132Bookmakers must be registered

132 Bookmakers must be registered

(1)  A person must not engage in bookmaking on the person’s own behalf unless the person is registered as a bookmaker.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both; and

(b) a second offence, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both; and

(c) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 400 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

(2)  A person who is not registered as a bookmaker must not, by any means, induce another person to believe that the first-mentioned person is –

(a) registered as a bookmaker; or

(b) in any way authorised to engage in bookmaking on the person’s own behalf in Tasmania.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.