Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person ( the cheat ) must not dishonestly—
(a) by a scheme or practice; or
(b) by the use of gaming equipment; or
(c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing—
in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a relevant person to deliver, give or credit to the cheat or any other person, any money, gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
Penalty: 1000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(2) A relevant person must not dishonestly—
(a) by a scheme or practice; or
(b) by the use of gaming equipment; or
(c) by the use of an instrument or article of a type used in connection with gaming, or appearing to be of a type used in connection with gaming, or of any other thing—
in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, induce a person to deliver, give or credit to the relevant person or any other person, any money, gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
Penalty: 1000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(3) A person must not dishonestly cause gaming equipment to deliver, give or credit to the person or another person any gaming tokens, benefit, advantage, valuable consideration or security.
Penalty: 1000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(4) A person must not, for the purpose of cheating or stealing in relation to gaming or the conduct of gaming, use or be in possession of—
(a) any gaming tokens that the person knows are bogus or counterfeit; or
(b) any thing that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing.
Penalty: 1000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(5) In this section—
S. 3.5.28(5) def. of relevant person amended by Nos 104/2004 s. 39(5)(j), 28/2022 s. 46.
"relevant person" means—
(a) a venue operator or the holder of a gaming industry employee's licence; or
(b) a person listed on the Roll; or
(c) an associate of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) a person acting on behalf of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(6) This section does not apply to a venue operator who is a casino operator.
Division 3—Responsible gaming measures
Ch. 3 Pt 5 Div. 3 Subdiv. 1 (Heading) inserted by No. 29/2009 s. 78.
Subdivision 1—General measures