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The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976
The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Punishment for keeping common gaming-house.
Section 34. Punishment for gaming in common gaming-houses.
Section 45. Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search.
Section 56. Punishment for giving false names and addresses.
Section 67. Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house.
Section 78. On conviction for keeping or gaming in common gaming-house, instruments of gaming may be destroyed or forfeited.
Section 89. Proof of playing for money not required for conviction.
Section 910. Indemnification of certain witnesses.
Section 1011. Power to arrest without warrant for gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets.
Section 1112. Arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information.
Section 1213. Saving of games of mere skill.
Section 1314. Offences by whom triable.
Section 1415. Offences to be cognizable.
Section 1516. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 1617. Recovery of fines.
Section 1718. Repeal and Savings.
Section 18
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"content": "(1) \"common gaming-house\" means-\n(i) in the case of gaming-\n(a) on the market price of cotton, opium or other commodity or on the digits of the number used in stating such price, or\n(b) on the amount of variation in the market price of any such commodity or on the digits of the number used in stating the amount of such variation, or\n(c) on the market price of any stock or share or on the digits of the number used in stating such price, or\n(d) on the occurrence or non-occurrence of rain or other natural event, or\n(e) on the quantity of rainfall or on the digits of the number used in stating such quantity, or\n(f) on the wagering or betting on the digits of a numerical figure arrived at by manipulation in any manner whatsoever, or on the order of the digits, or on the digits themselves or on pictorial representations,\n(ii) in the case of any other form of gaming, any house, room or place whatsoever in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying, using, keeping such house, room or place whether by way of charge for the use of such house, room or place or instrument or otherwise;\n(2) \"gaming\" includes-\n(a) wagering or betting and includes wagering or betting on the digits of a numerical figure arrived at by manipulation in any manner whatsoever, or on the order of the digits, or on the digits themselves or on pictorial representations,\n(b) any transaction by which a person in any capacity whatever employs another person in any capacity whatever or engages for another in any capacity whatever, to wager or bet with any other person,\n(c) the collection or soliciting of bets, receipts or distribution of winnings or prizes in money or otherwise in respect of wagering or betting or any act which is intended to aid or facilitate wagering or betting or such collection, soliciting, receipt or distribution, but does not include a lottery;\n(3) [\"Government\" means the Government of Goa] ;\n(4) \"instrument of gaming\", includes any article used or intended to be used as a subject, an accessory 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;\n(5) \"place\" includes a tent, enclosure, space, vehicle and vessel.",
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"content": "(a) opens, keeps or uses any house, room or place for the purpose of a common gaming-house,\n(b) being the owner or occupier of any such house, room or place knowingly or willfully permits the same to be opened, occupied, kept or used by any other person for the purpose aforesaid,\n(c) has the care or management of, or in any manner assists in conducting the business of, any such house, room or place opened, occupied, kept or used for the purpose aforesaid,\n(d) advances or furnishes money for the purpose of gaming with persons frequenting any such house, room or place, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [three years] and also with fine which may extend to [five thousand rupees] :\n(i) for the first offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [two month] and the fine shall not be less than [one thousand rupees] ,\n(ii) for the second offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [six months] and the fine shall not be less than [two thousand rupees] , and\n(iii) for the third or subsequent offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [one year] and the fine shall not be less than [three thousand rupees] .",
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"content": "(a) for the first offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [three months] and the fine shall not be less than [two thousand five hundred rupees] ,\n(b) for the second offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [six months] and the fine shall not be less than [three thousand rupees] , and\n(c) for the third or subsequent offence, such imprisonment shall not be less than [one year] and the fine shall not be less than [five thousand rupees] .\n[4A. Cancellation of licence.",
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"title": "5. Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search.",
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"content": "(b) The Inspector General or a Superintendent of Police or a Deputy Superintendent of Police or an Assistant Superintendent of Police specially empowered by the Government in this behalf, upon credible information, and after such enquiry as he may think necessary, has reason to believe that any house, room or place is used as a common gaming-house, he may-\n(i) either himself enter, or by his warrant, authorise any police officer not below the rank of [a Head Constable of Police] to enter, by force, if necessary, with such assistance as may be found necessary, by night or by day, any such house, room or place,\n(ii) either himself take into custody, or authorise such officer to take into custody, all persons whom he or such officer finds therein whether or not then actually gaming,\n(iii) seize or authorise such officer to seize all instruments of gaming, and all money and 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 therein,\n(iv) search or authorise such officer to search all parts of the house, room or place which he or such officer shall have so entered when he or such officer has reason to believe that any instruments of gaming are concealed therein, and also the persons of those whom he or such officer so takes into custody, and\n(v) seize or authorise such officer to seize and take possession of all instruments of gaming found upon such search.",
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"title": "10. Indemnification of certain witnesses.",
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"title": "11. Power to arrest without warrant for gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets.",
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"content": "(a) any person found playing for money or other valuable thing with cards, dice, counters or other instruments of gaming used in playing any game not being a game of mere skill on any public street or thoroughfare or in any place to which the public have or are permitted to have access;\n(b) any person setting any birds or animals to fight in any public street or thoroughfare, or in any place to which the public have or are permitted to have access;\n(c) any person present there aiding or abetting such public fighting of birds and animals.\n(i) (a) for the first offence under clause (a) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than ten days and fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees;\n(b) for the second offence under clause (a) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than twenty days and fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees; and\n(c) for the third or subsequent offence under clause (a) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than thirty days and fine shall not be less than three thousand rupees;\n(ii) (a) for the first offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than fifteen days and fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees;\n(b) for the second offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than twenty days and fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees; and\n(c) for the third or subsequent offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than thirty days and fine shall not be less than three thousand rupees;\n(iii) (a) for the first offence under clause (c) of sub-section (1), such imprisonment shall not be less than one month and fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees; and\n(b) for subsequent offence under clause (c) of sub-section (1) such imprisonment shall not be less than fifty days and fine shall not be less than three thousand rupees:",
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"title": "12. Arrest without warrant for printing, publishing or distributing any news or information.",
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"content": "(a) any person who prints, publishes, sells, distributes or in any other manner circulates any newspaper, news sheet or other document or any news or information which aids, encourages or facilitates, gaming;\n(b) any person who-\n(i) prints, publishes or circulates in any manner, any digits or figures or combination of any digits or figures, relating to gaming, or\n(ii) by adopting any other form of device, disseminates or attempts to disseminate or abets the dissemination of, information regarding such digits or figures or combination of digits or figures.",
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"title": "13. Saving of games of mere skill.",
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"title": "17. Recovery of fines.",
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"title": "18. Repeal and Savings.",
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"content": "(a) the previous operation of the Act so repealed, or\n(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act so repealed, or\n(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any of the provisions of the Act so repealed, or\n(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;",
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"Act ID": "goa222",
"Act Number": "(Act No. 14 of 1976)",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "1976",
"Short Title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Goa"
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"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:45"
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