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AI Summary of 3. Reference to providing betting activity

The Act provides that a reference to a person providing a betting activity includes a person acting, or offering to act, as a bookmaker; acting, or offering to act, as a remote betting intermediary; offering to take a bet; or causing another person to do any of those activities.

In this section, bookmaker means a person who, in relation to betting and in the course of business, sets odds, accepts bets and undertakes to pay out winnings.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 5 March 2025 - onwards
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3. Reference to providing betting activity

(1) A reference in this Act to a person providing a betting activity shall be taken to be a reference to the person -

(a) acting, or offering to act, as a bookmaker,

(b) acting, or offering to act, as a remote betting intermediary,

(c) offering to take a bet, or

(d) causing another person to do any of the activities referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(2) In this section, "bookmaker" means a person who, in relation to betting, in the course of business -

(a) sets odds,

(b) accepts bets, and

(c) undertakes to pay out winnings.