Section 1: Ownership and operation of gaming machines declared illegal

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment, the importation into Nigeria and operation of any gaming machine, and subject to section 2 of this Act, the ownership thereof, by any person in any part of Nigeria (whether or not in a gaming house) is hereby declared unlawful and accordingly-
(a) any licence issued to any person under or pursuant to any enactment for the operation of any such machine in Nigeria shall be deemed to have expired immediately before the commencement of this Act;
(b) no licence shall, as from the commencement of this Act, be issued to any person in Nigeria pursuant to any enactment for the importation or operation of any such machine; and
(c)
the Customs and Excise Management Act and every other enactment relating to the importation or licensing of gaming machines in Nigeria shall be construed with such modifications, amendments and omissions as would bring them into line with the general intendment of this Act.
[Cap. C45.]
(2) Any person who operates or causes to be operated in any part of Nigeria any gaming machine on or after the day of commencement of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of one year without the option of a fine; and in addition, every such gaming machine and the proceeds of the operation of any such machine shall be forfeited to the Federal Government.