Gambling in any place not being a gambling establishment or in a street.
Providing money for unlawful gambling or for an unlawful lottery.
Responsibility of
owners, tenants,
etc.
Cheating at gambling.
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Gambling
13. (1) Any person who-
[1986 Ed.
(a) operates or manages or otherwise controls unlawful gambling; or
(b) in any capacity, either directly or indirectly, assists another person in the operation, management or other control of unlawful gambling,
in any place whatsoever (not being a gambling establishment) whether or not the public have or are permitted to have access thereto, or in any street, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Any person who gambles unlawfully in any such place or in any street commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
14. Any person who provides any money or other property to any other person knowing that it is to be used by any person in or for or in connexion with unlawful gambling or an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable-
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.
15. (1) No person shall-
(a) being the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of any premises or place, knowingly permit or suffer such premises or place or any part thereof to be opened, kept or used as a gambling establishment; or
(b) let or agree to let, whether as principal or agent, any premises or place knowing that such premises or place or any part thereof are or is to be opened, kept or used as a gambling establishment.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable-
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.
16. (1) Any person who-
(a) by any fraud, misleading device or false practice, before or after or in the course of or in connexion with gambling or a lottery, wins from another person, for himself or for any other person ascertained or unascertained, any money or other property; or