Casino Control Amendment (Display of Notices) Regulation 2005 (NSW)

2005 No 646

New South Wales

Casino Control Amendment (Display of

Notices) Regulation 2005

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.

GRANT McBRIDE, M.P.,

Minister for Gaming and Racing

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to make it clear that certain notices which are currently required to be displayed on gaming machines in the casino (or on ATMs and cash-back terminals in the casino environs) are positioned on those machines and terminals so as to enable persons to clearly see the notices while playing or using the machines or terminals. The notices relate to information about the chances of winning on gaming machines, the dangers of gambling and the availability of problem gambling counselling services.

This Regulation is made under the Casino Control Act 1992, including section 170 (the general regulation-making power) and clause 11 of Schedule 3.

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Clause 1	Casino Control Amendment (Display of Notices) Regulation 2005

Casino Control Amendment (Display of Notices)

Regulation 2005

under the

Casino Control Act 1992

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Casino Control Amendment (Display of Notices)
Regulation 2005.

2 Amendment of Casino Control Regulation 2001

The Casino Control Regulation 2001 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Casino Control Amendment (Display of Notices) Regulation 2005

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 24 Display of information concerning chances of winning prizes on gaming machines

Omit “prominently displayed on the front or top of” from clause 24 (3) (b).
Insert instead “displayed on”.

[2]      Clause 24 (3A)

Insert after clause 24 (3):

(3A) Any such notice that is required to be displayed as referred to in subclause (3) (b) must be positioned so as to enable a person to clearly see the notice while playing the gaming machine.

[3]      Clause 28 Dangers of gambling—notice to be displayed on gaming machines

Omit clause 28 (3). Insert instead:

(3) The gambling warning notice and problem gambling notice must
be displayed on each gaming machine kept in the casino.

(3A) Each such notice must be positioned so as to enable a person to
clearly see the notice while playing the gaming machine.

[4]      Clause 28 (9)

Omit “, or placed on top of,”.

[5]      Clause 30 Signage to be displayed on ATMs and cash-back terminals

Omit “in a prominent position on the front or top, or in the immediate vicinity, of” from clause 30 (1).

Insert instead “on, or in the immediate vicinity of,”.

[6]      Clause 30 (1AA)

Insert after clause 30 (1):

(1AA) If the notice is displayed on an ATM or cash-back terminal, it must be positioned so as to enable a person to clearly see the notice while using the ATM or cash-back terminal.

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