GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 165 Inducements, cheating, &c.
GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 165
Inducements, cheating, &c.
(1) A person must not dishonestlyto deliver, give or credit to the first-mentioned person or another person any money, gaming chips, gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.(a) by a scheme or practice; or(b) by the use of gaming equipment; or(c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming or of any other thingin relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce(d) a person licensed under this Act; or(e) a person listed on the Roll; or(f) an associate of a person so licensed or listed; or(g) a person acting on behalf of a person so licensed or listedPenalty: Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or both.(2) A person licensed under this Act or a person listed on the Roll or an associate of a person so licensed or listed must not dishonestlyin relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a person to deliver, give or credit to the person so licensed or listed or another person, any money, gaming chips, gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.(a) by a scheme or practice; or(b) by the use of gaming equipment; or(c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming or of any other thingPenalty: Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or both.(3) A person must not dishonestly cause gaming equipment to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person any gaming chips, gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or both.(4) A person must not (a) cheat in a gaming activity; or(b) do anything for the purposes of enabling or assisting another person to cheat in a gaming activity.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or both.(5) For the purposes of subsection (4) , it is immaterial whether a person who cheats in a gaming activity (a) improves the person's chances of winning anything; or(b) wins anything.(6) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (4) , cheating in a gaming activity may, in particular, consist of actual or attempted deception or interference in connection with (a) the process by which the gaming activity is conducted; or(b) a real or simulated game, race or other event or process to which the gaming activity relates.