New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"bookmaker" includes any person:
(a) who carries on the business of, or who acts as, a bookmaker, bookmaker’s clerk or turf commission agent, or
(b) who gains, or endeavours to gain, a livelihood wholly or partly by betting or making wagers."declared gambling premises" means any premises that are the subject of:
(a) an interim declaration under section 20, or
(b) a final declaration under section 24."exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
(a) used for playing or taking part in an unlawful game, or
(b) used as a common gaming house at common law, or
(c) used for or in connection with bookmaking carried on by or on behalf of a person who is not a licensed bookmaker."gaming equipment" means any device or thing used, or capable of being used, for or in connection with the playing of an unlawful game.
(a) entitled to freehold possession of the premises, or
(b) in actual receipt of, or entitled to receive, or if the premises were let to a tenant, would be entitled to receive, the rents and profits of the premises."premises" includes:
(a) a building or structure, or part of a building or structure (such as a room), or
(b) any land (whether or not built on), or
(c) a vehicle or a vessel (whether or not used in navigation)."prohibited gaming device" -see section 6.
(a) for or in connection with any form of gambling that is prohibited by or under this Act, or
(b) for the purposes of a transaction that is dependent on any such form of gambling,whether or not (in the case of an article) it is ordinarily used for some other purpose.