Common Gaming Houses Act · 2019 Revised Edition
4A. Any person who —
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
deals with, or in any manner transacts in, any gaming machine or any part of any gaming machine or any interest of any kind in any gaming machine; or
gaming machine
“gaming machine” means any mechanical, electrical or electronic machine or device (including any computer program used in such machine or device), whether wholly or partly mechanically, electrically or electronically operated, that is so designed or that has been so adapted that — (a) it may be used for the purpose of playing any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill; and (b) as a result of playing or operating the machine or device, winnings in money or money’s worth may become payable;
Common Gaming Houses
gaming
“gaming” means playing any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill for money or money’s worth and includes — (a) playing any game specified in the Schedule; and (b) playing or operating any gaming machine;
imports, manufactures, assembles, supplies, sells, assigns, charges, leases, hires, services, repairs, adapts or modifies, or carries out any combination of those activities in relation to, a gaming machine or any part for any gaming machine, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of not less than
$10,000 and not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both, for every gaming machine seized.
Terms defined in s 2
gaming
Defined · s 2“gaming” means playing any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill for money or money’s worth and includes — (a) playing any game specified in the Schedule; and (b) playing or operating any gaming machine;
gaming machine
Defined · s 2“gaming machine” means any mechanical, electrical or electronic machine or device (including any computer program used in such machine or device), whether wholly or partly mechanically, electrically or electronically operated, that is so designed or that has been so adapted that — (a) it may be used for the purpose of playing any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill; and (b) as a result of playing or operating the machine or device, winnings in money or money’s worth may become payable;