Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

GAMING MACHINE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1993 (NO. 54 OF 1993) - SECT 4

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting the definitions of “class A gaming machine”, “class B gaming machine”, “class C gaming machine”, “gaming machine”, “gross revenue” and “percentage pay-out” and substituting the following definitions:

“ ‘class A gaming machine' means a single-stake machine—

        (a)     designed to be played by the insertion of a coin;

        (b)     designed to allow for the payment of winnings by the discharge of coins from the machine;

        (c)     designed to allow winnings of no more than 40 times the amount of the coin inserted to play the machine; and

        (d)     equipped with a recording device;

‘class B gaming machine' means a gaming machine of a kind prescribed by the regulations, being—

        (a)     a single-stake machine equipped with a recording device; or

        (b)     a multi-stake machine equipped with a recording device;

‘class C gaming machine' means a gaming machine of a kind prescribed by the regulations, being—

        (a)     a single-stake machine equipped with a recording device; or

        (b)     a multi-stake machine equipped with a recording device;

‘gaming machine' means a machine—

        (a)     designed for playing a game of chance, or of mixed chance and skill;

        (b)     designed to be played (wholly or in part)—

              (i)     by the insertion of 1 or more coins or tokens; or

              (ii)     by the application of a monetary credit, registered on the machine; and

        (c)     which offers, or which appears to offer, persons a chance to win monetary or other valuable consideration by playing the machine;

‘gross revenue', in relation to a licensee or person, means all revenue derived by the licensee or person from the operation of gaming machines, after deducting from that revenue—

        (a)     the amount of winnings for playing the machines paid or payable in accordance with the machines' indicated prize scales (excluding linked jackpots); and

        (b)     any amount set aside under a linked jackpot arrangement for the payment of linked jackpots;

‘percentage pay-out', in relation to a gaming machine, means the percentage calculated for that machine in accordance with section 16A;”;

    (b)     by omitting the definitions of “bonus prizes”, “multi-coin machine” and “single-coin machine”; and

    (c)     by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘acquire', in relation to a gaming machine, includes the lease or hire of the machine from a person, but does not include the repossession of the machine;

‘dispose of', in relation to a gaming machine, includes the lease or hire of the machine to a person;

‘game', in relation to a gaming machine, means a play, or a series of plays, initiated by the application of a single stake registered on the machine;

‘inter-club permit' means a permit issued under section 45B;

‘licensed gaming machines', in relation to a licence, means gaming machines of the number, class, type, basic stake denomination and percentage pay-out specified in the licence;

‘linked jackpot' means winnings in connection with a linked jackpot arrangement operated in accordance with a permit under Division 4 of Part V, paid or payable as additional winnings in connection with a jackpot obtained on a gaming machine in that arrangement;

‘multi-stake machine' means a gaming machine designed to allow single or multiple stakes, to a maximum value prescribed under section 4A for each game;

‘NSW Liquor Administration Board' means the Liquor Administration Board constituted by the Liquor Act 1982 of the State of New South Wales;

‘permit holder' means the holder of an inter-club permit;

‘recording device', in relation to a gaming machine, means a sealable device designed to record every action of the machine automatically;

‘repossession', in relation to a gaming machine, includes the taking of possession of the machine under a default provision in a financial agreement;

‘single-stake machine' means a gaming machine designed to allow single stakes—

        (a)     of no more than 1 coin for each game, to a maximum value prescribed under section 4A for each game; or

        (b)     in the case of a machine played by the application of credit—to the maximum value referred to in paragraph (a) for each game;

‘tax law' means an Act or regulations specified in section 3 of the Taxation (Administration) Act;”.