§ 41 — Forfeiture on conviction of unlawful gambling winnings

41.—(1) If a person is convicted of an offence under section 28(2) or 30(1)(b), a court may order that the convicted person forfeit —(a)

all winnings derived by the convicted person from the commission of the offence; and

(b)

all reward paid to the convicted person by the other person on whose behalf the convicted person engaged in gambling.

(2) If the person convicted of an offence under section 30 or 31 is an underaged individual or an excluded person, a court may order that the convicted person forfeit all winnings derived by the convicted person from the commission of the offence.

(3) In this section, “winnings” —(a)

means any money or money equivalent or any thing of value from gambling, even winnings in the form of a cheque or a ticket or other instrument authorising the payment of winnings; and

(b)

in relation to gaming activity that is playing a gaming machine, includes any coins left in the coin tray of the gaming machine when the offence was committed.

(4) Without affecting section 46 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, a reference in this section to a convicted underaged individual includes a reference to an underaged individual who is found guilty.

—(1) If a person is convicted of an offence under section 28(2) or 30(1)(b), a court may order that the convicted person forfeit —(a)

all winnings derived by the convicted person from the commission of the offence; and

(b)

all reward paid to the convicted person by the other person on whose behalf the convicted person engaged in gambling.

(2) If the person convicted of an offence under section 30 or 31 is an underaged individual or an excluded person, a court may order that the convicted person forfeit all winnings derived by the convicted person from the commission of the offence.

(3) In this section, “winnings” —(a)

means any money or money equivalent or any thing of value from gambling, even winnings in the form of a cheque or a ticket or other instrument authorising the payment of winnings; and

(b)

in relation to gaming activity that is playing a gaming machine, includes any coins left in the coin tray of the gaming machine when the offence was committed.

(4) Without affecting section 46 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, a reference in this section to a convicted underaged individual includes a reference to an underaged individual who is found guilty.