Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 - SECT 2.5.16.

Exceptions to sections 2.5.6 and 2.5.15

2.5.16. Exceptions to sections 2.5.6 and 2.5.15





(1) Nothing in section 2.5.6 or 2.5.15 prohibits-

   (a)  the publication (other than by way of advertisement or for valuable
        consideration) of-

   (i)  the betting odds prevailing in any place in relation to a horse,
        greyhound or harness race or an approved betting event (whether to be
        conducted in Victoria or elsewhere); or

   (ii) any information concerning, or comment on, those betting odds; or

   (b)  the publication or dissemination by or on behalf of a registered
        bookmaker who is authorised to wager on double events, of a notice
        provisionally indicating the betting odds at which doubles bets may be
        made with the bookmaker on combinations of two horses or greyhounds
        one of which is entered in the first race and the other in the second
        race-

   (i)  where each race is conducted in Australia and is ratified as being a
        Group 1, 2 or 3 race by the relevant national racing body; or

   (ii) in any other case, where each race is referred to in such groups of
        races as the Minister may approve from time to time by notice
        published in the Government Gazette.

(1A) In subsection (1)(b) relevant national racing body means-

   (a)  in relation to horse racing, the Australian Racing Board Limited,
        A.C.N. 104 986 334;

   (b)  in relation to harness racing, the Harness Racing Australia Inc.
        incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 of the
        Australian Capital Territory;

   (c)  in relation to greyhound racing, the body the members of which are-

   (i)  Greyhound Racing Victoria established under Division 2 of Part III of
        the Racing Act 1958; and



   (ii) in relation to each other State and each Territory of the
        Commonwealth, the body established under, or recognised by, the law of
        that State or Territory as the controlling body for greyhound racing
        in that State or Territory.

(2) A registered bookmaker who uses a method of communication approved under
section 4A of the Racing Act 1958 to accept bets with persons not present on
the racecourse may advertise the bookmaker's services and communicate the
betting odds the bookmaker is offering in respect of-

   (a)  a horse race; or

   (b)  a harness race; or

   (c)  a greyhound race; or

   (d)  any other approved betting event.





(3) A wagering service provider may advertise-

   (a)  details that identify the wagering service provider as a wagering
        service provider;

   (b)  details that specify how the wagering service provider can be
        contacted;

   (c)  the services offered by the wagering service provider;

   (d)  the odds the wagering service provider is offering in respect of a
        particular betting contingency.







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