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Casino Control Act 1982
sec.103Cheating
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### sec.103 Cheating
Any person who in a casino—
by any fraudulent trick, device, sleight of hand or representation; or
by any fraudulent act, practice or scheme; or
by the fraudulent use of any machine, equipment or other thing; or
by the fraudulent use of any instrument or article of a type normally used in connection with gaming or appearing to be of a type normally used in connection with gaming;
obtains for himself or herself or another person or induces any person to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person any money, chips, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security (a relevant benefit ) is guilty of an offence.
a person who, knowing chips are not the person’s chips, claims them or takes possession of them
Maximum penalty—
if the relevant benefit obtained or induced is not more than $50,000 in value—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
if the relevant benefit obtained or induced is more than $50,000 in value—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
s 103 amd 3 June 1993 RA s 39; 1995 No. 6 s 17 ; 2003 No. 26 s 18 sch ; 2008 No. 2 s 8
- (a) by any fraudulent trick, device, sleight of hand or representation; or
- (b) by any fraudulent act, practice or scheme; or
- (c) by the fraudulent use of any machine, equipment or other thing; or
- (d) by the fraudulent use of any instrument or article of a type normally used in connection with gaming or appearing to be of a type normally used in connection with gaming;
- (a) if the relevant benefit obtained or induced is not more than $50,000 in value—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
- (b) if the relevant benefit obtained or induced is more than $50,000 in value—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.