Casino Control Act 1992 Casino Control Amendment (Responsible Gambling) Regulation 2000 (2000-156) [GG No 46 of 14.4.2000, p 3201] (NSW)

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Casino Control Amendment New South Wales

(Responsible Gambling) Regulation

2000

under the

Casino Control Act 1992

His 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:

(a)	to place further limitations on the advertising of gambling activities by a casino operator, and
(b)	to prescribe certain offences under the Casino Control Act 1992 as offences in respect of which courts may make a remedial order requiring corrective advertising or courses of training to be undertaken.

The amendments made by this Regulation will assist the implementation of the recently enacted Gambling Legislation Amendment (Responsible Gambling) Act 1999.

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

169A and 170 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 46 of 14 April 2000, page 3201	Page 1
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Clause 1	Casino Control Amendment (Responsible Gambling) Regulation 2000

Casino Control Amendment (Responsible
Gambling) Regulation 2000

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Casino Control Amendment (Responsible
Gambling) Regulation 2000.

2 Amendment of Casino Control Regulation 1995

The Casino Control Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 26 Advertising

Omit “approve for publication” from clause 26 (1).
Insert instead “publish or cause to be published, after the commencement
of the amendments to this clause made by the Casino Control
Amendment (Responsible Gambling) Regulation 2000,”.

[2]      Clause 26

Insert after clause 26 (1) (d):

or,

(e)	that suggests that winning a prize is a likely outcome of participating in gambling activities, or
(f)	that suggests that participation in gambling activities is likely to improve a person’s social standing or financial prospects, or
(g)	that suggests that a player’s skill can influence the outcome of a game that is purely a game of chance, or
(h)	that depicts or promotes the consumption of alcohol while engaging in gambling activities.

[3]      Clause 26

Omit clause 26 (2)–(4). Insert instead:

(2)	A casino operator is not to publish, or cause to be published, after the commencement of this subclause any casino advertising in writing in a newspaper, magazine, poster or other printed form that does not contain the following statement in capital letters:
IS GAMBLING A PROBLEM FOR YOU? G-LINE (NSW) IS A CONFIDENTIAL, ANONYMOUS AND FREE COUNSELLING SERVICE FREE CALL 1800 633 635.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) A person (other than a casino operator) who publishes any casino advertising that does any of the things referred to in subclauses (1) (a)–(h) or (2) after the commencement of this subclause commits an offence against this Regulation and is liable to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(4) A casino operator must remove any casino advertising displayed in the casino environs that does not comply with this clause within 2 months after the commencement of this subclause.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(5)	A casino operator must not after the commencement of this subclause enter into or extend the duration of any contract or arrangement for the publication of casino advertising that does not comply with this clause. Any such contract or arrangement is of no effect.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(6)	Subclause (3) does not apply if the casino operator approved in writing of the publication of the casino advertising concerned.

(7) In this clause:

casino advertising means advertising that is directly related
to the operation of a casino.
casino environs means premises the subject of an order
under section 89 (3) of the Act.
publication includes dissemination of any kind, whether
effected by oral, visual, written or other means (for example,
dissemination by means of cinema, video, radio, electronics,
the Internet or television).

[4]      Clause 29 Remedial orders

Insert after clause 28:

29      Remedial orders

For the purposes of section 169A of the Act, offences against the following provisions of the regulations are prescribed offences against the regulations:

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Amendments Schedule 1

(a)	clause 20 (Certain inducements prohibited),
(b)	clause 26 (Advertising),
(c)	clause 27 (Information concerning counselling).

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