Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 - SECT 2.5.45.

Offence to promote or advertise betting or offer or provide services relating to betting

2.5.45. Offence to promote or advertise betting or offer or provide services
relating to betting



(1) If a course of conduct is being engaged in of unauthorised betting on one
or more sporting events, a person must not, knowing such conduct is being
engaged in-

   (a)  distribute any document to the public promoting or advertising the
        unauthorised betting (including any document about betting accounts or
        services); or

   (b)  make any transaction relating to the unauthorised betting; or

   (c)  offer or provide accounting, administrative or other services relating
        to the unauthorised betting.

Penalty: For a first relevant offence, 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 3
months or both; For a second relevant offence, 250 penalty units or
imprisonment for 6 months or both; For a third or subsequent relevant offence,
1000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether-

   (a)  the unauthorised betting is being carried out in Victoria or
        elsewhere; or

   (b)  the sporting events are being conducted in Victoria or elsewhere.

(3) In this section-

relevant offence means an offence against this section or section 2.5.2(1),
2.5.8(4) or 2.6.1(1) or an offence against a law of another State or a
Territory that would, if committed in Victoria, be an offence against this
section; unauthorised betting means betting that is not authorised by or under
the law of Victoria or another State or Territory of the Commonwealth.
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PART 5A-BANNING IRRESPONSIBLE GAMBLING PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES

Division 1-Introduction