Section 2Part 0 —
Definitions and interpretation
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In this Law —
“common gaming house” includes any place kept or used for gambling, to which the public, or any class of the public, has or may have access, and any place kept for habitual gambling, whether the public, or any class of the public, has or may have access thereto or not, and any place kept or used for the purpose of a public lottery;
“contract of carriage” means a contract made by or on behalf of a carrier for the carriage by sea of a passenger or of a passenger and luggage, as the case may be, but does not include a contract of carriage which is not for reward;
“gambling” means to play at any game, whether of skill or chance, for money or money’s worth;
“instruments or appliances for gambling” includes all articles which are used in and for the purpose of gambling or a lottery;
“international voyage” means a voyage between —
a port in the Cayman Islands and a port in a State or territory outside the Cayman Islands; or
a port in a State or territory outside of the Cayman Islands to a port in any other State or territory;
“international waters” means the high seas outside the territorial sea of any State or territory;
“Judge” means a Judge of the Grand Court;
“lottery” includes any game, method or device whereby money or money’s worth is distributed or allotted in any manner depending upon, or to be determined by chance or lot, held, drawn, exercised or managed whether within the Islands, or in any country or place outside the Islands;
“lottery ticket” includes any paper, figure, writing, symbol or other article whatsoever, which either expressly or tacitly entitles, or purports to entitle the holder, or any other person, to receive any money or money’s worth on the happening of any event or contingency connected with any public lottery;
“passenger ship” means a ship carrying more than twelve passengers;
“place” means any house, office, room or building, and any place or spot, whether open or enclosed, and includes a ship, boat or other vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicle;
“public lottery” means a lottery to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access, and every lottery shall, until the contrary be proved, be deemed to be a public lottery;
“raffle” means the sale of numbered tickets one or more of which is drawn at random for the awarding of a prize;
“territorial sea” in relation to —
a State means that area of sea established by a State in accordance with Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 20 December 1982;
the Cayman Islands has the meaning as in the Cayman Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 1989 [S.I.1989/2397]; and
any other territory shall be in accordance with such legislation, decree, treaty or agreement establishing its territorial sea; and
“unlawful gaming” includes —
cock-fighting, whether for a stake or not, and whether practised publicly or privately; and
the act of betting or of playing a game for a stake when practised —
in or upon any path, street, road or place to which the public have access, whether as of right or not;
in any premises in respect of which a licence has been granted to distill, manufacture, sell or possess rum or any intoxicating liquor; or
in or at a common gaming house as defined under this Law;
A place in which lottery tickets are sold or distributed shall be deemed to be used for the purpose of a public lottery.
A place shall be deemed to be used for a purpose, if it is used for that purpose even on one occasion only.
Every person who demises or lets to hire a place shall be deemed the owner thereof.
Defined Terms
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