Andhra Pradesh of Gaming Act, 1974

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh of Gaming Act, 1974",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh of Gaming Act, 1974",
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    "act_year": 1974,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Andhra Pradesh of Gaming Act, 1974",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(1) 'common gaming house' , means -\n(i) in the case of gaming -\n(a) on a horse-race except in the manner provided in clause (2); or\n(b) on the market price of cotton, bullion other commodity or on the digits of the number used for stating such price; or\n(c) on the ground of variation in the market price of any commodity specified in item (b) or on the digests of the number used for stating the amount of such variation; or\n(d) on the market price of stock or share or on the digists of the number used for stating such price; or\n(e) on the number of registration or on the digits of the number of registration of any motor vehicle using a public place; or\n(f) on any transaction or scheme of wagering or betting in which the receipt or distribution of winnings of Prizes, in money or otherwise, is made to depend on chance, any house, room. tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or any place whatsoever in which the gaming takes place in which the horses or other instruments of gaming, are kept or used for such gaming;\n(ii) in the case of any other form of gaming, any house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or any place whatsoever in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying using or keeping such house, room, tent, enclosure vehicle, vessel or place, whether by way of charge for the use of such house, room ,tent enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place or instruments of gaming or otherwise howsoever.\n(2) \"gaming\" means playing a game for winnings or prizes in money or otherwise and includes playing a game of mutka or satta, and lucky board and wagering or betting, except where such wagering or betting takes place upon a horse-race -\n(i) on the day on which the horse-race is to be run;\n(ii) in an enclosure which the stewards controlling the horse-race or race meeting have, with the sanction of the Government set apart for the purpose; and\n(iii) (a) with a licensed book maker; or\n(b) by means of a totalisator; but does not include a lottery;\n(i) Wagering or betting shall be deemed to comprise the collection or soliciting of bets, the receipt or distribution of winnings or prizes in money or otherwise respect 0f any wager or bet, or any act which is intended to aid or facilitate wagering or betting or such collection, soliciting, receipt or distribution;\n(ii) \"totalisator\" means a totalisator in an enclosure which the stewards controlling a horse race or race meeting have set apart in accordance with sub-clause(ii) and includes any instrument, machine or contrivance known as the totalisator or any other instrument, machine or contrivance of a like nature or any scheme for enabling any number of persons to make bets with one another on the like principles;\n(iii) 'race meeting' means a meeting held for the purpose of horse racing at a race course within the State of Andhra Pradesh and includes a meeting held at such race course for the purpose of betting on any horse race at any other race course outside the State.\n(3) \"Government\" means the State Government;\n(4) \"instruments of gaming\" includes cards, dice, gaming tables, or clothes, boards or any other article used or intended to be used as a subject or means of gaming, any document used or intended to be used as a register or record or evidence of any gaming, the proceeds of any gaming and any winnings or prizes in money or otherwise, distributed or intended to be distributed in respect of any gaming.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Penalty for opening, etc., a common gaming house.",
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            "content": "(i) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; but in the absence of special reasons to be recorded in writing, the punishment awarded under this clause shall be imprisonment for not less than one month and fine of not less than five hundred rupees;\n(ii) for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees; but in the absence of special reasons to be recorded in writing the punishment awarded under this clause shall be -\n(a) for a second offence, imprisonment for not less than three months and fine of not less than one thousand rupees;\n(b) for a third or subsequent offence, imprisonment for not less than six months and fine of not less than one thousand rupees.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Penalty for being found gaming in a common gaming house.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Power to grant warrant to enter a common gaming house, etc.",
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            "content": "(i) to enter with such assistance as may be found necessary at any time and by force, if necessary any such place;\n(ii) to arrest all persons found therein;\n(iii) to search all such persons and all parts of such place; and\n(iv) to seize -\n(a) all moneys found with such persons;\n(b) all instruments of gaming; and\n(c) all moneys, all securities for money and articles of value reasonably suspected to have been used or intended to be used for the purpose of gaming which are found in such place.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "6. Instruments of gaming found in a place entered or searched under Section 5 to be evidence that the place is a common gaming house.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6 not to apply in certain cases.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Instruments of gaming, etc., found in a common gaming house may be ordered to destroyed or forfeited.",
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            "content": "(i) may order all the instruments of gaming found therein or on or about the person found therein, to be forthwith destroyed or forfeited; and\n(ii) may order -\n(a) all or any of the securities for money and other articles seized, not being instruments of gaming, to be sold and the proceeds thereof with all moneys seized to be forfeited\n(b) any part of such proceeds, and other moneys to be paid to any person appearing to be entitled thereto.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Penalty for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in a public street or place.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power to arrest without warrant for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in public street or palce and to seize moneys, instruments of gaming birds and animals.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Presumptive proof of gaming.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Instruments of gaming etc., found in public street or place may be ordered to be destroyed or forfeited on conviction.",
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            "content": "(i) all the instruments of gaming seized, shall forthwith be destroyed or forfeited;\n(ii) all birds or animals seized, shall be sold and the proceeds thereof with all the moneys seized shall be forfeited.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Indemnification of persons concerned who are examined as witnesses.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Payments of portion of fine to informants.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Savings of games of skill.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Repeals and Savings.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        }
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 7th January, 2020 [ap702]",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1974",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh of Gaming Act, 1974",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}