Introduction Details of the Section
2.Subsection (4) amends paragraph (c) of section 21(5) of BGDA to increase the prize level for certain machines that are exempt from AMLD. The prize level will rise from £5 to £15, with a maximum cash amount of £8.
3.Subsection (5) introduces a new class of excepted machine to section 21(5). Gaming machines with a maximum stake of £1 and a maximum prize value of £50 will be exempt from AMLD so long as the prize is not money, or something that can be exchanged for money or anything else.
4.Subsection (6) inserts new sections 21(6) and (7) to determine how non-money prizes will be given a value for the purpose of determining their duty liability.
5.Subsection (7) provides for the prize level of a “small-prize machine” in section 22(2) to be increased from £8 to £10.
6.Subsection (9) provides for the stake and prize levels of a Category C gaming machine in section 23(3) of BGDA to be increased to £1 and £70 respectively.
7.Subsection (10) omits section 23(5) which provided valuation provisions in respect of other AMLD provisions. The provisions of that section are replaced by subsection (6) of this section.
8.Subsection (11) contains consequential repeals