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Part 11 · General Offences

172A. Cheating at play

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

A person must not, in connection with any form of casino gambling or the playing of a promotional game, obtain or attempt to obtain any money or advantage for himself or herself or any other person —

(a)

by a fraudulent trick, device, sleight of hand or representation;

(b)

by a fraudulent scheme or practice; or

(c)

by the fraudulent use of gaming equipment or any other thing.

(d)

[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 21/09/2026]

(1A)

A person must not, in connection with any form of casino gambling —

(a)

obtain or attempt to obtain any money or advantage for himself, herself or any other person by placing a bet after the result of the casino game or the outcome of the matter on which the bet was placed (as the case may be) is known; or

(b)

avoid or attempt to avoid any loss to himself, herself or any other person by withdrawing a bet after the result of the casino game or the outcome of the matter on which the bet was placed (as the case may be) is known.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.

(3)

Any person who colludes with another person to do any act in contravention of subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished with the punishment provided for the offence under subsection (2).

(4)

If a police officer or an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed, or colluded in the commission of, an offence of contravening subsection (1) or (1A), the police officer or inspector may search the person for any device, gaming equipment, implement or material that the police officer or inspector suspects was used in the commission of the offence.

(5)

Nothing in subsection (4) authorises any police officer or inspector to remove, or require a person to remove, any of the person’s clothing, and a search of a person’s clothing being worn by the person may only be done by a police officer or an inspector of the same sex as the person.

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