Gaming (Casino) Regulations 2018
Download PDF| Year | 2018 |
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| Category | Consolidated |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-19 16:15:51 |
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Table of Contents
- 1. Citation
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Goals
- 4. Making a foreign co-operation arrangement
- 5. Approval by the Minister
- 6. Applications for approval under these Regulations
- 7. Use of information
- 8. Commission may set term and conditions of approval
- 9. Commission may require further information
- 10. Reimbursement of costs
- 11. Amendment and withdrawal of application
- 12. Publication of approval lists
- 13. Application for approval of a game
- 14. Approval of a game
- 15. Approved gaming equipment
- 16. Application for approval of item of gaming equipment- original
- 17. Application for approval of item of gaming equipment- reciprocal recognition
- 18. Application for approval of model of gaming equipment
- 19. Approval of item or model of gaming equipment
- 20. Equipment standards for classes of gaming equipment
- 21. Technical standards and testing and certification requirements
- 22. Servicing, repairs and modifications
- 23. Sealed component of an item of gaming equipment
- 24. Provisions relating to approval
- 25. Request for an equipment standard or recognition of a model
- 26. Evaluation of request for equipment standard or recognition of a model
- 27. Independent certification reports
- 28. Servicing, repairs and modifications of approved gaming equipment
- 29. Suspension or cancellation of approval of gaming equipment
- 30. Additional requirements for gaming machines
- 31. Supply, transport and storage of gaming machines
- 32. Application for approval as gaming supplier
- 33. Approval of gaming supplier
- 34. Assessment of applicant
- 35. Application for temporary approval as gaming supplier
- 36. Conditions on approved gaming supplier
- 37. Withdrawal of approval [revoked]
- 38. Voluntary removal from approved supplier list
- 39. Categories of special employee licence
- 40. Member of casino staff must hold a special employee licence
- 41. Functions limited to a person with a key employee licence
- 42. Positions limited to a person with a key employee licence
- 43. Functions limited to a person with a supervisory employee licence
- 44. Persons ineligible for a special employee licence
- 45. Application for and granting of a special employee licence
- 46. Provisional special employee licence
- 47. Amendment and withdrawal of application
- 48. Issue of badge
- 49. Casino operator to inform Commission of persons with influence
- 50. Duty to notify of changes in circumstances
- 51. Assessment of applicant
- 52. Statement of suitability by compliance committee
- 53. Variation of conditions of licence
- 54. Replacement special employee licence or badge
- 55. Surrender of special employee licence
- 56. Obligations of holders of special employee licences
- 57. Ongoing monitoring of licensee
- 58. Suspension of special employee licence during investigation
- 59. Performance of functions in emergencies or for training purposes
- 60. Effect of establishment of compliance committee
- 61. Responsibilities of a compliance committee
- 62. Membership of compliance committee
- 63. Delegations
- 64. Changes to membership
- 65. Proceedings and meetings of compliance committee
- 66. Disciplinary action
- 67. Compliance plan
- 68. Complaints and disputes
- 69. Entering casino marketing arrangements
- 70. Whistleblowing
- 71. Meaning of reportable contract and party
- 72. Value of a contract
- 73. Meaning of notifiable contract
- 74. Meaning of controlled contract
- 75. Requirements for notifiable and controlled contracts
- 76. Reporting on contracts
- 77. Notification of notifiable and controlled contracts
- 78. Investigation and review of controlled and notifiable contracts
- 79. Suitability of parties to controlled contracts
- 80. Request for expedited consideration of controlled contract
- 81. How these Regulations relate to section 130 of the Act
- 82. Applicable requirements for a casino operator
- 83. IC system must satisfy the applicable requirements
- 84. IC document
- 85. IC system must be operated in accordance with the IC document
- 86. Approval of relevant parts of IC document by Commission
- 87. Review of IC document
- 88. Commission codes, standards, specifications and guidelines
- 89. Elements of an IC system and requirements for an IC document
- 90. Provision of assistance to inspectors
- 91. Organisational structure of casino operator
- 92. Dealing with a change in key employees or other supervisory employees
- 93. Casino staff
- 94. Signatures
- 95. Accounts
- 96. Authorisation of financial transactions
- 97. Maintenance of the bankroll
- 98. Handling of cash
- 99. Wire transfers
- 100. Mandatory count procedure
- 101. Tips and gratuities
- 102. Financial statements
- 103. Provision of statistical information to Commission
- 104. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 105. Record keeping generally
- 106. Records to be available for inspection
- 107. Form of records
- 108. Accounting records
- 109. Corporate casino operators
- 110. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 111. Security and surveillance staff
- 112. Surveillance system
- 113. Surveillance system requirements
- 114. Surveillance of particular areas
- 115. Surveillance monitoring room
- 116. Security alarms
- 117. Surveillance logs and records
- 118. Access to restricted areas
- 119. Transportation of high risk items
- 120. Keys required to secure certain assets
- 121. Emergency and maintenance procedures
- 122. Offences relating to surveillance system
- 123. Prescribed requirements
- 124. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 125. Floor plan
- 126. Restricted gaming areas
- 127. Cage
- 128. Count room
- 129. Multi-functional use of gaming areas
- 130. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 131. Possession and use of gaming equipment in a casino
- 132. Repair and maintenance of gaming equipment
- 133. Use of chips and wagering vouchers
- 134. Design of gaming tokens
- 135. Handling of gaming tokens
- 136. Tournament and discount tokens and wagering vouchers
- 137. Redemption of gaming tokens
- 138. Dice
- 139. Playing cards
- 140. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 141. List of games to be offered
- 142. House rules
- 143. Information on minimum and maximum wagers
- 144. Jackpot and credit meter payouts and annuities
- 145. Table inventory
- 146. Patron transactions at tables
- 147. Distribution of chips to gaming tables
- 148. Removal of cash and chips from gaming tables
- 149. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 150. Anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy
- 151. Relationship of this Chapter to IC system
- 152. Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing controls
- 153. Compliance Officer
- 154. Third party accreditation of AML/ATF policy
- 155. Dealing with minors
- 156. Complimentary services
- 157. Meaning of “advertising” in this Part
- 158. Advertising must comply with Advertising Code and Commission’s directions
- 159. Obligation on casino operator
- 160. Approval of advertising
- 161. Inability to comply with discontinuance notice
- 162. Appeal against discontinuance notice
- 163. Relationship of this Part to IC system
- 164. Use of a cashless wagering system
- 165. General requirements for a CWS
- 166. CWS operations
- 167. Gaming machines and the CWS
- 168. Patron use of the CWS
- 169. Voids and adjustments
- 170. Remote access to CWS
- 171. Relationship of this Part to IC system
- 172. System of patron accounts
- 173. Establishing a patron account
- 174. Records
- 175. Access to patron account
- 176. Financial transactions
- 177. Dormant accounts
- 178. Closing a patron account
- 179. Relationship of this Part to IC system
- 180. Responsible gaming programme
- 181. Content of a responsible gaming programme
- 182. Approval of responsible gaming programme
- 183. Access to casino premises by excluded persons
- 184. Patron intervention and mitigation of problem gaming
- 185. Codes of practice
- 186. Credit
- 187. Responsible gaming measures in patron accounts
- 188. Patron protection page
- 189. Self-exclusion orders
- 190. Compulsory exclusion orders
- 191. Making of a compulsory exclusion order by the Commission
- 192. Making of a compulsory exclusion order by a casino operator
- 193. Revocation or variation of exclusion order by Commission
- 194. Appeal against making of compulsory exclusion order
- 195. Revocation or variation of exclusion order after minimum period
- 196. Early variation or revocation of a self-exclusion order
- 197. Early variation or revocation of a compulsory exclusion order
- 198. List of excluded persons
- 199. Non-disclosure requirement
- 200. Casino operator’s internal controls
- 201. Gaming or betting on credit
- 202. Acceptance of cheques
- 203. Use of credit or debit cards
- 204. Granting patron account credit
- 205. Requirements for credit instrument for patron account credit
- 206. Creditworthiness
- 207. Increase in credit
- 208. Debt recovery
- 209. Partial payments and consolidations
- 210. Theft or destruction of a credit instrument
- 211. Prohibitions
- 212. Collection of debts on credit instruments
- 213. Casino operators to which this Part applies
- 214. Conditions for serving liquor on casino premises
- 215. Casino operator’s internal controls
- 216. Responsible service of alcohol
- 217. Restrictions on certain kinds of alcohol
- 218. Exclusion of drunken persons etc. from casino premises
- 219. Offence for casino staff to be drunk
- 220. Offences
- 221. Casino operators to which this Part applies
- 222. Conditions for provision of betting on casino premises
- 223. Relationship of this Part to IC system
- 224. Casino operator’s internal controls
- 225. Computerised betting system
- 226. Reserve requirements
- 227. Betting tickets
- 228. Acceptance of bets
- 229. Payment of winning bets
- 230. Parlay wagers
- 231. Unilateral rescission of wagers
- 232. Report of suspicious wagers
- 233. House betting rules
- 234. Layoff wagers
- 235. Referral of gaming complaints to Commission
- 236. Investigation by an inspector
- 237. Powers to collect evidence
- 238. Decision and order
- 239. Reconsideration of an inspector’s decision
- 240. Commission may require introducer to hold a marketing licence
- 241. Application for a marketing licence
- 242. Grant of licence as a marketing agent
- 243. Assessment of applicant
- 244. Amendment and withdrawal of application
- 245. Conditions applying to holder of a marketing licence
- 246. Variation of terms of marketing licence
- 247. On-going monitoring of holder of a marketing licence
- 248. Cancellation of marketing licence
- 249. Surrender of marketing licence
- 250. Appointment of a temporary manager
- 251. Powers and duties of the manager
- 252. Resignation of a manager
- 253. Costs and expenses of a manager
- 254. Application of this Chapter
- 255. Commission may take disciplinary action
- 256. Grounds for disciplinary action
- 257. Raising of a disciplinary case
- 258. Licence or approval may be limited or suspended during investigation
- 259. Informal actions in a disciplinary case
- 260. Investigation of allegation and powers of presenting officer
- 261. Referral to the Commission for disciplinary action
- 262. Application of Chapter
- 263. Appointment of panel
- 264. Notice of hearing
- 265. Case management
- 266. Procedure before the panel
- 267. Absence of the appellant
- 268. Joinder
- 269. Representation
- 270. Evidence
- 271. Witnesses
- 272. Voting
- 273. Determination of the panel
- 274. Correction of errors
- 275. Revocation of licence an administrative procedure
- 276. Privileged documents or information
- 277. Sensitive documents or information
- 278. Extension or abridgement of time
- 279. Appeals against decision of the Commission
- 280. Unlawful gaming contracts and avoiding of gaming contracts
- 281. Evidential provisions
- SCHEDULE
- 196. of the Gaming Act 2014, makes the following Regulations:
- 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming (Casino) Regulations 2018.
- 2. (1) In these Regulations—
No cases currently cite this legislation.