BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 97

BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 97

97 .         Offences relating to making and accepting wagers

        (1)         The offences set out in this regulation are committed by a person if that person is —

            (a)         a person representing the authority operating a local on‑course totalisator; or

            (b)         a representative of the racing club operating an on‑course totalisator; or

            (c)         a person employed or otherwise engaged to assist in the operation of an on‑course totalisator or a local on‑course totalisator.

        (2)         A person who knowingly accepts a wager contrary to regulation 84(4) commits an offence.

        Penalty: $500.

        (3)         A person who accepts a cheque as part or full payment for a wager commits an offence.

        Penalty: $500.

        (4)         A person who accepts a wager contrary to —

            (a)         a method allowed by regulation 87; or

            (b)         in the case of an on‑course totalisator, a direction given by RWWA under regulation 87(4),

                commits an offence.

        Penalty: $500.

        (5)         A person who makes a personal wager while on duty in an on‑course totalisator or a local on‑course totalisator commits an offence.

        Penalty: $500.

        [Regulation 97 inserted: Gazette 21 Jul 2006 p. 2688‑9.]

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2863.]