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INTERACTIVE GAMBLING ACT 2001 - SECT 5

Prohibited interactive gambling services

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, a prohibited interactive gambling service is a gambling service, where:

  (a)   the service is provided in the course of carrying on a business; and

  (b)   the service is provided to customers using any of the following:

  (i)   an internet carriage service;

  (ii)   any other listed carriage service;

  (iii)   a broadcasting service;

  (iv)   any other content service;

  (v)   a datacasting service.

Note:   This definition relates to the offence provisions and civil penalty provisions set out in section   15 and Part   7A.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) has effect subject to subsection   (3).

Excluded services

  (3)   For the purposes of this Act, none of the following services is a prohibited interactive gambling service :

  (a)   a telephone betting service;

  (aa)   an excluded wagering service (see section   8A);

  (ab)   an excluded gaming service (see section   8B);

  (aba)   a place - based betting service (see section   8BA);

  (ac)   a service that has a designated broadcasting link (see section   8C);

  (ad)   a service that has a designated datacasting link (see section   8C);

  (ae)   an excluded lottery service (see section   8D);

  (b)   a service to the extent to which it relates to the entering into of contracts that are financial products within the meaning of Division   3 of Part   7.1 of the Corporations Act 2001 ;

  (ba)   a wholesale gambling service;

  (bb)   a trade promotion gambling service (see section   8BB);

  (c)   an exempt service (see section   10).


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