Tanzania
Prevention of Gambling Act
Chapter 19
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 28 December 1928
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gambling Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act—"common gaming house" means any building, enclosure, vessel, or place, whether public or private, in which instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the owner or occupier, whether by way of charge for admittance or for the use of the instruments of gaming or for the use of the building, enclosure, vessel, or place, or otherwise, for any purpose of gaming;"instruments of gaming" means any cards, dice, counter, coins, tickets, gaming tables, boards, boxes or other things devised or used for purposes of gaming.3. Offence and penalty for gaming or fighting animals and birds in public place
4. Penalty for keeping or managing gaming house or furnishing money for gaming
Any person who—5. Penalty for playing in common gaming house
Any person who plays in a common gaming house, or is there present for the purpose of gaming, commits an offence and on conviction shall be liable for a first offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred shillings or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month, and for a subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding four hundred shillings or to imprisonment not exceeding two months.6. Powers of magistrates
7. Presumption if gaming instruments are found
When any instruments of gaming are found in any building, enclosure, vessel, or place entered under the provisions of section 6 or about the person of any of those who are found therein, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such building, enclosure, vessel, or place, is used as a common gaming house, and that the persons found therein were present for the purpose of gaming.8. ***
[Repealed by Act No. 7 of 1994.]9. Disposal of instruments after conviction
On the conviction of a person for an offence under this Act, the convicting magistrate may order any instruments of gaming, or birds or animals used for the purpose of gaming, to be forfeited and to be destroyed, sold, or otherwise disposed of or, in his discretion, to be returned to the persons appearing to be entitled to them.10. ***
[Repealed by Act No. 7 of 1994.]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
28 December 1928
Commenced