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GAMING CONTROL AMENDMENT (FUTURE GAMING MARKET) ACT 2021 (NO. 31 OF 2021) - SECT 177

Section 174 amended (Regulations)

Section 174 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (2) "Regulations under this section" and substituting "Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations" ;
(b) by omitting from subsection (2)(b) "manufacturers, suppliers and testers" and substituting "persons" ;
(c) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (b) in subsection (2) :
(ba) the installation, handling, possession, use, operation, control, management, appearance and identification of gaming equipment;
(bb) requirements for the maintenance, security, testing, service, repair and storage of gaming equipment;
(bc) the labelling and sealing of gaming equipment;
(bd) tampering or interfering with gaming equipment;
(be) the storage of information in, and the retrieval of information from, gaming equipment;
(d) by omitting from subsection (2)(f) "manufacturers, suppliers and testers" and substituting "persons" ;
(e) by omitting paragraph (g) from subsection (2) ;
(f) by inserting in subsection (2)(h) "gaming" after "of" ;
(g) by omitting paragraph (j) from subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(j) internal controls, administration and accounting procedures to be put in place by prescribed licence holders;
(ja) signage and advertising at approved venues;
(jb) requirements in relation to the offering of keno and casino gaming facilities by licence holders;
(jc) requirements as to the operating hours for casinos;
(jd) the approval by the Commission of plans, diagrams and specifications relating to the conduct of monitoring or operations in casinos, including the amendment of such approvals;
(je) the minimum wager that may be accepted on a specified game, or class of games, played at a high-roller casino;
(h) by omitting paragraph (n) from subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(ma) the establishment and maintenance of a register of gaming machine authorities;
(mb) the basis for allocating gaming machine authorities to be endorsed on new venue licences and for allocating additional gaming machine authorities to be endorsed on existing venue licences;
(mc) conditions and restrictions on the endorsement of gaming machine authorities on venue licences by the Commission;
(n) the manufacture, sale, supply, acquisition, ownership, possession, use, operation, transport, management, disposal and destruction of gaming equipment;
(na) restrictions on the approval of and operation of FATG machines and FATG games;
(nb) the terms and conditions of acquisition (including tendering and the calling for expressions of interest), ownership, disposal and destruction of gaming equipment;
(nc) any matter relating to the operation of an electronic monitoring system;
(nd) any other matter relating to monitoring operator's licences;
(i) by omitting from subsection (2)(p) "special" and substituting "jackpot" ;
(j) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (q) in subsection (2) :
(qa) the distribution of the money in the Community Support Fund;
(k) by omitting from subsection (3) "Regulations under this section" and substituting "The regulations" ;
(l) by omitting from subsection (3)(a) "20" and substituting "200" ;
(m) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:
(4)  The regulations may prescribe a fee by specifying –
(a) a set amount; or
(b) any other method of calculating the fee.
(4A)  The regulations may provide for –
(a) the rounding of fees; and
(b) fees that vary according to class of premises or venues; and
(c) the manner of payment of fees; and
(d) the time or times at which fees are to be paid; and
(e) any fee to be paid by instalments.



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