80Cheating and unlawful interference with gaming machines

#### 80 Cheating and unlawful interference with gaming machines 80 Cheating and unlawful interference with gaming machines > > (1) A person who— > > > > > (a) has possession of a device made or adapted, or intended by the person to be used, for interfering with the normal operation of an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club, or > > > > > (b) does anything calculated, or likely, to interfere with the normal operation of an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club, or > > > > > (c) does anything calculated to render an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club incapable, even temporarily, of producing a winning combination, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to anything done in good faith in connection with— > > > > > (a) the installation, alteration, adjustment, maintenance or repair of an approved gaming machine by a technician, or > > > > > (b) the exercise by a person of a function conferred or imposed by this Act on an inspector. > > > (3) A person who, with intent to dishonestly obtain money or a financial advantage for himself or herself or another person, inserts in an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club anything other than— > > > > > (a) a coin or token of the denomination or type displayed on the gaming machine as that to be used to operate the gaming machine, or > > > > > (b) a banknote of a denomination approved by the Authority for use in order to operate the gaming machine, or > > > > > (c) a card of a type approved by the Authority for use in order to operate the gaming machine, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > (4) A person who, in connection with an approved gaming machine in a hotel or on the premises of a club— > > > > > (a) by any fraudulent representation, or > > > > > (b) by a fraudulent scheme or practice, or > > > > > (c) by the fraudulent use of the approved gaming machine or any other thing, > > > > obtains for himself or herself or another person, or induces a person to deliver, give or credit to him or her or another person, any money, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security, is guilty of an offence. > > > (5) A person who, without lawful excuse, uses or has in his or her possession in a hotel or on the premises of a club any equipment, device or thing that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing in connection with an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence. > > > (6) A person who knows of any faulty or fraudulent computer programming and as a result gains, or gains for another person, an advantage in the operation of an approved gaming machine is guilty of an offence. > > > (7) A person who authorises or permits another person to act in a way that is an offence under another provision of this section is guilty of an offence. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > **s 80:** Am 2007 No 92, Sch 3 \[8\] \[49\]; 2008 No 99, Sch 1 \[53\]; 2011 No 72, Sch 3 \[1\].