Section 153: Other offences

153. Other offences (1) Subject to subsection (2), any licensee who contravenes section 38, 41, 45, 46, 106, 140, 141, or 142 shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (2) Any other person who contravenes section 47 shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 rupees. (3) Any gaming machine operator, limited payout machine operator, totalisator operator, bookmaker or the Operator who knowingly disconnects his equipment from the central electronic monitoring system shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 rupees. (4) Any person who— (a) not being the Operator or a lottery retailer— (i) induces a person to take part in a lottery game; G2 – 71 [Issue 4] Gambling Regulatory Authority Act (ii) distributes or supplies a lottery ticket, or supplies forms in connection with a lottery game; (iii) advertises or promotes the taking part in a lottery game; or (iv) collects or distributes prizes; (b) publishes the name of a participant who has asked for anonymity; (c) counterfeits any ticket or document relating to a lottery game for the purpose of obtaining a pecuniary advantage; (d) sells a lottery ticket— (i) at a price higher than that which is printed on the ticket; (ii) on condition that the seller of the ticket shares in the prize in the event of a ticket sold by him being the ticket in respect of which a prize is paid; (iii) on any condition not provided for in the rules of the lottery game concerned; (iv) on credit or with the financial assistance in any form of the seller; or (e) without the written authorisation of the Operator, prints a lottery ticket in respect of a lottery game, shall commit an offence, and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. (5) Any person who purchases a lottery ticket from a person not holding a licence or a registration certificate as a lottery retailer under this Act, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (6) Any person who carries on any gambling or betting activity which is not regulated under this Act shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (7) Any person who stakes money, places bets or participates in any gambling or betting activity which is not regulated under this Act shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (8) Any person who contravenes this Act for which no specific penalty is provided for shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. [S. 153 amended by s. 7 (h) of Act 37 of 2011 w.e.f. 15 December 2011.] (S. 153 came into operation on 6 December 2007.) [Issue 4] G2 – 72 Revised Laws of Mauritius