9Offence of unlawful bookmaking

#### 9 Offence of unlawful bookmaking 9 Offence of unlawful bookmaking > > (1) A person must not carry on bookmaking unless the person is a licensed bookmaker. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > • for a first offence—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both), > > > > > • for a second or subsequent offence—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both). > > > (2) A person who is a licensed bookmaker must not carry on bookmaking except— > > > > > (a) at a licensed racecourse when it is lawful for betting to take place at the racecourse, or > > > > > (b) as permitted under section 16 (Authority to conduct telephone or electronic betting) of the [Betting and Racing Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-114). > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for a first offence, 200 penalty units (in the case of an offence committed by a corporation) or 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both (in the case of an offence committed by an individual), or > > > > > (b) for a second or subsequent offence, 1,000 penalty units (in the case of an offence committed by a corporation) or 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both (in the case of an offence committed by an individual). > > > (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to any doubles betting, or call of the card betting, carried on by a licensed bookmaker in accordance with the approval of the Minister. > > > (4) The Minister’s approval under subsection (3) is subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit to impose. > > > (5) For the purposes of this section— > > > > call of the card betting means betting that is carried on in relation to a racing event on a day before the event takes place. > > > > doubles betting means betting that is carried on in relation to 2 separate racing events and in respect of which a successful bet requires the selection of the winners of both events. > > **s 9:** Am 2002 No 15, Sch 5 \[1\]; 2010 No 132, Sch 2 \[7\]; 2017 No 22, Sch 2.44.