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Gaming Machine Act 1991
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### sec.349 Cheating
A person must not dishonestly—
by a scheme or practice; or
by the use of gaming equipment; or
by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing;
in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a licensee, or a person acting on behalf of the licensee, to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person, any money, gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
A licensee must not dishonestly—
by a scheme or practice; or
by the use of gaming equipment; or
by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing;
in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a person to deliver, give or credit to the licensee or another person, any money, gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
In subsection (2) —
licensee includes—
a gaming employee or a person who supervises gaming or attends to gaming machines on behalf of a licensee; and
a person employed by a licensee to do the following on behalf of the licensee—
sell or redeem gaming tokens;
carry out centralised credit system transactions;
carry out TITO system transactions.
A person must not dishonestly cause gaming equipment to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person any gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
A person must not, for the purpose of cheating or stealing in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, use, or be in possession of—
any gaming tokens that the person knows are bogus or counterfeit; or
anything that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
s 349 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1999 No. 8 s 115 ; 2013 No. 25 s 92
(sec.349-ssec.1) A person must not dishonestly— by a scheme or practice; or by the use of gaming equipment; or by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing; in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a licensee, or a person acting on behalf of the licensee, to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person, any money, gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
(sec.349-ssec.2) A licensee must not dishonestly— by a scheme or practice; or by the use of gaming equipment; or by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing; in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a person to deliver, give or credit to the licensee or another person, any money, gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
(sec.349-ssec.3) In subsection (2) — licensee includes— a gaming employee or a person who supervises gaming or attends to gaming machines on behalf of a licensee; and a person employed by a licensee to do the following on behalf of the licensee— sell or redeem gaming tokens; carry out centralised credit system transactions; carry out TITO system transactions.
(sec.349-ssec.4) A person must not dishonestly cause gaming equipment to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person any gaming tokens, gaming machine credits, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
(sec.349-ssec.5) A person must not, for the purpose of cheating or stealing in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, use, or be in possession of— any gaming tokens that the person knows are bogus or counterfeit; or anything that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
- (a) by a scheme or practice; or
- (b) by the use of gaming equipment; or
- (c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing;
- (a) by a scheme or practice; or
- (b) by the use of gaming equipment; or
- (c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing;
- (a) a gaming employee or a person who supervises gaming or attends to gaming machines on behalf of a licensee; and
- (b) a person employed by a licensee to do the following on behalf of the licensee— (i) sell or redeem gaming tokens; (ii) carry out centralised credit system transactions; (iii) carry out TITO system transactions.
- (i) sell or redeem gaming tokens;
- (ii) carry out centralised credit system transactions;
- (iii) carry out TITO system transactions.
- (i) sell or redeem gaming tokens;
- (ii) carry out centralised credit system transactions;
- (iii) carry out TITO system transactions.
- (a) any gaming tokens that the person knows are bogus or counterfeit; or
- (b) anything that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing.