Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 1.1(1) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 69(1).
(1) The main purpose of this Act is to re-enact and consolidate the law relating to various forms of gambling.
(2) The main objectives of this Act are—
(a) to foster responsible gambling in order to—
(i) minimise harm caused by problem gambling; and
(ii) accommodate those who gamble without harming themselves or others;
S. 1.1(2)(ab) inserted by No. 71/2008 s. 3(a).
(ab) to ensure that minors are neither encouraged to gamble nor allowed to do so;
(b) to ensure that gaming on gaming machines is conducted honestly;
S. 1.1(2)(c) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 112(1).
(c) to ensure that the management of gaming equipment and monitoring equipment is free from criminal influence and exploitation;
(d) to ensure that other forms of gambling permitted under this or any other Act are conducted honestly and that their management is free from criminal influence and exploitation;
(e) to ensure that—
S. 1.1(2)(e)(i) substituted by No. 71/2008 s. 3(b).
(i) community and charitable gaming benefits the community or charitable organisation concerned;
(ii) practices that could undermine public confidence in community and charitable gaming are eliminated;
(iii) bingo centre operators do not act unfairly in providing commercial services to community or charitable organisations;
(f) to promote tourism, employment and economic development generally in the State.
(3) In outline, this Act—
(a) generally prohibits gambling and activities relating to gambling unless authorised under this Act or the Casino Control Act 1991 ;
(b) provides for the conduct under licence of gaming on gaming machines at approved venues and the casino;
(c) provides for the licensing of wagering and betting competitions, including on-course wagering;
S. 1.1(3)(d) amended by No. 64/2014 s. 3.
(d) provides for the conduct under licence of public lotteries and the conduct of trade promotion lotteries;
S. 1.1(3)(e) substituted by No. 1/2021 s. 8.
(e) provides for the conduct under licence of keno games;
S. 1.1(3)(f) repealed by No. 28/2022 s. 127(a).
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S. 1.1(3)(g) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 112(2).
(g) provides for the conduct of activities authorised under Chapter 8 by community or charitable organisations;
(h) provides for the licensing of bingo centre operators and employees;
S. 1.1(3)(i) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 112(3).
(i) provides for the conduct of gaming and conduct of monitoring on board ships travelling between Victoria and Tasmania;
S. 1.1(3)(j) substituted by No. 58/2011 s. 69(2), amended by No. 54/2021 s. 41(a).
(j) confers functions and powers and imposes duties on the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission to oversee gambling in Victoria;
S. 1.1(3)(k) repealed by No. 104/2004 s. 40(a), new s. 1.1(3)(k) inserted by No. 11/2007 s. 4(a).
(k) establishes a Review Panel to report to the Minister on certain processes;
(l) provides for the appointment of inspectors and inspection powers to ensure compliance with the Act;
(m) sets out offences;
(n) repeals 8 existing Acts that prohibit or regulate various forms of gambling, amends the Casino Control Act 1991 and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
(4) Subsection (3) is intended only as a guide to readers as to the general scheme of this Act.