle;

(b) a sweepstake;

(c) tse fa (##);

(d) hung piu (IN);

(e) po piu (M);

(f) any competition for money or other property success in

which-

(i) involves guessing or estimating the results of future events, or of past events the results of which are not generally known; or

(ii) does not depend to a substantial degree upon the exercise of skill by the competitors; and

(g) any game, method, device or scheme for distributing or

allotting prizes by lot or chance,

whether promoted, conducted or managed in or outside Hong Kong, but does not include such lotteries promoted, conducted or managed outside Hong Kong as may be prescribed; "owner" in relation to premises means any person holding the premises direct from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or otherwise, any mortgagee in possession and any person receiving the rent of the premises, solely or with another and on his behalf or that of any person or who would receive the same if such premises were let to a tenant, and, where such owner as above defined cannot be found or ascertained or is absent from Hong Kong or is under disability, also means the agent of such owner;

"place" includes any ship, aircraft or vehicle, and any spot on land

or water;

"private gain" does not include the private gain of any charitable institution or trust of a public character exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance;

"private premises" means premises to which the public have access (whether on payment or otherwise) only by permission of the owner, tenant or occupier of the premises;

(Cap. 112.)