Sections 146 , 147 and 148 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections are substituted:

146.     General casino licence fee

The holder of a general casino licence must pay the prescribed licence fee to the Commissioner of State Revenue on the first day of each month during the currency of the licence.

147.     High-roller casino licence fee

The holder of a high-roller casino licence must pay the prescribed licence fee to the Commissioner of State Revenue on the first day of each month during the currency of the licence.

147A.     Keno operator’s licence fee

The holder of a keno operator’s licence must pay the prescribed licence fee to the Commissioner of State Revenue on the first day of each month during the currency of the licence.

147B.     Monitoring operator’s licence fee

(1)  The holder of a monitoring operator’s licence must pay the prescribed licence fee, if any, to the Commissioner of State Revenue during the currency of the licence.

(2)  A licence fee under subsection (1) is due and payable as prescribed.

148.     Venue licence fee

(1)  The holder of a venue licence must pay –

(a) a prescribed annual licence fee to the Commissioner of State Revenue for each gaming machine authority endorsed on the licence; and

(b) a prescribed annual licence fee to the Commissioner of State Revenue for keno operations at the licensed premises.

(2)  A licence fee under subsection (1) is due and payable as prescribed.

(3)  If the holder of a venue licence surrenders the licence, the Commissioner of State Revenue may give the person a prescribed proportional refund of the licence fee.

(4)  If a venue licence is amended to reduce the number of gaming machine authorities endorsed on the licence, the Commissioner of State Revenue may give the licence holder a prescribed proportional refund of the relevant part of the licence fee.

(5)  If a venue licence is amended to increase the number of gaming machine authorities endorsed on the licence, the Commissioner of State Revenue may require the licence holder to pay a prescribed proportional licence fee for the additional gaming machine authorities.

(6)  In this section –

relevant part , of the licence fee for a venue licence, means that part of the licence fee that is payable because of a particular gaming machine authority endorsed on the licence.