Casino Control Act 1992 Casino Control Amendment (Cheques and Signage) Regulation 2002 (2002-117) [GG No 54 of 1.3.2002, p 1240] (NSW)

2002 No 117

Casino Control Amendment (Cheques New South Wales

and Signage) Regulation 2002

under the

Casino Control Act 1992

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Casino Control Act 1992.

J. RICHARD FACE, M.P.,

Minister for Gaming and Racing

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a)	to provide that if the prize money won by a person on a gaming machine exceeds $1,000, the casino operator must notify the person that he or she may request the prize money (or part of the prize money) to be paid by cheque,
(b)	to provide that, if such a request is made, the casino operator must pay the amount requested by cheque,
(c)	to prohibit the displaying, except in the casino itself, of signs that draw attention to (or can reasonably be taken to draw attention to) the availability of gaming machines in the casino.

The prohibition on gambling-related signs will coincide with a similar prohibition in respect of hotels and registered clubs under section 44 of the Gaming Machines Act 2001.

This Regulation is made under the Casino Control Act 1992, including section 170

(the general regulation-making power) and clauses 6 and 13 of Schedule 3.

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Clause 1	Casino Control Amendment (Cheques and Signage) Regulation 2002

Casino Control Amendment (Cheques and Signage)
Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Casino Control Amendment (Cheques and
Signage) Regulation 2002.

2 Amendment of Casino Control Regulation 2001

The Casino Control Regulation 2001 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]     Clause 32 Payment of prize money by cheque

Omit clause 32 (1). Insert instead:

(1)

If the total prize money payable to a person exceeds $1,000, the
casino operator must:

(a)	notify the person, verbally or by the use of signs or other similar means, that the person may request the total prize money (or part of it) be paid by means of crossed cheque, and
(b)	if the person makes any such request, pay the amount requested by means of a crossed cheque payable to the person.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

[2]     Clause 33A

Insert after clause 33:

33A Prohibition on gambling-related signs

(1)	On and from 11 July 2002, a casino operator must not display or cause to be displayed any gambling-related sign unless the sign is located in a casino.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2)	A casino operator must not, after the commencement of the Casino Control Amendment (Cheques and Signage) Regulation 2002, enter into or extend the duration of any contract or arrangement for displaying a gambling-related sign that is displayed in contravention of subclause (1).
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

(3) In this clause:

gambling-related sign means any sign (whether consisting of words, symbols, pictures or any other thing) that draws attention to, or can reasonably be taken to draw attention to, the availability of gaming machines in a casino, but does not include any sign relating to the conduct of a totalizator under the Totalizator Act 1997 or of a public lottery under the Public Lotteries Act 1996.

BY AUTHORITY

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