1986 Ed.]
Gambling
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(2) No prosecution shall be instituted under subsection (1)(c) without the consent of the Attorney General. (Added 53 of 1981, s. 4)
8. Any person who bets with a bookmaker commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
9. Any person who-
(a) promotes, organizes, conducts or manages, or otherwise has control of, an unlawful lottery; or
(b) in any capacity assists, either directly or indirectly, in the promotion, organization, conduct, management or other control of an unlawful lottery,
commits an offence and is liable-
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.
10. Any person who-
(a) sells or otherwise disposes of a ticket relating to an unlawful lottery;
(b) has in his possession a lottery ticket relating to an unlawful lottery with a view to its sale or other disposal,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
11. Any person who has in his possession a ticket relating to an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
12. Any person who in any manner-
(a) writes, prints or publishes, or causes to be written, printed or published-
(i) any ticket relating to an unlawful lottery; or
(ii) a list of prizes in an unlawful lottery; or
(b) provides or publishes, or causes to be provided or published, expressly or otherwise-
(i) any tip, hint or forecast relating to the result of an unlawful lottery; or
(ii) any announcement of the result of an unlawful lottery,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
Betting with a bookmaker.
Promoters of lotteries.
Selling lottery tickets.
Buying lottery tickets.
Publications as to lotteries.