Victorian Numbered Acts

GAMBLING AND LIQUOR LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MODERNISATION) ACT 2014 (NO. 56 OF 2014) - SECT 19

    (1)     In the heading to section 2.5.23 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 , for " house being a common gaming house " substitute " place being provided for unauthorised gambling ".

    (2)     In section 2.5.23 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 —

        (a)     in paragraph (a)—

              (i)     for "a house or place" substitute
"a place";

              (ii)     for "the house or place" substitute
"the place";

        (b)     in paragraph (b), for "a house or place" substitute "a place";

        (c)     for paragraph (c) substitute —

    "(c)     a place is found fitted or provided with equipment for unauthorised gambling or any means or contrivance for—

              (i)     conducting a lottery or totalisator; or

              (ii)     concealing, removing or destroying equipment for unauthorised gambling—";

        (d)     for "the house or place is a common gaming house or place and that the persons found in the house or place were unlawfully playing there" substitute "the place is provided for the purposes of unauthorised gambling and that unauthorised gambling was being conducted at the place".