Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987

Where a game of bingo is played simultaneously on different premises in circumstances where —

all the players take part in the same game at the same time and all are present at that time on one or other of those premises; and

the draw takes place on one or other of those premises while the game is being played; and

any claim of one of the players to have won is indicated to all the other players before the next number is called,

Where games of bingo are played simultaneously —

the aggregate amount paid to players as winnings in respect of that game shall not exceed 60%, or such other proportion as may be prescribed, of the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded by the players in playing that game; and

the amount of any prize paid shall not exceed the prescribed amount or such other sum as may be specified in a condition imposed in respect of the permit authorising the gaming; and

unless the organiser is a person who is the holder of a certificate issued by the Commission for the purpose of the operations performed by him, section 91(6) applies.

A person who —

performs any operation as an organiser of a game purporting to be simultaneous bingo, not being the holder of a certificate issued for the purposes of section 91(6) in respect of that operation; or

conducts a game purporting to be simultaneous bingo otherwise than in accordance with subsections (1) and (2),