(1) A person must not—
(a) conduct an interactive gaming business at or from a place in Victoria; or
(b) own, control or operate a computer server in Victoria that enables interactive games to be played; or
(c) offer or advertise in Victoria the playing of interactive games; or
(d) seek to obtain a commercial advantage from the use of premises in Victoria for the playing of interactive games—
unless the person is a licensed provider or is authorised under a corresponding law and the person's licence or authority authorises that activity.
Penalty: For a first offence, 600 penalty units;
For a second or subsequent offence, 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if a wager for an interactive game is placed at premises or money is deposited at premises to be held on behalf of a player for the purposes of interactive gaming, an interactive gaming business is taken to be conducted at those premises.
(3) A person who supplies to the public a listed carriage service (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1997 of the Commonwealth) that enables end-users to access the Internet is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(c) by reason only of hosting or carrying information—
(a) kept on a data storage device; and
(b) accessed or available for access using that service—
if the person was not aware of that information.
Part 3—Interactive gaming licences
Division 1—Licensing procedure