Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A venue operator must not allow a person to participate in a loyalty scheme at the approved venue unless—
(a) the person has been given a written statement that complies with section 3.5.36A by—
(i) if the loyalty scheme is conducted by the venue operator, the venue operator; or
(ii) in any other case, either the venue operator or the loyalty scheme provider; and
(b) the person has agreed to receive player activity statements relating to the playing of games under the scheme.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(2) A casino operator must not allow a person to participate in a loyalty scheme at the casino unless—
(a) the person has been given a written statement that complies with section 3.5.36A by—
(i) if the loyalty scheme is conducted by the casino operator, the casino operator; or
(ii) in any other case, either the casino operator or the loyalty scheme provider; and
S. 3.5.36(2)(b) amended by No. 42/2022 s. 52(1)(a).
(b) the person has agreed to receive player activity statements relating to the playing of games under the scheme; and
S. 3.5.36(2)(c) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 52(1)(b).
(c) to the extent that the loyalty scheme relates to the playing of gaming machines in the casino—
(i) an account has been established for the person for the purposes of the pre-commitment system and that account is linked to the person's player card; and
(ii) any gaming machine played under the loyalty scheme is played using a player card to which the account is linked.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
S. 3.5.36(3) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 52(2).
(3) A casino operator must not allow a person to accrue any bonus, loyalty or reward points on a player card from playing a game on a gaming machine in the casino unless the player card is linked to an account established for the person for the purposes of the pre-commitment system.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
S. 3.5.36(4) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 52(2).
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply at any time on or after 1 December 2025 or the earlier day declared by the Minister under subsection (5).
S. 3.5.36(5) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 52(2).
(5) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare a day earlier than 1 December 2025 on and after which subsections (2) and (3) do not apply.
S. 3.5.36(6) inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 52(2).
(6) The Minister may declare different days in relation to different types of games or different types of gaming machines.
S. 3.5.36A inserted by No. 4/2014 s. 33.