Penalty for conduct of, or participation in, unauthorised interactive gambling
16 Penalty for conduct of, or participation in, unauthorised interactive gambling
A person must not conduct an interactive game wholly or partly in Queensland, or allow a person who is in Queensland to participate in an interactive game, unless—
both of the following apply—
the game is an authorised game;
the person is authorised under this Act or a corresponding law to conduct the game; or
the game is an exempt game.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A person in Queensland must not participate in, or encourage or facilitate participation by another in, an interactive game knowing that the game is not an authorised game or an exempt game.Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—40 penalty units.
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