Bill S-6
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S-6
Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament,
52 Elizabeth II, 2004
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-6
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)
first reading, February 4, 2004
The Honourable Senator Lapointe
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Summary
This enactment amends the Criminal Code in relation to gaming offences to narrow the exemption that allows provincial governments to lawfully conduct and manage lottery schemes involving video lottery terminals and slot machines by limiting the locations at which such machines can be installed to racetracks and premises dedicated to gaming.
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3rd Session, 37th Parliament,
52 Elizabeth II, 2004
senate of canada
BILL S-6
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Subsection 207(4) of the Criminal Code is amended by striking out the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(b.1) for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a game or proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g) that is operated on or through a computer, video device or slot machine, within the meaning of subsection 198(3), situated on premises other than a race-course and other than premises dedicated to gaming activity; or
Coming into force
2. This Act comes into force 180 days after the day on which it receives royal assent.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Criminal Code
Clause 1: Subsection 207(4) reads as follows:
(4) In this section, “lottery scheme” means a game or any proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g), whether or not it involves betting, pool selling or a pool system of betting other than
(a) three-card monte, punch board or coin table;
(b) bookmaking, pool selling or the making or recording of bets, including bets made through the agency of a pool or pari-mutuel system, on any race or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest; or
(c) for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b) to (f), a game or proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g) that is operated on or through a computer, video device or slot machine, within the meaning of subsection 198(3), or a dice game.