Service Description: The Licensing Authority will issue a premises licence for: Casinos, Betting Offices and Race Tracks, Bingo Clubs, Adult Gaming Centres, Family Entertainment Centres. They will issue permits for: Gaming machines in members' clubs and licensed premises, prize gaming and Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centres.
Answer: Prize competitions are competitions in which success depends to a substantial degree on the exercise of skill. If a competition does not involve skill it may be considered a lottery and could be unlawful. Competitions requiring the exercise of skill may involve the answering of questions, solving puzzles, tie-breakers etc. The Commission has published a document that combines the responses to the paper on prize competitions and free draws and subsequent letter to respondents on ‘payment to enter'. The document also includes a revised version of the issues paper so that those organising competitions and draws have some guidance available on what the Commission considers is needed to avoid breaches of the Gambling Act 2005.