Gaming Act · schedule Third Schedule

Criminal offences

THIRD SCHEDULE

(Article 23)

Criminal offences

(a) Providing a gaming service and, or a critical gaming supply which requires a licence, without the necessary licence issued by the Authority or another competent authority in the European Union or the European Economic Area, or aiding, abetting or otherwise facilitating such a provision.

(b) Acting contrary to, or not adhering to the fullest extent possible to, an order issued by the Authority, howsoever named.

(d) Preventing, obstructing, or delaying any Police officer or any officer of the Authority lawfully authorised to enter any premises suspected to be used in contravention of any regulatory instrument, or giving an alarm or warning in case of such entry.

(e) Using, transferring the possession of, sending or delivering to any person or place, acquiring, receiving, keeping, transporting, transmitting, altering, disposing of or otherwise dealing with, in any manner or by any means, any money, property (whether movable or immovable) or any proceeds of any such money or property with intent to conceal or convert that money or property or those proceeds and knowing or suspecting that all or a part of that money or property, or of those proceeds, was obtained or received, directly or indirectly, as a result of any act of commission or omission which constitutes an offence against this Act.

(f) Failing to effect payments to players when lawfully due:

Provided that where it is disputed whether a payment is lawfully due or otherwise, such payment will be deemed to be lawfully due for the purpose of this provision when there is a final binding decision to that effect by a competent court of law or dispute resolution entity.

(g) Failing to ensure the integrity and availability of essential regulatory data.

(h) Any other breach specified in any regulatory instrument which is defined therein as giving rise to a criminal offence or an offence against this Act.