Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Except as authorised by or under this Act or another Act, a person must not –
(a) open, keep or use a place, or allow a place of which the person is the occupier to be opened, kept or used, for the purpose of conducting gaming in that place; or
(b) conduct gaming as a business; or
(c) assist a person who is conducting gaming as a business in contravention of paragraph (b).
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 600 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference to the conduct of, or conducting, gaming as a business includes a reference to the conduct of, or conducting, an authorised game.
(3) Except as authorised by or under this Act, a person must not –
(a) wager on, or otherwise participate in, gaming, a game or a gaming activity in a public place; or
(b) be in a public place for the purpose of wagering on, or otherwise participating in, gaming, a game or a gaming activity in that public place.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.