Casino Control Amendment (Gambling-related Notices and Player Information) Regulation 2009 (NSW)
2009 No 180
New South Wales
Casino Control Amendment
(Gambling-related Notices and Player
Information) Regulation 2009
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.
KEVIN GREENE, MP
Minister for Gaming and Racing
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Casino Control Regulation 2001 so as:
| (a) | to require gambling contact cards (that contain information about problem gambling, help options and self-exclusion from the casino) be made available to patrons in clear containers attached to banks of gaming machines, and |
| (b) | to amend the wording of various gambling notices. |
This Regulation is made under the Casino Control Act 1992, including section 170 (the general regulation-making power).
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Casino Control Amendment (Gambling-related Notices
and Player Information) Regulation 2009
under the
Casino Control Act 1992
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Casino Control Amendment (Gambling-related
Notices and Player Information) Regulation 2009.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 June 2009 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.
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[1] Clause 24 Display of information concerning chances of winning prizes on gaming machines
Omit clause 24 (2). Insert instead:
(2) The notices must contain the following:
(a) subclause (3) (a):
in respect of a notice displayed in accordance with chance of hitting the jackpot on a gaming machine is no better than a million to one.
(b) subclause (3) (b):
in respect of a notice displayed in accordance with million to one.
[2] Clause 24 (4) and (5)
Omit clause 21 (4). Insert instead:
(4) The notices must be in a form approved by the Authority and be
obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.(5) Despite subclause (1), a notice that complied with this clause, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first.
[3] Clause 25 Approval of English and other community language player information brochures
Omit paragraph (c) from the definition of player information in clause 25 (1).
Insert instead:
(c) the Gambling Help line phone number operated under contractual arrangements made by the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.
[4] Clause 25 (2), (3), (5) and (6)
Omit “Minister” wherever occurring. Insert instead “Authority”.
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[5] Clause 25 (3) and (5)
Omit “Arabic, Croatian, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean, Macedonian,
Maltese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese” wherever occurring.Insert instead “Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Turkish and Vietnamese”.
[6] Clause 26 Provision of player information brochures
Omit “Minister” from clause 26 (1). Insert instead “Authority”.
[7] Clause 26 (4) and (5)
Insert after clause 26 (3):
(4) The brochures must be in a form approved by the Authority and be obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing. (5) Despite subclause (1), a brochure that complied with clause 25, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the brochure is replaced, whichever happens first.
[8] Clause 27 Provision of player information brochures in community languages
Insert after clause 27 (2):
(3) The brochures must be in a form approved by the Authority and be obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing. (4) Despite subclause (2), a brochure that complied with clause 25, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the brochure is replaced, whichever happens first.
[9] Clause 28 Dangers of gambling—notice to be displayed on gaming machines
Omit the definition of problem gambling notice in clause 28 (1).
Insert instead:problem gambling notice is a notice containing the matter
required by subclause (6).
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[10] Clause 28 (5)
Omit the subclause 28 (5). Insert instead:
(5) The statements referred to in the definition of gambling warning
notice in subclause (1) are as follows:
Think! About tomorrow
Think! About your choices
Think! About getting help
Think! About your family
Think! About your limits
[11] Clause 28 (6)
Omit the subclause. Insert instead:
(6) The notice referred to in the definition of problem gambling
notice must contain the following:
Think! About your choices
Call Gambling Help
1800 858 858
[12] Clause 28 (7) and (8)
Omit the subclauses.
[13] Clause 28 (10) and (11)
Omit clause 28 (10). Insert instead:
(10) The notices must be in a form approved by the Authority and be
obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.(11)
Despite subclause (2), a gambling warning notice or problem gambling notice that complied with this clause, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first.
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[14] Clause 29 Counselling signage—notice to be displayed
Omit clause 29 (1). Insert instead:
(1) A casino operator must display, in accordance with this clause, a notice containing the following information in the vicinity of any entrance to the casino made available to any patron: Think! About your choices
Gambling More, enjoying it less?
For free and confidential information and advice about problem
gambling, please contact Gambling Help
1800 858 858
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
[15] Clause 29 (2)
Omit the subclause. Insert instead:
(2) The notice must be in a form approved by the Authority and be
obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.
[16] Clause 29 (4)
Insert after clause 29 (3):
(4) Despite subclause (1), a notice that complied with this clause, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first.
[17] Clause 30 Signage to be displayed on ATMs and cash-back terminals
Omit clause 30 (1). Insert instead:
(1)
A casino operator must display in accordance with this clause a notice in the following form on, or in the immediate vicinity of, each automatic teller machine (ATM) or cash-back terminal installed in the casino environs:
Think! About your choices
Call Gambling Help
1800 858 858
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
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[18] Clause 30 (3A)
Insert after clause 30 (3):
(3A) Despite subclause (1), a notice that complied with this clause, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first. [19] Clause 33 Prohibitions on gambling-related advertising
Omit clause 33 (2). Insert instead:
(2) A casino operator is not to publish, or cause to be published, any casino advertising in writing in a newspaper, magazine, poster or other printed form that does not contain the following statement: Think! About your choices Call Gambling Help
1800 858 858
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
[20] Clause 33 (6A)
Insert after clause 33 (6):
(6A) Despite subclauses (2) and (3), a casino operator or other person who, before 1 June 2010, publishes or causes to be published any casino advertising that contains the statement set out in subclause (2), as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, does not commit an offence under this clause in relation to a failure to contain such a statement. [21] Clause 34AA
Insert after clause 34A:
| 34AA | Provision of gambling contact cards | |
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(a)
while playing a gaming machine that is part of the bank of gaming machines, or
(b) when approaching the bank of gaming machines. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
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(2) In this clause:
card holder means a clear, plastic, see-through container.
gambling contact card means a card displaying information in
relation to:
(a) self-exclusion from the casino, and (b) contact details for problem gambling help options, and that is in a form approved by the Authority and obtained from
the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.(3) This clause commences on 1 December 2009.
[22] Schedule 8 Penalty notice offences
Insert in appropriate order in Columns 1 and 2, respectively, in Part 2:
Clause 34AA (1) $550
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