Section 16 — Penalty for contravention of sections 7, 8, 10 and 14.

16. Penalty for contravention of sections 7, 8, 10 and 14. – (1) Any person who indulges in 

online gambling or plays any online game of chance specified in the Schedule, with money or 

other stakes in contravention of section 7 or plays any other online game in contravention of the 

regulations shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or 

with fi ne which may extend to fi ve thousand rupees or with both.  

     (2) Any person who makes or causes to make advertisement in any media, in contravention 

of section 8, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or 

with fi ne which may extend to five lakh rupees or with both.  

     (3) Any person who provides, online gambling service or any online game of chance 

specified in the Schedule with money or other stakes or any person who contravenes the 

provisions of sub-section (1), (2) or (5) of section 10 or section 14 shall be punished with 

imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten 

lakh rupees or with both:  

      Provided that a Non-local online games provider shall be punished for contravention of 

section 14, only if the Central Government or an offi cer specially authorised by it in this behalf, 

exercises the power under section 69-A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Central Act 21 

of 2000 [Central Act 21 of 2000].  

     (4) (a) If any person convicted of an off ence under sub-section (2) is again convicted of an 

off ence under the same provision, he shall be punished with imprisonment for the second and 

for every subsequent off ence for a term which shall not be less than one year, but may extend 

to three years and shall also be liable to fi ne which shall not be less than five lakh rupees, but 

may extend to ten lakh rupees.  

           (b) If any person convicted of an off ence under sub-section (3) is again convicted of an 

offence under the same provision, he shall be punished with imprisonment for the second and 

for every subsequent off ence for a term which shall not be less than three years, but may 

extend to five years and shall also be liable to fi ne which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees, 

but may extend to twenty lakh rupees.