Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 3.1.1(1) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 113(1) (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 43.2(a))).
(1) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a system for the regulation, supervision and control of gaming equipment and monitoring equipment with the aims of—
(a) ensuring that gaming on gaming machines is conducted honestly; and
S. 3.1.1(1)(b) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 113(2) (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 43.2(b))).
(b) ensuring that the management of gaming equipment and monitoring equipment is free from criminal influence or exploitation; and
(c) regulating the use of gaming machines in casinos and other approved venues where liquor is sold; and
(d) regulating the activities of persons in the gaming machine industry; and
(e) promoting tourism, employment and economic development generally in the State; and
(f) fostering responsible gambling in order to—
(i) minimise harm caused by problem gambling; and
(ii) accommodate those who gamble without harming themselves or others.
S. 3.1.1(2) inserted by No. 58/2009 s. 5.
(2) The purpose of this Chapter is also to—
(a) provide for the allocation of gaming machine entitlements in order to maximise the financial and social benefits to the Victorian community within the regulatory framework applying to the allocation of entitlements;
(b) promote a competitive gaming industry with the aim of providing financial and social benefits to the Victorian community.