Gaming and Betting Act 1968 (ACT)

GAMING AND BETTING

No. 14 of 1968

An Ordinance relating to Gaming and Betting.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1968.*

2. In this Ordinance, " the Gaming and Betting Act, 1906 " means the Gaming and Betting Act, 1906 of the State of New South Wales, in its application to the Territory, as amended by the Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act, 1906 of that State and the Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act, 1907 of that State, in their application to the Territory, and by the Racecourses Ordinance 1935-1966, the Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1945, the Racecourses Ordinance 1946, the Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1964, the Ordinances Revision (Deci­

mal Currency) Ordinance 1966 and the Gaming and Betting	Ordinance
1967.

3. Section 2 of the Gaming and Betting Act, 1906 is amended by

omitting from the definition of " public place " all the words from and including the words " but does not include " to the end of that definition and inserting in their stead the words " but does not include a racecourse at which races are being held, being races in respect of which the Aus- tralian Capital Territory Totalizator Agency Board established under the Betting (Off-course Totalizator Agency) Ordinance 1964-1968 is pro- viding off-course totalizator betting facilities, an office or agency of that Board or an office from which a pool betting scheme approved under the Pool Betting Ordinance 1964-1966 is being carried on;".

* Made on 19 July 1968; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette and commenced on 25 July 1968.

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