### Gambling Ordinance 《賭博條例》

9. Promoters of lotteries
Any person who promotes, organizes, conducts or manages, or otherwise has control of, an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.
(Replaced 12 of 2002 s. 6)

10. Selling lottery tickets
Any person who—
(a) sells or otherwise disposes of a ticket relating to an unlawful lottery;
(b) has in his possession a lottery ticket relating to an unlawful lottery with a view to its sale or other disposal,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)

11. Buying lottery tickets
(1) Any person who has in his possession a ticket relating to an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable— (Amended 38 of 1994 s. 4)
(a) on first conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months;
(b) on second conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(c) on third or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 9 months. (Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)
(2) In this section, lottery (獎券活動) does not include a lottery promoted, conducted or managed outside Hong Kong. (Added 38 of 1994 s. 4)
(Amended 42 of 1990 s. 8)

### Gambling Ordinance 《賭博條例》

12. Publications as to lotteries
(1) Any person who in any manner— (Amended 38 of 1994 s. 5)
(a) writes, prints or publishes, or causes to be written, printed or published—
(i) any ticket relating to an unlawful lottery; or
(ii) a list of prizes in an unlawful lottery; or
(b) provides or publishes, or causes to be provided or published, expressly or otherwise—
(i) any tip, hint or forecast relating to the result of an unlawful lottery; or
(ii) any announcement of the result of an unlawful lottery,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)
(2) In this section, write, print or publish (書寫、印刷或發行) and provide or publish (提供或發行) does not include the advertising of a lottery promoted, conducted or managed outside Hong Kong in an internationally circulated newspaper, magazine, journal or periodical which is not printed or produced in Hong Kong. (Added 38 of 1994 s. 5)

13. Gambling in any place not being a gambling establishment or in a street
(1) Any person who operates or manages or otherwise controls unlawful gambling in any place whatsoever (not being a gambling establishment) whether or not the public have or are permitted to have access thereto, or in any street, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Replaced 12 of 2002 s. 8)
(2) Any person who gambles unlawfully in any such place or in any street commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on first conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months;
(b) on second conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(c) on third or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 9 months. (Amended 42 of 1990 s. 9)
(Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)

14. Providing money for unlawful gambling or for an unlawful lottery
Any person who provides any money or other property to any other person knowing that it is to be used by any person in or for or in connexion with unlawful gambling or an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.

### Gambling Ordinance 《賭博條例》

15. Responsibility of owners, tenants, etc.
(1) No person shall—
(a) being the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of any premises or place, knowingly permit or suffer such premises or place or any part thereof to be opened, kept or used as a gambling establishment; or
(b) let or agree to let, whether as principal or agent, any premises or place knowing that such premises or place or any part thereof are or is to be opened, kept or used as a gambling establishment.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.

16. Cheating at gambling
(1) Any person who—
(a) by any fraud, misleading device or false practice, before or after or in the course of or in connexion with gambling or a lottery, wins from another person, for himself or for any other person ascertained or unascertained, any money or other property; or
(b) fraudulently or by any deception whatsoever by words or conduct, including a deception relating to the past, the present or the future and a deception as to the intentions or opinions of any person, directly or indirectly persuades, incites or induces another person to take part in gambling or a lottery,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice to the contrary, a witness shall not in any proceedings under this section be regarded as an accomplice by reason only of his having taken part in the gambling or the lottery.

16A. Operating premises or place for promoting or facilitating bookmaking, etc.
(1) No person shall knowingly operate, manage or otherwise have control of or assist in the operation, management or other control of any premises or place where, whether on one or more than one occasion, bookmaking or betting with a bookmaker (except bookmaking or betting which is lawful by virtue of section 3(8)) is promoted or facilitated.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the bet in question—
(a) can only be placed; or
(b) is placed,
by a person outside Hong Kong.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.