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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
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PART 1—PRELIMINARY
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Objective
Authorising provision
Commencement
Definitions
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PART 2—PRINTED INFORMATION
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Posters
Talkers
Brochures
Director to provide information to gaming operators and
casino operator
Gaming operator to provide sufficient copies of player
information
Change in Minister's standards
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PART 3—ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
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Division 1—Electronic Game Information
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What is electronic game information?
Gaming machines must generate and display electronic game
information
Division 2—Electronic Player Information
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What is electronic player information?
Gaming machines must generate and display electronic player
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Regulation
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Division 3—Electronic Information Generally
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Venue operator to notify gaming operator if electronic
information fails
Gaming operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic information display
Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic information display
Director may order that a gaming machine be made
unavailable for use
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PART 4—LINKED JACKPOT ARRANGEMENT
INFORMATION
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Division 1—General
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What is linked jackpot arrangement information?
How is linked jackpot arrangement information to be
provided?
Division 2—Linked Jackpot Arrangement Information Talkers
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Linked jackpot arrangement information talkers
Division 3—Electronic Linked Jackpot Arrangement Information
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Application of Division
Electronic linked jackpot arrangement information
Venue operator to notify gaming operator if electronic linked
jackpot arrangement information fails
Gaming operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic linked jackpot arrangement information
display
Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic linked jackpot arrangement information
display
Director may order that a gaming machine be made unavailable
for use
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1. General Information
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2. Table of Amendments
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3. Explanatory Details
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PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to foster
responsible gambling by requiring the provision to
players of gaming machines of information
relevant to gaming on gaming machines.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 159 of
the Gaming Machine Control Act 1991.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July
2002.
4. Definitions
(1) In these Regulations—
"brochure" includes booklet, pamphlet and
leaflet;
"cashier area" means an area in an approved
venue or casino where a person may collect
or redeem gaming tokens from a cashier;
Note: "gaming token" is defined in section 3(1) of
the Gaming Machine Control Act 1991.
"electronic game information" has the meaning
given in regulation 11;
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"electronic information" means electronic game
information or electronic player information;
"electronic player information" has the
meaning given in regulation 13;
"gaming machine area" in relation to a casino,
means an area in a casino determined by the
Director under sub-regulation (2);
Note: "gaming machine area" in relation to an
approved venue is defined in section 3(1) of the
Gaming Machine Control Act 1991.
"linked jackpot arrangement"—
(a) in relation to gaming machines in an
approved venue, has the same meaning
as in the Gaming Machine Control
Act 1991;
(b) in relation to gaming machines in a
casino, has the same meaning as in the
Casino Control Act 1991;
"linked jackpot arrangement information" has
the meaning given in regulation 19;
"linked jackpot arrangement gaming
machine" means a gaming machine that is
part of a linked jackpot arrangement;
"Minister's standards" means the Standards for
Gaming Machine Player Information as
published and amended by the Minister from
time to time;
Note: Copies of the Minister's standards are available
from the Office of Gambling Regulation
"new game" means a game approved on or after
1 January 2003 by the Authority under the
Gaming Machine Control Act 1991 or the
Casino Control Act 1991;
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"session" means the period between the time
when a player instructs a gaming machine to
start generating electronic player information
and—
(a) the time when the player elects to
receive the information; or
(b) the end of any period of 60 seconds
during which no games are played on
the machine—
whichever occurs first;
"talker" means a sign containing words, symbols
or pictures that is designed to be affixed to a
gaming machine.
(2) The Director may determine an area in a casino to
be a gaming machine area, for the purposes of
these Regulations if the Director considers that the
area is devoted primarily to the playing of gaming
machines.
(3) In determining an area in a casino to be a gaming
machine area, the Director may have regard to the
plans, diagrams and specifications for the casino
approved by the Director of Casino Surveillance
under section 59 of the Casino Control Act 1991.
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PART 2—PRINTED INFORMATION
5. Posters
(1) On or after 1 December 2002—
(a) a venue operator must ensure that player
information posters are displayed in the
gaming machine area of an approved venue;
(b) a casino operator must ensure that player
information posters are displayed in the
gaming machine area of a casino—
in accordance with this regulation at all times at
which gaming machines are available for gaming.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A player information poster is to be in the form
and contain the information set out in the
Minister's standards.
Note: See regulation 10(3) regarding changes to the
Minister's standards.
(3) Player information posters must be displayed in a
gaming machine area of an approved venue or
casino—
(a) in the ratio of not less that one poster for
every 15 gaming machines available for
gaming; and
(b) in such a manner that the information
contained in them is clearly visible to a
person sitting or standing in front of a
gaming machine in the area.
(4) The information in a player information poster
must be in the English language.
(5) Nothing in sub-regulation (4) prevents the display
of posters containing information in other
languages.
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6. Talkers
(1) On or after 1 December 2002, a venue operator
must ensure that a player information talker is
displayed on a gaming machine in the approved
venue or casino in accordance with this regulation
at all times at which the gaming machine is
available for gaming.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A player information talker is to be in the form
and contain the information set out in the
Minister's standards.
Note: See regulation 10(3) regarding changes to the
Minister's standards.
(3) If the Minister's standards set out 2 or more player
information talkers that differ from each other in
form or information or both, the different player
information talkers must be distributed evenly, as
far as practicable, within the approved venue or
casino.
Example
If the Minister's standards set out 5 different player
information talkers and there are 100 gaming machines in a
venue, then each particular type of player information talker
must be affixed to 20 gaming machines.
(4) A player information talker must be affixed to the
gaming machine.
(5) The information in a player information talker
must be in the English language.
(6) Nothing in sub-regulation (5) prevents the display
of talkers containing information in other
languages.
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7. Brochures
(1) On or after 1 December 2002, a venue operator
must ensure that player information brochures are
available in accordance with this regulation at all
times at which gaming machines are available for
gaming in an approved venue or casino.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A player information brochure is to be in the form
and contain the information set out in the
Minister's standards.
Note: See regulation 10(3) regarding changes to the
Minister's standards.
(3) Player information brochures must be available at
all times at each cashier area in the approved
venue or casino.
(4) The total number of player information brochures
available must be at least equal to the number of
gaming machines in the gaming machine area of
the approved venue or casino.
(5) The information in a player information brochure
must be in the English language.
(6) Nothing in sub-regulation (5) prevents the
provision of brochures containing information in
other languages.
8. Director to provide information to gaming operators
and casino operator
On or before 1 August 2002, the Director must
provide a copy of each player information poster,
brochure and talker to each gaming operator and
casino operator in a form allowing them to be
copied or duplicated.
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9. Gaming operator to provide sufficient copies of
player information
(1) On or before 1 November 2002, each gaming
operator must provide player information posters,
brochures and talkers to each venue operator with
whom the gaming operator has a contract for the
supply of gaming machines in sufficient numbers
to enable the venue operator to comply with
regulations 5, 6 and 7.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) On request by a venue operator with whom a
gaming operator has a contract for the supply of
gaming machines, the gaming operator must,
within 14 days of the request, provide the venue
operator with any further player information
posters, brochures and talkers that the venue
operator needs to enable the venue operator to
comply with regulations 5, 6 and 7.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A gaming operator, venue operator or casino
operator must not alter the form of or information
contained on or in a player information poster,
brochure or talker unless the alteration is made to
comply with an amendment to the Minister's
standards.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
10. Change in Minister's standards
(1) Within 14 days after any amendment of the
Minister's standards, the Director must—
(a) notify each gaming operator and casino
operator of the amendment; and
(b) if the amendment requires the amendment of
any player information poster, brochure or
talker, provide a copy of the amended poster,
brochure or talker to each gaming operator
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and casino operator in a form allowing it to
be copied or duplicated.
(2) Within 3 months after receiving a copy of an
amended player information poster, brochure or
talker under sub-regulation (1), each gaming
operator must provide the amended poster,
brochure or talker to each venue operator with
whom the gaming operator has a contract for the
supply of gaming machines in sufficient numbers
to enable the venue operator to comply with
regulation 5, 6 or 7 (as the case requires).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) If the Minister's standards are amended in relation
to the form of, or information to be contained in, a
player information poster, brochure or talker, it is
sufficient compliance with regulation 5(2), 6(2) or
7(2) (as the case requires) for a period of 4 months
immediately following the amendment if the
poster, brochure or talker complies with the
Minister's standards as in force immediately
before the amendment.
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PART 3—ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
Division 1—Electronic Game Information
11. What is electronic game information?
Electronic game information is the following
information generated by, and displayed on the
screen of, a gaming machine for each game that
may be played on that machine—
(a) the return to players of that game; and
(b) the average number of individual games
played per any win, based on one line being
played per game; and
(c) the chances or odds of achieving the top 5
and bottom 5 (in value) individual winning
combinations; and the maximum and
minimum bet options available.
12. Gaming machines must generate and display
electronic game information
(1) Each gaming machine available for gaming in an
approved venue or casino must be capable of
generating and displaying and, at the election of a
player, must generate and display electronic game
information in respect of each game played on the
gaming machine.
(2) The requirement for generating and displaying
electronic game information applies—
(a) for a new game, on and after 1 January 2003;
(b) for any other game, on and after 1 January
2008.
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Division 2—Electronic Player Information
Reg. 13
substituted by
S.R. No.
109/2002
reg. 4.
13. What is electronic player information?
(1) Electronic player information is the following
information generated by, and displayed on the
screen of, a gaming machine—
(a) cash in, being the amount (expressed in
dollars and cents) the player has put into the
gaming machine during a session; and
(b) credits played, being the amount (expressed
in dollars and cents) wagered by the player
on the gaming machine during a session; and
(c) credits won, being the amount (expressed in
dollars and cents) won by the player on the
gaming machine during a session; and
(d) the session win or loss, being the difference
(expressed in dollars and cents) between
credits won (see paragraph (c)) and credits
played (see paragraph (b)); and
(e) cash out, being the amount (expressed in
dollars and cents) collected from the gaming
machine by the player during a session; and
(f) credits available, being the amount
(expressed in dollars and cents) that is
currently available for the player to wager on
the gaming machine; and
(g) the time the player began the session; and
(h) the current time of day; and
(i) the length of the session.
(2) If jackpot win amounts are not included on the
credit meter of a gaming machine, the electronic
player information must include a statement that
the information displayed may not include
amounts won from a jackpot during that session.
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Example 1
The following is an example of electronic player
information on a system where all jackpot win amounts are
included on the credit meter:
Cash in
$100.00
Credits played
$245.50
Credits won
$239.70
Session Win or (Loss)
Cash out
($5.80)
$0.00
Credits available
$94.20
Time commenced
8:48 pm
Current time
Total time played
10:52 pm
2 hours 4 minutes
Example 2
The following is an example of electronic player
information on a system where not all jackpot win amounts
in the session are included on the credit meter:
Cash in
$100.00
Credits played
$245.50
Credits won
Session Win or (Loss)
Cash out
$239.70*
($5.80)*
$0.00
Credits available
$94.20*
Time commenced
8:48 pm
Current time
Total time played
10:52 pm
2 hours 4 minutes
*These totals exclude jackpot amounts not included on the
credit meter.
14. Gaming machines must generate and display
electronic player information
(1) Each gaming machine available for gaming in an
approved venue or casino must be capable of
generating and displaying and, at the election of a
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player, must generate and display electronic
player information in respect of all games played
on the gaming machine in a session.
(2) The requirement for generating and displaying
electronic player information applies—
(a) for a new game, on and after 1 January 2003;
(b) for any other game, on and after 1 January
2008.
Division 3—Electronic Information Generally
15. Venue operator to notify gaming operator if
electronic information fails
(1) Immediately on becoming aware that a gaming
machine in an approved venue does not, or is not
able to, generate or display electronic information
in accordance with regulation 12 or 14, the venue
operator must give written notice of that fact to
the gaming operator who supplied the machine to
the venue operator together with the following—
(a) the identification number for the gaming
machine issued under section 72 of the
Gaming Machine Control Act 1991;
(b) the date and time that the venue operator
became aware that the information was not,
or was not able to be, generated or displayed
in accordance with regulation 12 or 14;
(c) details of the failure to comply.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A venue operator who gave a notice under subregulation (1) and who makes the gaming machine
referred to in the notice able to generate or display
electronic information in accordance with
regulation 12 or 14 must give written notice of
that fact to the gaming operator who supplied the
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machine to the venue operator together with
details of how compliance was achieved.
(3) This regulation does not apply to a venue operator
who is a casino operator.
16. Gaming operator not to allow gaming on gaming
machine without electronic information display
A gaming operator must not permit a gaming
machine of that operator to be played if the
gaming operator knows or could reasonably be
expected to know that the gaming machine does
not, or is not able to, generate or display electronic
information in accordance with regulation 12
or 14.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
17. Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming
machine without electronic information display
A casino operator must not permit a gaming
machine in the casino to be played if the casino
operator knows or could reasonably be expected
to know that the gaming machine does not, or is
not able to, generate or display electronic
information in accordance with regulation 12
or 14.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
18. Director may order that a gaming machine be made
unavailable for use
(1) The Director, by notice in writing, may direct a
gaming operator or casino operator to make a
gaming machine unavailable for use for gaming if
the gaming machine does not, or is not able to,
generate or display electronic information in
accordance with regulation 12 or 14.
(2) A notice under sub-regulation (1) must set out the
reasons for the decision to give the notice.
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(3) A gaming operator or casino operator must make
a gaming machine unavailable for use for gaming
in accordance with a notice issued by the Director
under sub-regulation (1) within 24 hours after the
giving of the notice or any later period specified in
the notice.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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PART 4—LINKED JACKPOT ARRANGEMENT
INFORMATION
Division 1—General
19. What is linked jackpot arrangement information?
(1) Linked jackpot arrangement information is the
following information in relation to each game
that may be played on a linked jackpot
arrangement gaming machine—
(a) a statement that the game is part of a linked
jackpot arrangement; and
(b) the total return to players of the game, being
the sum of the return to players contributed
by the game and the return to players
contributed by the linked jackpot
arrangement; and
(c) the return to players of the game contributed
by the linked jackpot arrangement.
(2) The requirement for providing linked jackpot
arrangement information applies—
(a) for a new game, on and after 1 January 2003;
(b) for any other game, on and after 1 January
2008.
20. How is linked jackpot arrangement information to
be provided?
Linked jackpot arrangement information must be
provided in relation to each linked jackpot
arrangement gaming machine—
(a) by a talker containing the information; or
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(b) by displaying the information on the screen
of the gaming machine in conjunction with
electronic game information required under
regulation 12; or
(c) by both the methods referred to in
paragraphs (a) and (b).
Division 2—Linked Jackpot Arrangement Information
Talkers
21. Linked jackpot arrangement information talkers
(1) This regulation applies in relation to a linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machine if linked
jackpot arrangement information is not provided
by displaying the information on the screen of the
gaming machine.
(2) Each gaming operator must provide a sufficient
number of talkers to comply with regulation 20(a)
to each venue operator with whom the gaming
operator has a contract for the supply of linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machines.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A venue operator must ensure that a talker
containing linked jackpot arrangement
information is displayed on each linked jackpot
arrangement gaming machine in an approved
venue at all times at which the linked jackpot
arrangement gaming machine is available for
gaming.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) On request by a venue operator with whom a
gaming operator has a contract for the supply of
gaming machines, the gaming operator must,
within 14 days of the request, provide the venue
operator with any further linked jackpot
arrangement talkers that the venue operator needs
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to enable the venue operator to comply with subregulation (3).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) A casino operator must ensure that a talker
containing linked jackpot arrangement
information is displayed on each linked jackpot
arrangement gaming machine in a casino at all
times at which the linked jackpot arrangement
gaming machine is available for gaming.
Penalty: 20 penalty units
(6) The information in a linked jackpot arrangement
information talker must be in the English
language.
(7) Nothing in sub-regulation (6) prevents the display
of talkers containing information in other
languages.
(8) The requirement to display a talker under this
regulation is in addition to the requirement to
display a talker under regulation 6.
Division 3—Electronic Linked Jackpot Arrangement
Information
22. Application of Division
This Division applies in relation to a linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machine if linked
jackpot arrangement information is not provided
by a talker.
23. Electronic linked jackpot arrangement information
Each linked jackpot arrangement gaming machine
available for gaming in an approved venue or
casino must be capable of generating and
displaying and, at the election of a player, must
generate and display linked jackpot arrangement
information.
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24. Venue operator to notify gaming operator if
electronic linked jackpot arrangement information
fails
(1) Immediately on becoming aware that a linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machine in an
approved venue does not, or is not able to,
generate or display linked jackpot arrangement
information in accordance with regulation 23, the
venue operator must give written notice of that
fact to the gaming operator who supplied the
machine to the venue operator together with the
following—
(a) the identification number for the gaming
machine issued under section 72 of the
Gaming Machine Control Act 1991;
(b) the date and time that the venue operator
became aware that the information was not,
or was not able to be, generated or displayed
in accordance with regulation 23;
(c) details of the failure to comply.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A venue operator who gave a notice under subregulation (1) and who makes the gaming machine
referred to in the notice able to generate or display
linked jackpot arrangement information in
accordance with regulation 23 must give written
notice of that fact to the gaming operator who
supplied the machine to the venue operator
together with details of how compliance was
achieved.
(3) This regulation does not apply to a venue operator
who is a casino operator.
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25. Gaming operator not to allow gaming on gaming
machine without electronic linked jackpot
arrangement information display
A gaming operator must not permit a linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machine of that
operator to be played if the gaming operator
knows or could reasonably be expected to know
that the gaming machine does not, or is not able
to, generate or display linked jackpot arrangement
information in accordance with regulation 23.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
26. Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming
machine without electronic linked jackpot
arrangement information display
A casino operator must not permit a linked
jackpot arrangement gaming machine in the
casino to be played if the casino operator knows
or could reasonably be expected to know that the
gaming machine does not, or is not able to,
generate or display linked jackpot arrangement
information in accordance with regulation 23.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
27. Director may order that a gaming machine be made
unavailable for use
(1) The Director, by notice in writing, may direct a
gaming operator or casino operator to make a
linked jackpot arrangement gaming machine
unavailable for use for gaming if the gaming
machine does not, or is not able to, generate or
display linked jackpot arrangement information in
accordance with regulation 23.
(2) A notice under sub-regulation (1) must set out the
reasons for the decision to give the notice.
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(3) A gaming operator or casino operator must make
a gaming machine unavailable for use for gaming
in accordance with a notice issued by the Director
under sub-regulation (1) within 24 hours after the
giving of the notice or any later period specified in
the notice.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
The Gaming Machine Control (Responsible Gambling Information)
Regulations 2002, S.R. No. 51/2002 were made on 25 June 2002 by the
Governor in Council under section 159 of the Gaming Machine Control
Act 1991, No. 53/1991 and came into operation on 1 July 2002: regulation 3.
The Gaming Machine Control (Responsible Gambling Information)
Regulations 2002 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 25 June
2012 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
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2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Gaming Machine Control
(Responsible Gambling Information) Regulations 2002 by statutory rules,
subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Gaming Machine Control (Responsible Gambling Information)
(Amendment) Regulations 2002, S.R. No. 109/2002
Date of Making:
Date of Commencement:
29.10.02
1.1.03: reg. 3
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