New Zealand Legislation: Acts

27 Meaning of class 3 gambling

• In this Act, class 3 gambling is gambling that satisfies the following criteria:

  • (a) the net proceeds from the gambling are applied or distributed to authorised purposes; and

  • (b) the total value of the prizes offered or awarded to the winners of the gambling activity, or to the winners of 1 session (if the gambling is conducted in sessions of more than 1 game), exceeds $5,000; and

  • (c) the gambling satisfies relevant game rules; and

  • (d) the gambling does not utilise or involve a gaming machine, directly or indirectly; and

  • (e) no commission is offered or paid to, or received by, a person for conducting the gambling, except a licensed promoter; and

  • (f) the Secretary has not categorised the gambling as another class of gambling.