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2010-2011-2012

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

 

National Gambling Reform Bill 2012

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Xenophon in committee of the whole)

(1)     Clause 3, page 2 (line 24), after “use of gaming machines”, insert “and requires bet limit systems to be in operation for gaming machines”.

[bet limits mandatory]

( 2 )     Clause 5 , page 9 (line 30) , omit “ and 37 ”, substitute “ , 37 and 38A ”.

[bet limits mandatory]

 (3)    Clause 19, page 20 (line 27), after “generally.”, insert “Under Part 3A, a bet limit system must be in operation for a gaming machine.”.

[bet limits mandatory]

 ( 4 )    Page 35 (after line 26) , after Part 3 , insert:

Part 3A—Bet limit systems

 

38A  When a gaming machine is not compliant

             (1)  A gaming machine is not compliant if there is no bet limit system in operation for the gaming machine.

Note:          For a civil penalty provision for certain gaming machines that are not compliant, see Part 2 of Chapter 3.

             (2)  A bet limit system is in operation for a gaming machine if:

                     (a)  the gaming machine’s maximum bet per spin is $1; and

                     (b)  the maximum amount payable under a jackpot or linked-jackpot arrangement in relation to the gaming machine is $500; and

                     (c)  the gaming machine does not accept additional money or credit from a player when it stands in credit to the player to the value of $20 or more; and

                     (d)  the gaming machine does not accept banknotes of a denomination greater than $20; and

                     (e)  the gaming machine has a spin rate that ensures that, if it were to be played continuously at maximum intensity for 1 hour, the maximum hourly losses would be no more than $120.

[bet limits mandatory]