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Unauthorised race bookmaking

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Part 2Race bookmakers and race bookmaker’s agents
Division 2.1General

5 Unauthorised race bookmaking

(1)

A person must not engage in race bookmaking except as permitted under subsection (2).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

(2)

A person may engage in race bookmaking if—

(a)

the person holds a race bookmaking licence; or

(b)

the person holds a race bookmaker’s agent licence and is acting for the race bookmaker who applied for the licence.

(3)

For subsection (1), a sports bookmaker does not engage in race bookmaking only because the bookmaker receives or negotiates bets on races that are sports betting events.

Division 2.2 Race bookmaking licences

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