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(1) Where a Licensee, or any person acting on its behalf, h~ acted in contravention or violation of any provision of this Act or the Rules made thereunder or any conditions of the License, he shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees two lakh. (2) Where any Player while playing any Games of Skill and Games of Chance at the approved website or physical premises, Licensed under this Act commits a breach of any of the conditions of the License as exhibited, or of the rules to be observed in playing such games, he shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees ten thousand for the first three violations and thereafter, he shall be prohibited from participation in gaming under the Act for a period of not less than three years and entry of such person shall also be prohibited into the physical premises of the Licensee. (3) Where the Licensee, or any person acting on its behalf, has been found to have obtained the License by furnishing incorrect information which the Licensee has known or believed to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees two lakh. (4) In case any person or entity is found to have made a deliberate mis-declaration to the Licensing Authority in order to obtain a License, the person(s) in charge of the said entity or the individual concerned shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees two lakh. (5) If any person or entity responsible under this Act to keep accounts or to submit statement of accounts to the Government fails to keep accounts or to submit statement of accounts as required by this Act or the Rules framed thereunder or keeps accounts or submit statements of accounts which are not correct and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, the person in charge of that entity or the individual concerned shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees two lakh. (6) If a Licensee or any other person acting on its behalf is found to have issued a false or misleading advertisement in relation to its gaming, as may be prescribed in the rules, he shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding rupees one lakh. (7) Offences under sub-section (I) to sub-section (6) of this Section shall be adjudicated by Adjudicating Officer' authorized under this Act. (8) If a person or an entity carries out the operation of gaming without obtaining a License under the provisions of this Act, such person is liable to be punished with imprisonment which may extend for a period of up to two years and shall also be liable to pay a fine not exceeding rupees ten lakh only. Explanation: Offence under sub-section (8) of this section shall be non-bailable, cognizable and triable by a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class.