Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Betting licences | ||
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85. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may issue the following betting licences: | ||
(a) a licence (in this Act referred to as an “in-person betting licence”) authorising the licensee of the licence to provide betting activities referred to in paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) (in so far as that paragraph relates to the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c)) of section 3 (1)— | ||
(i) from one or more premises in the State where a person attends at the premises to engage in betting, and | ||
(ii) in the case of pool betting, for an event, a series of events or a class of events; | ||
(b) a licence (in this Act referred to as a “remote betting licence”) authorising the licensee of the licence to provide betting activities referred to in paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) (in so far as that paragraph relates to the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c)) of section 3 (1) by remote means, and in the case of pool betting, by remote means for an event, a series of events or a class of events; | ||
(c) a licence (in this Act referred to as an “in-person and remote betting licence”) authorising the licensee of the licence to provide betting activities referred to in paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) (in so far as that paragraph relates to the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c)) of section 3 (1)— | ||
(i) from one or more premises in the State where a person attends at the premises to engage in betting, | ||
(ii) in the case of pool betting, for an event, a series of events or a class of events, and | ||
(iii) by remote means, and in the case of pool betting, by remote means for an event, a series of events or a class of events; | ||
(d) a licence (in this Act referred to as a “remote betting intermediary licence”) authorising the licensee of the licence to engage in betting activities referred to in paragraphs (b) and (d) (in so far as that paragraph relates to the activity referred to in paragraph (b)) of section 3 (1), other than pool betting. | ||
(2) A betting licence referred to in subsection (1) shall not authorise a licensee of the licence to provide a betting activity in respect of such matters (if any) as may be prohibited in regulations made under subsection (3). | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Authority may, having regard to the public interest and public safety, and having consulted with the Minister, prescribe matters in respect of which a licensee of a betting licence may not provide a betting activity and, without prejudice to the foregoing, such matters may include criminal activities. | ||
(4) The Authority shall, where it proposes to prescribe a matter under subsection (3) in respect of which a Minister of the Government, other than the Minister, has responsibility, consult with the Minister of the Government concerned before making regulations under that subsection. |