Victorian Numbered Acts

GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 30 OF 2023) - SECT 11

For section 81AAB of the Casino Control Act 1991 substitute —

        " 81AAB     Payment of winnings by cheque or electronic funds transfer

    (1)     A casino operator must not pay, or allow another person to pay, winnings or accumulated credits exceeding $1000 from a gaming machine to a person except in accordance with subsection (2) or (4).

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (2)     A casino operator must, at the request of a person, pay any winnings or accumulated credits from a gaming machine to the person by cheque that is not payable to cash.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (3)     A casino operator must not, at the casino, give, or allow another person to give, a person cash or gaming tokens in exchange for a cheque drawn on an account of the casino operator to enable that person to play a gaming machine in the casino.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (4)     A casino operator must—

        (a)     at the request of a person, pay any winnings or accumulated credits from a gaming machine to the person by electronic funds transfer; and

        (b)     if at least $1000 is to be transferred, ensure that those funds are not transferred until 24 hours after the request.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (5)     Subsection (4) does not apply to a casino operator who does not have the facilities to make the electronic funds transfer described in that subsection.

    (6)     A reference in subsection (1) to the payment of winnings or accumulated credits—

        (a)     includes a payment by cash, cheque, electronic funds transfer or any other form of money, whether—

              (i)     by a staff member at the gaming machine or other place where the game is played; or

              (ii)     at the cage or cashier; or

              (iii)     from a cashless gaming account; and

        (b)     includes a payment of money from a cashless gaming account or deposit account or on presentation of a non‑cash gaming token; but

        (c)     does not include a payment to a non‑cash gaming token or cashless gaming account prior to funds being redeemed for money.

    (7)     This section ceases to apply on 1 December 2025 or an earlier day declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette.

    (8)     The Minister may declare different days in relation to different types of gaming.".