Gaming Act 1968

8 Offences under Part I

(1) If any gaming takes place in contravention of any of the provisions of sections 2 to 4 of this Act, every person concerned in the organisation or management of the gaming shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) For the purposes of the preceding subsection any person who takes part in procuring the assembly of the players shall be taken to be concerned in the organisation of the gaming.

(3) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this section, where any gaming takes place on any premises, or in any vessel or vehicle, in contravention of any of the provisions of sections 2 to 4 of this Act, any person who, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that the premises, vessel or vehicle would be used for gaming in contravention of any of those provisions.—

(a) allowed the premises, vessel or vehicle to be used for the purposes of gaming to which this Part of this Act applies, or

(b) let, or let on hire, the premises, vessel or vehicle, or otherwise made the premises, vessel or vehicle available, to any person by whom an offence under subsection (1) of this section is committed in connection with the gaming,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or subsection (3) of this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £400 ;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

(5) Any person who contravenes section 5(1) of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50.

(6) Any person who contravenes section 7(1) of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20.

(7) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 7 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence; and—

(a) where the offence is committed in England or Wales, the provisions of subsection (8) of section 169, and of section 194(2), of the [1964 c. 26.] Licensing Act 1964, or

(b) where the offence is committed in Scotland, the provisions of subsection (7) of section 14 of the [1962 c. 51.] Licensing (Scotland) Act 1962,

shall have effect as those provisions have effect in relation to an offence under subsection (1) of the said section 169, or to a contravention of subsection (1) of the said section 14, as the case may be.