108Cheating

108 Cheating (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person is in the casino; and (b) the person dishonestly— (i) obtains for the person or someone else; or (ii) induces someone to deliver, give or credit to the person or someone else; money, chips, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security; and (c) the person does so by— (i) trick, device, sleight of hand or representation; or (ii) a scheme or practice; or (iii) the use of gaming equipment; or (iv) the use of— (A) an instrument or article of a kind, or appearing to be of a kind, used in relation to gaming; or (B) anything else. Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or (2) A person commits an offence if the person uses, or has in the person’s possession, in the casino— (a) chips that the person knows are bogus or counterfeit chips; or (b) cards, dice, tokens, coins or other gaming equipment that the person knows have been marked or tampered with. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the possession by a casino official, authorised officer or police officer of a thing seized for destruction or for use as evidence in relation to— (a) a proceeding for an offence; or (b) the taking of disciplinary action under this Act against the casino licensee or a casino employee. (4) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person has in the person’s possession in the casino any equipment, device or other thing that facilitates or allows cheating or stealing; and (b) the person possesses the thing with the intention of using it for cheating or stealing. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or (5) In this section: device includes an electrical, electronic or mechanical device and a computer.