69Cheating

69 Cheating (1) A person shall not: (a) by a fraudulent trick, device, sleight of hand or representation; (b) by a fraudulent scheme or practice; (c) by the fraudulent use of gaming equipment or any other thing; or (d) by the fraudulent use of an 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, obtain for himself or herself or another person, or induce a person to deliver, give or credit to him or her or another person, any money, chips, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security. (2) A person shall not use or have in his or her possession: (a) chips that he or she knows are bogus or counterfeit chips; (b) an instrument of gaming that he or she knows has been marked, loaded or tampered with; or (c) for the purpose of cheating, stealing or obtaining a benefit or advantage not ordinarily available to a person, any equipment, device or thing that permits or facilitates cheating, stealing or obtaining such a benefit or advantage. (3) In so far as subsection (2) prohibits the possession of any thing referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b), the prohibition does not extend to the possession by a person in charge of a casino, an agent or employee of a Licensee, a gaming inspector or a member of the Police Force, if the thing: (a) has been seized under this Act for use as evidence in proceedings for an offence; or Gaming Control Act 1993 54 (b) is being used for the purposes of instruction or comparison in identifying such things.