Gambling Regulation Regulations 2005

Version No. 007

Gambling Regulation Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 61/2005

Version incorporating amendments as at
16 August 2012

table of provisions

Regulation Page

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Regulation Page

Part 1—Preliminary 1

1 Objective 1

2 Authorising provision 1

3 Commencement 1

4 Revocation 1

5 Definitions 2

Part 2—General Prohibition on Gambling 9

6 Standards and conditions for devices and games at amusement centres, fetes, carnivals etc. 9

Part 3—Gaming Machines 11

Division 1—Display of time of day 11

7 Gaming machines to display time of day 11

8 Revoked 12

9 Venue operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without time display 13

10 Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine without time display 13

Division 2—Lighting and external views 13

11 Measuring illuminance 13

12 Lighting in gaming machine area of approved venues 14

13 Lighting in areas of casino 14

14 Windows not to be removed or obscured—approved venues 14

15 Windows not to be removed or obscured—casino 15

Division 3—Printed information 16

16 Posters 16

17 Talkers 17

18 Brochures 18

19 Commission to provide information to casino operator 19

20 Commission to provide sufficient copies of player information 19

20A Offence to alter player information 20

21 Change in Player Information Standards 20

Division 4—Electronic information 21

22 What is electronic game information? 21

23 Gaming machines must generate and display electronic game information 22

24 What is electronic player information? 22

25 Gaming machines must generate and display electronic player information 24

26 Revoked 24

27 Venue operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic information display 24

28 Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine without electronic information display 25

Division 5—Jackpot information 25

29 What is jackpot information? 25

30 Provision of jackpot information 26

31 Jackpot information talkers 26

Division 6—Electronic jackpot information 27

32 Application of Division 27

33 Electronic jackpot information 27

34 Revoked 27

35 Venue operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine
without electronic jackpot information display 28

36 Casino operator not to allow gaming on gaming machine without electronic jackpot information display 28

Division 7—Loyalty schemes 28

37 Information to be contained in written statement 28

38 Information to be contained in player activity statement 29

Division 8—Miscellaneous 35

39 Restricted gaming components 35

40 Restricted monitoring component 36

41 Application for venue operator's licence—publication of
notice 36

42 Application for listing on the Roll—publication of notice 37

43 Responsible gambling sign 37

43AA Determining the sum of amounts for net cash balance
and revenue 39

43AB Notification of determination 39

Part 3A—Gaming Machine Advertising 40

43A Revoked 40

43B Exceptions to gaming machine advertising prohibitions—
casino operators 40

Part 4—Conduct of Wagering 41

44 Definition 41

45 Display of betting rules 41

46 Management and control of betting offices 41

47 Numbering and bracketing of selections 41

48 Provision and display of information 42

49 Determination and display of dividends or prizes 42

50 Protests 43

51 Financial statements 43

52 Payments into pools 43

53 Particulars on ticket 44

54 Significant events 44

55 Termination of acceptance of bets 46

Part 5—Trade Promotion Lotteries 47

56 Conditions of a permit to conduct a trade promotion lottery 47

57 Records in relation to trade promotion lotteries 50

58 Trade promotion lottery with prize value of $5000 or less 50

Part 6—Revoked 52

59–63 Revoked 52

Part 7—Community and Charitable
Organisations 53

Division 1—Sporting or recreational clubs or associations 53

64 Sporting or recreational club or association 53

Division 2—Conduct of bingo 54

65 Period of ceasing to conduct sessions of bingo for which the Commission must be notified 54

65A Amount of large bingo prize for which the Commission must
be notified 54

66 Return in respect of bingo 54

67 Duties of responsible person 57

68 Banking 58

69 Unsold tickets 58

70 Prizes 58

Division 3—Bingo centres and employees 59

71 Information to be published in application for bingo centre operator's licence 59

72 Conditions of bingo centre operator's licence 59

Division 4—Miscellaneous 60

73 Contract with bingo centre operator 60

74 Expenses payable by a community or charitable organisation 60

75, 76 Revoked 60

77 Information in records 61

78 Running sheets 62

Division 5—Lucky envelopes 62

79 Conditions of lucky envelope permit 62

80 Standards for lucky envelopes 64

81 Records 67

Division 6—Raffles 68

82 Conditions of raffle permits 68

83 Conditions for raffles where raffle permit not required 70

84 Records 74

85 Disposal of unclaimed prizes in a raffle 75

Part 8—Duties of Gaming Industry Employees 76

86 Duties of a gaming industry employee 76

87 Functions of a gaming industry employee in a bingo centre 76

88 Other duties of a gaming industry employee 77

Part 9—Fees 78

Division 1—Gaming machines 78

89 Application for approval of premises 78

90 Application for venue operator's licence 78

91 Application for renewal of venue operator's licence 78

92 Application for amendment of venue operator's licence 78

93 Application for listing on Roll 79

94 Evaluation of a gaming machine type or game 79

Division 1A—Gaming machine entitlements 79

94A Fee payable for gaming machine entitlement transfers 79

94B Costs of sale of forfeited gaming machine entitlements that
are allocated again 80

Division 2—Community and charitable gaming 80

95 Minor gaming permit 80

96 Amendment of conditions of minor gaming permit 80

97 Bingo centre operators 80

Division 2A—Sports betting fees 81

97A Sports controlling body application fee 81

97B Application fee for Commission determination under section 4.5.24 81

97C Application fee for a variation or revocation of determination 81

Division 3—Miscellaneous gaming 81

98 Calcutta Sweepstakes 81

Division 4—Trade promotion lotteries 82

99 Application for permit to conduct trade promotion lottery 82

100 Amendment of conditions of permit 82

Division 5—Interactive gaming 82

101 Interactive gaming licence 82

102 Endorsement of interactive gaming licence 82

Division 6—Gaming industry employees 82

103 Application for gaming industry employee's licence 82

104 Application for replacement identification 82

105 Application for renewal of gaming industry employee's licence 83

106 Application for a gaming industry employee's licence by a casino special employee licensed under the Casino Control Act 1991 83

Part 10—Miscellaneous 84

107 Revoked 84

108 Performance of Commission's functions 84

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SCHEDULES 85

SCHEDULE 1 85

SCHEDULE 2—Lighting Requirements 87

SCHEDULE 2A—Revoked 87

SCHEDULE 2B—Casino Operators—Prescribed Terms 88

SCHEDULE 2C—Casino Operators—Prescribed Symbols 88

SCHEDULE 3 89

SCHEDULE 4 90

SCHEDULE 5—Revoked 90

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ENDNOTES 91

1. General Information 91

2. Table of Amendments 92

3. Explanatory Details 93

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Part 3—Gaming Machines

Gambling Regulation Regulations 2005

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Part 1—Preliminary

1 Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to provide for—

(a) matters relating to—

(i) gaming machines; and

(ii) wagering and betting; and

(iii) trade promotion lotteries; and

(iv) club keno; and

(v) community and charitable gaming; and

(b) fees; and

(c) other matters—

that are authorised or required to be prescribed by the Gambling Regulation Act 2003.

2 Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 11.2.1 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 25 June 2005.

4 Revocation

The Gambling Regulation (Interim) Regulations 2004[1] are revoked.

5 Definitions

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(1) In these Regulations—

accredited representative means a person who is accredited by the participants under section 6.2.6 of the Act;

Act means Gambling Regulation Act 2003;

average horizontal illuminance, in relation to an area, means the mean horizontal illuminance averaged across a square grid of points—

(a) 0·5 metres apart within a 2·0 metre radius of any gaming machine in the area; and

(b) 2·0 metres apart within any other part of the area—

measured in the centre of each grid module;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
betting office substituted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(2)(a).

betting office means any place at which the wagering and betting licensee or operator or an agent of the wagering and betting licensee or operator accepts bets;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
bingo permit revoked by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(3).

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book-buyer's prize means a prize for which a person is eligible by reason of having purchased a particular book of tickets;

bracket means the coupling of more than one selection under the one list number;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
bracket number substituted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(2)(b).

bracket number means the number given to a bracket by the wagering and betting licensee or operator;

brochure includes booklet, pamphlet and leaflet;

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cashier area means an area in an approved venue or casino where a person may collect or redeem gaming tokens from a cashier;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
cash outlet substituted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(2)(c).

cash outlet means any place at which the wagering and betting licensee or operator or an agent of the wagering and betting licensee or operator accepts bets in cash from investors;

controlling body means the body or authority controlling the conduct of an event;

electronic game information has the meaning given in regulation 22;

electronic player information has the meaning given in regulation 24;

event includes contingency;

first prize, in respect of a raffle having more than one prize, means the most valuable prize offered in the raffle;

gaming equipment software means the software used in relation to gaming equipment and includes game software;

general area means an area in a gaming machine area of an approved venue or an area in a casino where players can walk or sit away from gaming machines;

gross receipts, in respect of a bingo game, a session of bingo games or a rolling jackpot sequence, means the actual amount received from the sale of tickets in the game, session or sequence;

horizontal illuminance means illuminance measured in a horizontal plane;

illuminance means the measure, expressed in units of lux, of the quantity of light incident on a point or a surface;

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jackpot information has the meaning given in regulation 29;

linked jackpot arrangement—

(a) in relation to gaming machines in an approved venue, has the same meaning as in section 3.1.2 of the Act;

(b) in relation to gaming machines in a casino, has the same meaning as in the Casino Control Act 1991;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
list number substituted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(2)(d).

list number means the number given to a selection by the wagering and betting licensee or operator and includes bracket numbers;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
logic area inserted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(1).

logic area in relation to a gaming machine, means the area in a gaming machine that is a locked cabinet area (with its own locked door) that houses electronic components that have the potential to significantly influence the operation of the gaming machine, including components involved in the operation and calculation of game play and components involved in the operation and calculation of game result determination;

loyalty card session means the period between the time a participant commences using his or her player loyalty card or account under the loyalty scheme on a gaming machine and the time when the loyalty scheme provider's system stops recording the participant's activity on the gaming machine;

lucky envelope permit means a minor gaming permit that authorises the holder to sell lucky envelopes as specified in the permit;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
match revoked by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(3).

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Reg. 5(1) def. of
Minister's specifications revoked by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(3).

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minor means a person under the age of 18 years;

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minor gaming permit means a permit issued under Division 2 of Part 3 of Chapter 8 of the Act;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
new game revoked by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(3).

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notional value, in respect of a series of lucky envelopes, means the lucky envelope price multiplied by the number of lucky envelopes in the series;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
player information standards inserted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(1).

player information standards means the standards for printed information for players of gaming machines as published by the Minister on the Commission's website from time to time;

punchboard means a device which contains a series of lucky envelopes and is designed so that the lucky envelopes are dispensed by being punched out of the device;

raffle permit means a minor gaming permit that authorises the holder to conduct a raffle as specified in the permit;

Reg. 5(1)
def. of responsible person substituted by S.R. No. 141/2009 reg. 5.

responsible person means—

(a) in the case of bingo conducted under Chapter 8 of the Act, the natural person nominated by a community or charitable organisation under section 8.4.2A(2)(c) of the Act;

(b) in any other case, the nominee within the meaning of section 8.1.2 of the Act;

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rolling jackpot sequence means the sessions of bingo games in respect of which a rolling jackpot operates;

rules of racing means the rules for the time being in force of Racing Victoria within the meaning of the Racing Act 1958, Harness Racing Victoria or Greyhound Racing Victoria (as the case may be);

scratch and win card means a ticket in a trade promotion lottery in which the tickets which entitle the holders to claim a prize have been determined and announced before the commencement of the trade promotion lottery;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
selection substituted by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(2)(e).

selection means a person, team, animal, object, event or contingency or a combination of 2 or more of those things nominated by the wagering and betting licensee or operator on which the wagering and betting licensee or operator is willing to accept a bet;

series, in relation to lucky envelopes, means all the lucky envelopes in a particular lottery;

session, in relation to the playing of a gaming machine, 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—

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whichever occurs first;

small raffle means a raffle—

(a) for which the value of the prizes—

(i) in that raffle does not exceed $500; and

(ii) in that and every other raffle conducted for the benefit of the same community or charitable organisation on the same day or within an 8 hour period together does not exceed $1000; and

(b) for which the sale of the first ticket and the drawing of the raffle occur on the same day or within an 8 hour period;

Reg. 5(1) def. of
spot revoked by S.R. No. 80/2012 reg. 5(3).

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statement period, in relation to a participant in a loyalty scheme, means the period to which a player activity statement relates;

talker means a sign containing words, symbols or pictures that is designed to be affixed to a gaming machine;

ticket includes a card, token or thing entitling or purporting to entitle any person to any interest in any dividend, prize, division or distribution of any money by means of, or in connection with, or as a result of, the conduct of a totalisator or an approved betting competition;