Offences by minors
22 Offences by minors
No person under the age of 18 years shall —
bet with a totalisator, or be permitted by a racing club its servants or agents to participate in the use of, or the facilities afforded by, a totalisator, being a totalisator to which section 17B applies; or
bet with a bookmaker, or the employee or the licensed manager of a bookmaker, licensed under this Act; or
request any other person to place a bet for him or for her; or
request any other person to collect payment of a winning bet for him or for her.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
No person under the age of 18 years shall —
enter or remain in any totalisator agency while it is open for the lodging or receiving of bets, except for a purpose referred to in section 21(3)(c)(ii), but that exception does not authorise employment contrary to the provisions of section 21(3)(d); or
make a bet with or through RWWA; or
request any other person to place such a bet for him or for her; or
request any other person to collect payment of a winning bet with or through RWWA for him or for her.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
[Section 22 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1); No. 46 of 1972 s. 6; No. 11 of 1992 s. 44 and 62; No. 63 of 1995 s. 66; No. 13 of 2002 s. 21; No. 35 of 2003 s. 103; No. 8 of 2007 s. 9; No. 41 of 2018 s. 15(1); No. 53 of 2024 s. 23.]
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