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GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 165 Inducements, cheating, &c.

GAMING CONTROL ACT 1993 - SECT 165

Inducements, cheating, &c.

(1)  A person must not dishonestly–
(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 thing–
in 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 listed–
to deliver, give or credit to the first-mentioned person or another person any money, 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.
(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 dishonestly–
(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 thing–
in 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.
Penalty:  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.