Wagering Act 1998
sec.206Acceptance of wagers
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sec.206 Acceptance of wagers
A licence operator, in carrying on the operator’s operations, may accept wagers by phone or another form of communication. However, subsection (1) does not apply to wagers relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency. A licence operator must not accept wagers, relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency, made by phone or another form of communication. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A wagering agent must not accept wagers, relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency, made by phone or another form of communication. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. s 206 amd 1999 No. 38 s 84 ; 2022 No. 23 s 105 (sec.206-ssec.1) A licence operator, in carrying on the operator’s operations, may accept wagers by phone or another form of communication. (sec.206-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to wagers relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency. (sec.206-ssec.3) A licence operator must not accept wagers, relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency, made by phone or another form of communication. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.206-ssec.4) A wagering agent must not accept wagers, relating to a simulated event or simulated contingency, made by phone or another form of communication. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.