Victorian Current Acts

GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2003 - SECT 3.1.5

    (1)     For the purposes of this Chapter, a casino operator is taken to be the holder of a venue operator's licence.

    (2)     A casino operator is authorised—

S. 3.1.5(2)(a) amended by No. 58/2009 s. 114(1).

        (a)     to obtain from a person listed on the Roll approved gaming machines, restricted gaming components and restricted monitoring components; and

        (b)     to conduct gaming at the casino; and

S. 3.1.5(2)(c) amended by Nos 104/2004 s. 6(1), 58/2009 s. 114(2).

        (c)     to service, repair and maintain gaming equipment and monitoring equipment through the services of persons holding a licence issued under Part 4 of the Casino Control Act 1991 ; and

S. 3.1.5(2)(ca) inserted by No. 4/2014 s. 8.

        (ca)     to, through the services of a person holding a licence issued under Part 4 of the Casino Control Act 1991 , install, service, repair or maintain player account equipment, or part of a pre-commitment system, on or in a gaming machine in the casino for the purpose of complying with Division 3 of Part 8A; and

        (d)     to sell or dispose of gaming equipment with the approval of the Commission; and

        (e)     to do all things necessarily incidental to carrying on the activities referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

    (3)     A casino operator is authorised to sell or dispose of approved gaming machines with the approval of the Commission.

S. 3.1.5(3A) inserted by No. 104/2004 s. 6(2).

    (3A)     The Commission, having regard to any plans, diagrams and specifications approved under section 59 of the Casino Control Act 1991 , may, by instrument, determine that an area in a casino is a gaming machine area for the purposes of matters relevant to the provision to players of gaming machines of information relevant to gaming on gaming machines.

    (4)     The regulations may provide that any provisions of this Chapter that apply to a venue operator do not apply to a casino operator.

Note

In addition, some provisions of this Chapter that apply to a venue operator do not apply to a casino operator or casino—see sections 3.3.16, 3.4.25, 3.4.68, 3.5.7, 3.5.8, 3.5.15, 3.5.18, 3.5.20, 3.5.23(1), 3.5.27, 3.5.28, 3.5.32 and 3.5.33, and Divisions 6 and 7 of Part 5.

S. 3.1.6 substituted by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.5 (as amended by No. 29/2009 s. 43), repealed by No. 28/2022 s. 17.

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S. 3.1.6A inserted by No. 29/2009 s. 7.