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CAP. 148]

(Cap. 108.)

Gambling

[1986 Ed.

"racing club" means any club, association or other body of persons established for the purpose of promoting and conducting bets on totalizators or pari-mutuels and for the purpose of pro- moting cash-sweeps under the authority of the Betting Duty Ordinance;

"racing club premises” means any land or premises used by a racing club for or in connexion with the purposes of a racing club; "tape recording" means any tape, disc, sound track or other device

in which sounds are embodied so as to be capable with or without the aid of some other equipment of being reproduced therefrom;

"tenant" includes sub-tenant and "tenancy" includes sub-tenancy; "ticket”, in relation to a lottery or proposed lottery, includes the

whole or any part of a document or thing, or a copy or other reproduction of the whole or any part of a document or thing, which, either alone or in conjunction or combination with-

(a) any other document or thing or a copy or other reproduc-

tion of any other document or thing; or

(b) part of any document or thing or a copy or other reproduc-

tion of part of any document or thing,

evidences the claim of any person to participate in the lottery; "trade promotion competition" means a competition or other scheme promoted, conducted or managed for the purpose of promoting a trade or business or the sale of any product.

(Amended, L.N. 110/80)

Gambling is unlawful.

(Cap. 132.)

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PART II

GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES UNLAWFUL

(1) Save as provided in subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8), gambling is unlawful.

(2) Gaming is lawful if the game is played on a social occasion in private premises and is not promoted or conducted by way of trade or business or for the private gain of any person otherwise than to the extent of a person's winnings as a player of or at the game.

(3) Gaming is lawful if the game is one in which dice, domi- noes, mahjong or tin kau tiles, or playing cards are used and

(a) the game is played on a social occasion in—

(i) premises licensed as a restaurant under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance; (Amended, 10 of 1986, s. 32(1))

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