Section 146: Cheating

146. Cheating (1) Any person who— (a) has in his possession any instrument, equipment or device that is capable of being used for cheating in gambling and lottery game in circumstances that show an intention to use the instrument, equipment or device to cheat; (b) manipulates, with the intent to cheat, any component of a device or equipment used for gambling or lottery game in a manner contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose for the component, with knowledge that the manipulation affects the outcome of the game or with knowledge of any event that affects the outcome of the game or the amounts won or lost; (c) administers or causes to be administered to any horse which is in training for the purpose of participating in a horse race, by invasive or non-invasive routes, including oral, rectal, transdermal, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous or any other route whatsoever— (i) any endoctrine or hormonal substance, whether natural or synthetic; (ii) any medicinal substance, chemical or drug; or (iii) any other substance which may act as a stimulant or depressant thus affecting the speed, stamina, courage, conduct or performance of a horse during a horse race or prior to such race; (d) uses or causes to be used in or on any horse which is in training for the purpose of participating in a horse race any electronic, electric, galvanic, reflective, fluorescent or laser equipment or apparatus that may cause injury or affect the performance of such horse during the course of a horse race or prior to such race; or G2 – 67 [Issue 2] Gambling Regulatory Authority Act (e) cheats in any other manner in any of the activities regulated by this Act, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 300,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years. (2) Any person who— (a) allows anyone to conduct or carry on cheating or to operate any cheating device or provide any person with information or with a device to cheat in gambling or lottery game; (b) makes use of any counterfeit chip or token, lottery ticket or sweepstake ticket or contravenes the rules of gambling or lottery game or interferes in any way with any device or equipment used for gambling and lottery game with the intention of obtaining any direct or indirect pecuniary advantage, whether for himself or any other person; (c) places, increases or decreases a bet or determines the course or outcome of an event after acquiring knowledge, not available to all punters, of the outcome of the event which is the subject of the bet, or aids anyone in acquiring such knowledge, for the purpose of placing, increasing or decreasing a bet or determining the course or outcome of the event; (d) claims, collects or takes, or attempts to claim, collect or take, money or anything of value in or from any gambling activity or lottery game, with intent to defraud, without having placed a bet or stake or to claim, collect or take an amount greater than the amount won; (e) offers anything of value to a person involved in the conduct of a horse race in return for that person’s committing an illegal act or failing to perform a duty; or (f) connives with or seeks or has an undertaking or agreement with a person involved in the conduct of a horse race to commit an illegal act or to fail to perform a duty, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500,000 rupees and to penal servitude. (3) The admini er than the amount won; (e) offers anything of value to a person involved in the conduct of a horse race in return for that person’s committing an illegal act or failing to perform a duty; or (f) connives with or seeks or has an undertaking or agreement with a person involved in the conduct of a horse race to commit an illegal act or to fail to perform a duty, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500,000 rupees and to penal servitude. (3) The administration of any substance, chemical or drug to any horse or the use of any equipment or apparatus in or on any horse referred to in subsection (1) (c) or (d) for the treatment of such animal for therapeutic reasons shall not constitute an offence. (S. 146 came into operation on 6 December 2007.)