Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BOOKMAKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) (NO. 53 OF 1994) - SECT 10

10. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) “a race meeting is being held at a racecourse” and substituting “a betting event is being conducted”;

    (b)     by omitting from subsection (1) “racecourse” (last occurring) and substituting “betting venue”;

    (c)     by omitting from subsection (1) “the provisions of this Act or the regulations” and substituting “this Act and the regulations”;

    (d)     by omitting from subsection (2) “racecourse” and substituting “betting venue”; and

    (e)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(3) In this section—

‘betting event' means—

        (a)     a race meeting at a racecourse; or

        (b)     a sports betting event;

‘betting venue' means—

        (a)     in relation to a race meeting at a racecourse—the racecourse; or

        (b)     in relation to a sports betting event—the corresponding sports betting venue;

‘bookmaker' includes—

        (a)     a syndicate which holds a sports betting licence;

        (b)     a company which holds a sports betting licence; and

        (c)     each director of such a company.”.