129Interference with gaming machines

129 Interference with gaming machines (1) A person commits an offence if the person recklessly interferes with the operation of a gaming machine. (2) A person commits an offence if the person inserts into a gaming machine anything other than a coin, note or token of the kind stated on the gaming machine.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person does anything intended to interfere with a gaming machine in a way that causes the machine to yield a reward less than or greater than the percentage payout under the licence in relation to that machine. (4) A person commits an offence if the person does anything intended to render a gaming machine, either temporarily or otherwise, incapable of forming a winning combination. (5) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to anything done honestly for the maintenance of a gaming machine by— (a) an approved technician; or (b) an authorised officer; or (c) someone else authorised in writing by the commission. mentioned in s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 58).