{"id":"gaming-machines-regulations-2020","name":"Gaming Machines Regulations 2020","slug":"gaming-machines-regulations-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235583,"registerId":"sa-gaming-machines-regulations-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Gaming Machines Regulations 2020","content":"South Australia\nGaming Machines Regulations 2020\nunder the Gaming Machines Act 1992\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tPrescribed gaming machine components\n5\tPrescribed duties\nPart 2—Approved trading system\n6\tInterpretation\n7\tGMEX\n8\tApproval of registered person\n9\tOffers for sale and purchase\n10\tTrade agreements\n11\tApproval of trade agreement\n12\tTransfer, vesting and cancellation of gaming machine entitlements\n13\tGMEX register\n14\tFees\nPart 3—Other provisions\n16\tStatutory objective\n17\tDuty to wear identification cards\n18\tCertain tasks must not be delegated\n19\tMinister may grant exemptions\n20\tExemption of certain private owners of gaming machines\n20A\tExemption for gaming machines located on ocean going passenger vessels\n21\tIndemnity must be lodged with certain applications\n23\tApproval of gaming machines and games\n23A\tApproval of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements\n24\tPrescribed jurisdiction (section 42 of Act)\n25\tCommissioner may exempt licensee from cash facilities limitations\n26\tRequirement for pre‑commitment system\n27\tOperation of gaming machine by insertion of a ticket—prescribed requirements\n27A\tUnclaimed winnings—prescribed amount\n28\tOperation of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements\n29\tNotice of application\nSchedule 1—Approved trading system—requirements for transfer of gaming machine entitlements under trade agreement\nSchedule 3—Voluntary Pre‑commitment Code\nSchedule 4—Transitional regulations\n1\tApproval of gaming machine intended to operate a TITO system\n2\tApproval of facial recognition system\nLegislative history\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Gaming Machines Regulations 2020.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Gaming Machines Act 1992;\nticket has the same meaning as in section 53A(9) of the Act.\n4—Prescribed gaming machine components\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of those provisions of the Act requiring a person to be licensed to manufacture, sell or supply prescribed gaming machine components or regulating the form of a contract to sell or supply prescribed gaming machine components, the following items are declared to be prescribed gaming machine components:\n\t(a)\ta software package, other than a game, that controls any part of the operation of a gaming machine;\n\t(b)\ta device containing the whole or any part of the software referred to in paragraph (a).\n\t(2)\tFor the purpose of all other provisions of the Act that relate to prescribed gaming machine components, the following items are declared to be prescribed gaming machine components:\n\t(a)\tthe items referred to in subregulation (1);\n\t(b)\ta cabinet designed to house the computer components of a gaming machine;\n\t(c)\ta gaming machine cabinet;\n\t(d)\ta gaming machine cabinet door;\n\t(e)\tgaming machine artwork;\n\t(f)\tthe reel tape and reel mechanism for a gaming machine;\n\t(g)\ta gaming machine hopper and any part recognisable as being a part of a gaming machine hopper;\n\t(h)\ta bank note acceptor;\n\t(i)\tany device (including hardware or software) that allows the printing or issue of tickets for use in connection with a gaming machine.\n5—Prescribed duties\nFor the purposes of section 49 of the Act, the following duties are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tpaying out winnings (including redeeming the credit value of a ticket);\n\t(b)\tissuing or redeeming gaming tokens;\n\t(c)\topening a secure area of a gaming machine;\n\t(d)\tperforming any tasks that require the opening of a secure area of a gaming machine;\n\t(e)\tif a gaming machine on the licensed premises operates in connection with a cashless gaming system—\n\t(i)\tproviding assistance to a person using the cashless gaming system; or\n\t(ii)\tassisting the user of the cashless gaming system to store and transfer value from a user's account to a gaming machine; or\n\t(iii)\tproviding assistance to a person using the pre‑commitment system;\n\t(f)\tproviding assistance to a person using a gaming machine operated by insertion of a ticket.\nPart 2—Approved trading system\n6—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\neligible person means a person who holds, or is entitled to hold, a gaming machine entitlement;\nGMEX—see regulation 7;\nGMEX register—see regulation 13;\nregistered person means a person who is approved by the Commissioner as a registered person under regulation 8;\nregistered premises—see regulation 8(2)(b);\ntrade agreement—see regulation 10.\n7—GMEX\nThe Commissioner must establish and maintain an electronic system (to be called GMEX) that is accessible at all times by a registered person for the purposes of—\n\t(a)\toffering to sell gaming machine entitlements in relation to particular registered premises; or\n\t(b)\texpressing an interest in purchasing gaming machine entitlements in respect of particular registered premises; or\n\t(c)\tapplying to the Commissioner for the approval of a trade agreement for the purchase, sale and transfer of gaming machine entitlements in accordance with this Part.\n8—Approval of registered person\n\t(1)\tThe Commissioner may, on application by—\n\t(a)\tan eligible person; or\n\t(b)\ta person authorised by an eligible person to act on behalf of the eligible person in relation to facilitating the sale or purchase of gaming machine entitlements,\napprove the registration of the person for the purposes of using GMEX.\n\t(2)\tAn application for approval of a registered person must—\n\t(a)\tbe made in a manner and form, and contain the information, required by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tspecify the licensed premises to which the registration will relate (the registered premises); and\n\t(c)\tif the applicant is not an eligible person—be accompanied by such information as the Commissioner may require for the purposes of subregulation (3); and\n\t(d)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).\n\t(3)\tThe Commissioner must, before approving an application by a person under subregulation (1)(b), be satisfied that the applicant is authorised by an eligible person to act on behalf of the eligible person in relation to facilitating the sale or purchase of gaming machine entitlements.\n\t(4)\tThe Commissioner must, on revoking an approval given under this regulation, give notice of the revocation to all persons affected by the revocation.\n9—Offers for sale and purchase\n\t(1)\tAn offer for the sale, or an expression of interest for the purchase, of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX must—\n\t(a)\tbe made by a registered person in a manner and form, and contain the information, determined by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed fee.\n\t(2)\tIf a registered person makes an offer for the sale, or an expression of interest for the purchase, of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX, the Commissioner must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the person—\n\t(a)\tthat the offer or expression of interest (as the case may be) will, on the day specified by the Commissioner in the notice, expire and be withdrawn from GMEX; and\n\t(b)\tthat they may withdraw the offer or expression of interest on GMEX at any time before it expires in accordance with paragraph (a).\n\t(3)\tIf an offer for the sale, or an expression of interest for the purchase, of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX is withdrawn, the prescribed fee paid under subregulation (1)(b) will be retained.\n10—Trade agreements\n\t(1)\tSubject to this regulation, an eligible person who has made an expression of interest for the purchase of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX may enter into an agreement with 1 or more eligible persons who have made an offer for the sale of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX for the purchase of those entitlements (a trade agreement).\n\t(2)\tSubject to this regulation, a trade agreement must—\n\t(a)\tbe made in the manner and form determined by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tset out the following:\n\t(i)\tthe names of each vendor and purchaser under the agreement (the parties to the trade agreement);\n\t(ii)\tthe sale price of each gaming machine entitlement (including any GST applicable to the sale);\n\t(iii)\tthe manner in which payment under the trade agreement is to be made (being a manner of payment determined by the Commissioner);\n\t(iv)\tany other information required by the Commissioner; and\n\t(c)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any) payable by a party to the trade agreement; and\n\t(d)\tcomply with any applicable requirements of subregulation (3); and\n\t(e)\tbe approved by the Commissioner.\n\t(3)\tSubject to subregulation (4)(b), a trade agreement for the purchase of a number of gaming machine entitlements listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1 must contain an offer for the sale of the number of gaming machine entitlements listed in the same row in the second column of that table.\n\t(4)\tThe following provisions apply to Club One:\n\t(a)\tClub One must not enter into a trade agreement for the sale of its gaming machine entitlements to an eligible person other than an eligible person who is a non‑profit association that holds a gaming machine licence;\n\t(b)\tthe requirements of subregulation (3) do not apply to a trade agreement entered into by Club One for the sale of any of its gaming machine entitlements.\n\t(5)\tSubject to subregulation (6), an eligible person who holds a general and hotel licence in respect of particular registered premises must not, within 2 years after the day on which that licence is transferred to them, enter into a trade agreement for the sale of 1 or more of the gaming machine entitlements held by the person in relation to those premises.\n\t(6)\tThe Commissioner may exempt an eligible person from subregulation (5) on application by the person which must—\n\t(a)\tbe made in a manner and form determined by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tcontain the information required by the Commissioner; and\n\t(c)\tbe accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).\n11—Approval of trade agreement\n\t(1)\tA trade agreement must be submitted for approval on GMEX by a registered person in the manner and form determined by the Commissioner.\n\t(2)\tIf the Commissioner refuses an application to approve a trade agreement—\n\t(a)\tthe Commissioner must notify the registered person on GMEX; and\n\t(b)\tthe prescribed fee (if any) paid under regulation 10(2)(c) is to be refunded.\n\t(3)\tA party to a trade agreement may, at any time before the trade agreement is approved by the Commissioner, withdraw from the trade agreement in the manner determined by the Commissioner.\n\t(4)\tA party to a trade agreement must not withdraw from an approved trade agreement without the permission of the Commissioner.\n12—Transfer, vesting and cancellation of gaming machine entitlements\n\t(1)\tThe vendor under an approved trade agreement must notify the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the required payment under the agreement.\n\t(2)\tA notification under subregulation (1) must be made on GMEX in a manner and form determined by the Commissioner.\n\t(3)\tOnce the Commissioner is satisfied that all required payments under an approved trade agreement have been made, the Commissioner must—\n\t(a)\tif 1 of the parties to the trade agreement is Club One—vest the number of gaming machine entitlements specified in the relevant trade agreement in the purchaser under the agreement; and\n\t(b)\tin any other case—\n\t(i)\tvest the number of gaming machine entitlements listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1 as specified in the relevant trade agreement in the purchaser under that agreement; and\n\t(ii)\tcancel the number of gaming machine entitlements listed in the same row in the third column of the table in Schedule 1 (those entitlements having been surrendered to the Crown).\n\t(4)\tA gaming machine entitlement will be taken to have been transferred, vested or cancelled (as the case may be) at a time specified by the Commissioner by written notice given to each party to the relevant approved trade agreement.\n13—GMEX register\n\t(1)\tThe Commissioner must maintain a register containing the following information (the GMEX register):\n\t(a)\tthe details required by the Commissioner in relation to all offers for sale of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX;\n\t(b)\tthe details required by the Commissioner relating to all expressions of interest in the purchase of gaming machine entitlements on GMEX;\n\t(c)\tthe following details in respect of each approved trade agreement:\n\t(i)\tthe day on which the agreement was approved;\n\t(ii)\tthe number of gaming machine entitlements offered for sale;\n\t(iii)\tthe sale price for each gaming machine entitlement;\n\t(iv)\tthe number of gaming machine entitlements vested in the purchaser;\n\t(v)\tthe number of gaming machine entitlements cancelled by the Commissioner;\n\t(vi)\tthe day on which the gaming machine entitlements under the agreement were transferred, vested or cancelled (as the case may be);\n\t(vii)\tthe local government area in which the premises of the purchaser of the gaming machine entitlements is located;\n\t(viii)\twhether or not the purchaser of the gaming machine entitlement is—\n\t(A)\tthe holder of the casino licence; or\n\t(B)\tClub One; or\n\t(C)\ta non‑profit association that holds a gaming machine licence;\n\t(d)\tany other information that the Commissioner thinks fit.\n\t(2)\tThe GMEX register must be made publicly available on a website determined by the Commissioner.\n14—Fees\nThe Commissioner may, in the Commissioner's absolute discretion, waive, reduce or refund (in whole or in part) a fee payable by a person under this Part.\nPart 3—Other provisions\n16—Statutory objective\nFor the purposes of section 27E(1) of the Act, the statutory objective is to reduce the number of gaming machines that may be operated in the State to a number not exceeding 13 081.\n17—Duty to wear identification cards\n\t(1)\tThe holder of a gaming machine licence must, while within a gaming area on the licensed premises that is open for business, wear an identification card that—\n\t(a)\tis in the form approved by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tis clearly visible to other persons.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(2)\tThe holder of a gaming machine service licence must, while carrying out their duties on licensed premises, wear an identification card that—\n\t(a)\tis in the form approved by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tis clearly visible to other persons.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n\t(3)\tAn approved gaming machine technician or an employee of the holder of the gaming machine monitor licence must, while carrying out their duties on licensed premises, wear an identification card that—\n\t(a)\tis in the form approved by the Commissioner; and\n\t(b)\tis clearly visible to other persons.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n18—Certain tasks must not be delegated\nThe holder of a gaming machine licence or a gaming manager must not suffer or permit another person (other than the licensee or manager) to—\n\t(a)\texercise powers or perform any functions or duties specified in a code of practice prescribed by the Commissioner to be undertaken by a gaming manager; or\n\t(b)\texercise the power to withhold winnings in the circumstances prescribed by the Act.\nMaximum penalty: $2 500.\n19—Minister may grant exemptions\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may grant exemptions from such provisions of the Act as may be necessary for the purpose of allowing—\n\t(a)\tany university or any college established under the Technical and Further Education Act 1975; or\n\t(b)\tsuch other person or body as the Minister may approve,\nto provide training courses in any aspect of the gaming machine industry.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may grant exemptions from such provisions of the Act as may be necessary for the purpose of—\n\t(a)\tenabling an approved gaming machine technician to install, service or repair gaming machines, games or prescribed gaming machine components; and\n\t(b)\tenabling an approved gaming machine technician or the holder of a gaming machine service licence to do any of the following:\n\t(i)\thave or take possession of a gaming machine or game for the purpose of installing, servicing or repairing it;\n\t(ii)\thave possession of a gaming machine or game on a temporary basis prior to its installation;\n\t(iii)\tseal a gaming machine or the computer cabinet or any other part of a gaming machine or break or otherwise interfere with any such seal, in the course of their duties.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may grant an exemption from section 77(1) of the Act in relation to the transfer of all gaming machines together with a gaming machine licence and all gaming machine entitlements held by the transferor immediately before the transfer.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may grant exemptions from such provisions of the Act as may be necessary for the purpose of allowing any particular person or body, or any person or body of a particular class, to exhibit and demonstrate gaming machines at trade fairs or exhibitions or other similar events.\n\t(6)\tThe Minister may grant exemptions from such provisions of the Act as may be necessary for the purpose of allowing any particular person or body, or any person or body of a particular class, to possess and operate a gaming machine for the purposes of—\n\t(a)\tconducting research into problem gambling or other issues associated with gambling; or\n\t(b)\tproviding a program of treatment for problem gamblers.\n\t(7)\tThe Minister may grant exemptions from such provisions of the Act as may be necessary for the purpose of enabling gaming machines owned by the holder of the casino licence under the Casino Act 1997 to be stored at a secure location by a person who does not hold a licence.\n\t(8)\tWithout limiting the conditions that may be imposed under subregulation (9), an exemption under subregulation (7) is subject to the following conditions:\n\t(a)\tthe person storing the gaming machines and the premises at which the gaming machines are stored must be approved by the Commissioner;\n\t(b)\ta gaming machine must not be transferred to the approved premises unless the Commissioner has been given notice in writing of the details of the gaming machine and the date and time of its proposed transfer;\n\t(c)\ta gaming machine must not be disposed of at, or removed from, the approved premises unless the Commissioner has been given notice in writing of—\n\t(i)\tthe details of the gaming machine; and\n\t(ii)\tif the machine is to be disposed of—the proposed method, date and time of disposal; and\n\t(iii)\tif the machine is to be removed—the purpose of its removal, the place to which it is to be removed and the date and time of its proposed removal;\n\t(d)\tan authorised officer may exercise powers for the purposes of ascertaining whether the conditions of the exemption are being complied with as if those powers were being exercised under the Act, the approved premises were premises used in the course of a business carried on under a licence and the officer were ascertaining whether the provisions of the licence were being complied with, and a person—\n\t(i)\tmust not, without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct the authorised officer in the exercise of the powers; or\n\t(ii)\tfail to answer a question put by the authorised officer to the best of their knowledge, information or belief; or\n\t(iii)\tfail to comply with any other lawful requirement or direction of the authorised officer; or\n\t(iv)\tuse abusive, threatening or insulting language to the authorised officer or a person assisting the authorised officer.\n\t(9)\tAn exemption may be conditional or unconditional.\n\t(10)\tIn the case of an exemption to be granted to a class of persons, the Minister will grant the exemption by notice in the Gazette.\n\t(11)\tThe Minister may vary or revoke an exemption granted under this regulation—\n\t(a)\tin the case of an exemption granted under subregulation (10)—by notice in the Gazette; or\n\t(b)\tin any other case—by notice given to the person to whom the exemption relates.\n20—Exemption of certain private owners of gaming machines\n\t(1)\tA person who, immediately before the commencement of the Act, had possession of a gaming machine in their home is exempt from the Act provided that—\n\t(a)\tthey have possession of only 1 such machine; and\n\t(b)\tthey do not use the machine, or suffer or permit it to be used, for the purposes of gaming; and\n\t(c)\tthe machine is kept at all times in their principal place of residence; and\n\t(d)\tthey have notified the Commissioner in writing of the fact that they possess a gaming machine and of the address at which the gaming machine is kept.\n\t(2)\tA person exempted under this regulation must notify the Commissioner in writing of any change in the address of their principal place of residence.\nMaximum penalty: $250.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, a gaming machine that is incapable of being operated will not be regarded as a gaming machine.\n20A—Exemption for gaming machines located on ocean going passenger vessels\n\t(1)\tA person is exempt from the provisions of the Act to the extent necessary for the purposes of allowing possession of a gaming machine on an ocean going passenger vessel engaged in a designated journey subject to the following conditions:\n\t(a)\ta gaming machine must not be operated when the vessel is engaged in a designated journey;\n\t(b)\ta person must not, without the prior written approval of the Commissioner, acquire or dispose of a gaming machine when the vessel is engaged in a designated journey;\n\t(c)\tinspectors must, at any reasonable time when the vessel is engaged in a designated journey, be permitted to have access to the vessel on which the gaming machine is located.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, an ocean going passenger vessel is engaged in a designated journey if the vessel—\n\t(a)\tis transiting to or from a South Australian port or ports to or from locations overseas or interstate; or\n\t(b)\tis transiting to or from a South Australian port or ports to or from a South Australian port or ports (which may include returning to the same port), in circumstances where such vessel is being predominantly operated for tourism and where any gaming conducted is ancillary, and includes where the vessel temporarily exits South Australian State waters at any time during that particular journey but does not berth at a port located overseas or interstate during that particular journey.\n\t(3)\tIn this regulation—\nocean going passenger vessel means a vessel containing a minimum of 100 passenger berths.\n21—Indemnity must be lodged with certain applications\n\t(1)\tA person lodging an application to which this subregulation applies must at the same time lodge an indemnity signed by the applicant indemnifying the Commissioner and the Police Commissioner against prescribed costs and expenses.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) applies to—\n\t(a)\tan application for a gaming machine dealer's licence;\n\t(b)\tan application for a gaming machine service licence;\n\t(c)\tan application for the gaming machine monitor licence;\n\t(d)\tan application for approval of a gaming machine;\n\t(e)\tan application for approval of a game;\n\t(f)\tan application for approval of a gaming token;\n\t(g)\tan application for approval to manufacture approved gaming tokens.\n\t(3)\tA person lodging an application to which this subregulation applies must at the same time lodge an indemnity signed by the applicant indemnifying the Commissioner against the costs (which will be charged at the rate prescribed for the purposes of the Act) of investigating each natural person, being a person who is—\n\t(a)\tthe applicant or 1 of the applicants; or\n\t(b)\tthe person or 1 of the persons to whom the application relates; or\n\t(c)\tin the case of an application made by or relating to a body corporate—a person who occupies a position of authority in the body corporate.\n\t(4)\tSubregulation (3) applies to—\n\t(a)\tan application for a gaming machine licence or gaming machine service licence; and\n\t(b)\tan application for consent to the transfer of a gaming machine licence.\n\t(5)\tThe following applicants must, on lodging an indemnity pursuant to this regulation, at the same time pay to the Commissioner a bond of $10 000 in support of the indemnity:\n\t(a)\tan applicant for the gaming machine monitor licence;\n\t(b)\tan applicant for a gaming machine dealer's licence;\n\t(c)\tan applicant for approval to manufacture approved gaming tokens.\n\t(6)\tThe Commissioner may, if satisfied that the prescribed costs and expenses relating to an application are likely to exceed the amount of a bond paid by the applicant under this regulation, require the applicant to pay a further bond of such amount (not exceeding $10 000) as the Commissioner may specify.\n\t(7)\tIn this regulation—\nprescribed costs and expenses, in relation to an application, means the costs and expenses certified by the Commissioner or the Police Commissioner, as the case may require, as the costs and expenses incurred in carrying out investigations for the purposes of determining whether or not the application should be granted.\n23—Approval of gaming machines and games\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 40(2)(b) and (4)(c) of the Act, a requirement that a gaming machine or a game (as the case requires) has been certified by the holder of the gaming machine monitor licence as being able to be operated in a way that is compatible with the monitoring system is prescribed.\n\t(2)\tSubject to subregulation (3), for the purposes of section 40(2)(b) and (4)(c) of the Act, a requirement that a gaming machine or a game (as the case requires) complies with the Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard 2016 (or any subsequent version) as modified by the relevant Appendix is prescribed.\n\t(3)\tSubregulation (2) does not apply in relation to a gaming machine or a game to be played on a gaming machine (as the case requires) if—\n\t(a)\tthe gaming machine or game is already approved or taken to have been approved under section 40 of the Act; and\n\t(b)\tthe Commissioner is satisfied that it is not economically viable to modify the gaming machine or game to comply with the Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard 2016 (or any subsequent version) as modified by the relevant Appendix.\n\t(4)\tIn this regulation—\nrelevant Appendix in relation to a version of the Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard means—\n\t(a)\tthe latest South Australian Appendix to that version; or\n\t(b)\tthe latest Appendix to that version of a jurisdiction referred to in regulation 24.\n23A—Approval of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements\nFor the purposes of section 40D(2) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed in relation to an approval of a facial recognition system by the Commissioner under section 40D of the Act:\n\t(a)\tthe system must be capable of accurately taking account of physical variances in facial features;\n\t(b)\tthe system must be designed to prevent unauthorised access, use and disclosure of data collected by the system;\n\t(c)\tthe system must be able to be operated in accordance with—\n\t(i)\ttechnical requirements; and\n\t(ii)\tsecurity requirements; and\n\t(iii)\tany other criteria,\nas determined by the Commissioner.\n24—Prescribed jurisdiction (section 42 of Act)\nFor the purposes of section 42(7) and (8) of the Act, the following jurisdictions are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tNew South Wales;\n\t(b)\tNew Zealand;\n\t(c)\tQueensland;\n\t(d)\tVictoria.\n25—Commissioner may exempt licensee from cash facilities limitations\n\t(1)\tThe Commissioner may, on application by the holder of a gaming machine licence in a manner and form determined by the Commissioner, exempt the holder of a gaming machine licence from the limitation on the amount of cash that may be provided by means of cash facilities on licensed premises specified in the application.\n\t(2)\tAn exemption under subregulation (1)—\n\t(a)\tmust specify—\n\t(i)\tthe premises to which the exemption relates; and\n\t(ii)\tthe type of cash facilities to which the exemption applies; and\n\t(iii)\tthe amount of cash that may be provided by means of a cash facility in a transaction or set of transactions on that cash facility, on any 1 debit or credit card within a 24 hour period; and\n\t(b)\tmay be varied or revoked as the Commissioner thinks fit.\n26—Requirement for pre‑commitment system\nFor the purposes of section 53A(1)(d) of the Act, it is a requirement that a gaming machine be operated in connection with a pre‑commitment system operated by the licensee in compliance with the requirements of the Voluntary Pre‑commitment Code set out in Schedule 3.\n27—Operation of gaming machine by insertion of a ticket—prescribed requirements\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 53A(3)(c) of the Act, the holder of a gaming machine licence must not provide any gaming machine on the licensed premises that may be operated by insertion of a ticket unless the machine is operated in connection with a TITO system that complies and is operated in accordance with the requirements set out in this regulation.\n\t(2)\tA TITO system must comply with the requirements of, and be operated in accordance with, the gambling administration guidelines issued under section 17 of the Gambling Administration Act 2019.\n\t(3)\tA TITO system must not issue a ticket containing any form of promotional information or advertising.\n\t(4)\tA TITO system must not allow a gaming machine to be operated by insertion of a ticket if the cash value of the ticket when redeemed would cause the credit meter on the machine to exceed $149.99.\n\t(5)\tA TITO system must not issue a ticket with a credit value that is more than $5 000.\n\t(6)\tThe holder of a gaming machine licence must not allow a person to redeem the credit value of a ticket issued by a TITO system—\n\t(a)\tby means of a TITO system—after 30 days from the date of issue of the ticket; or\n\t(b)\tby other means—after 12 months from the date of issue of the ticket.\n\t(7)\tIf, on the second day of any calendar month, the total credit value of all unredeemed tickets issued by means of a TITO system operated in connection with gaming machines on particular premises is $750 or more, the holder of the gaming machine licence in respect of those premises must, before the last day of that calendar month, pay an amount equal to that total credit value to the Commissioner who must then pay that amount into the Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund.\n\t(8)\tIn this regulation—\nTITO system means a system that enables the insertion and issue of tickets that may be redeemed for credit or cash value for the purpose of play on a gaming machine;\nunredeemed ticket means a ticket issued by means of a TITO system with a credit value of or above $1 that is not, in accordance with subregulation (6), able to be redeemed (whether by means of a TITO system or by other means).\n27A—Unclaimed winnings—prescribed amount\nFor the purposes of section 76AA(3) of the Act, the prescribed amount is—\n\t(a)\tin relation to an amount of winnings—$50.01; or\n\t(b)\tin relation to a residual jackpot—$10 000.01 (less any start‑up value).\n28—Operation of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of Schedule 1 paragraph (ka)(i) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed in relation to the operation of a facial recognition system:\n\t(a)\tdata collected by the system may only be accessed by the system provider, the licensee, a gaming manager or a gaming employee;\n\t(b)\tdata collected by the system must not be used for or in connection with the following:\n\t(i)\tencouraging or providing incentives to a person to gamble;\n\t(ii)\tcustomer loyalty programs;\n\t(iii)\ta lottery within the meaning of the Lottery and Gaming Act 1936 or the Lotteries Act 2019;\n\t(iv)\tidentifying a barred person in respect of premises other than the licensed premises in relation to which the system is operating;\n\t(v)\tany other purpose notified by the Commissioner to the system provider or licensee.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of Schedule 1 paragraph (ka)(ii) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed in relation to the recording of a person's facial image by means of an approved facial recognition system:\n\t(a)\tthe licensee must, by notice displayed at each entrance to a gaming area in a manner and form approved by the Commissioner, notify each person who is about to enter the gaming area that a record of the person's facial image will be made by means of the approved facial recognition system;\n\t(b)\tthe facial image of a person or any data recorded by the approved facial recognition system that identifies a person (other than a barred person), must not be retained by the licensee or on any system operated on or on behalf of the licensee after 72 hours of being recorded by the system.\n29—Notice of application\nA notice of application required to be given under the Act must—\n\t(a)\tspecify the full name and address for service of the applicant; and\n\t(b)\tdescribe the nature of the application; and\n\t(c)\tif the application is in respect of premises—\n\t(i)\tspecify the name or proposed name of all premises to which the application relates; and\n\t(ii)\tspecify the address of all premises or proposed premises to which the application relates; and\n\t(d)\tspecify the day that has been appointed for determination or hearing of the application by the Commissioner; and\n\t(e)\tspecify the address and website determined by the Commissioner at which the application and certain documents and material relevant to the application may be inspected; and\n\t(f)\tinclude statements advising—\n\t(i)\tthat any person may, at least 7 days before the day appointed for determination or hearing of the application by the Commissioner, make written submissions to the Commissioner in respect of the application in a manner and form approved by the Commissioner; and\n\t(ii)\tthat a person who makes a written submission must give a copy of it to the applicant at the address for service provided in the notice at least 7 days before the day appointed for determination or hearing of the application by the Commissioner; and\n\t(iii)\tthat the application and certain documents and material relevant to the application may be inspected at the address and website determined by the Commissioner until the day appointed for determination or hearing of the application by the Commissioner.\nSchedule 1—Approved trading system—requirements for transfer of gaming machine entitlements under trade agreement\n\nGaming machine entitlements to be purchased\nGaming machine entitlements to be offered for sale\nGaming machine entitlements to be cancelled\n1\n2\n1\n2\n3\n1\n3\n4\n1\n4\n5\n1\n5\n7\n2\n6\n8\n2\n7\n9\n2\n8\n10\n2\n9\n12\n3\n10\n13\n3\n11\n14\n3\n12\n15\n3\n13\n17\n4\n14\n18\n4\n15\n19\n4\n16\n20\n4\n17\n22\n5\n18\n23\n5\n19\n24\n5\n20\n25\n5\n21\n27\n6\n22\n28\n6\n23\n29\n6\n24\n30\n6\n25\n32\n7\n26\n33\n7\n27\n34\n7\n28\n35\n7\n29\n37\n8\n30\n38\n8\n31\n39\n8\n32\n40\n8\nSchedule 3—Voluntary Pre‑commitment Code\n\nRegistration\n1.\nThe licensee must permit a customer who wishes to do so to register with the pre‑commitment system by—\n\t1.1\tcompleting an application in writing at a venue; or\n\t1.2\tmaking a request in person to venue staff; or\n\t1.3\tcompleting a form on a website available generally on the Internet.\n2.\nThe licensee must not only offer pre‑commitment in conjunction with a loyalty system.\n3.\nThe licensee must provide a customer who applies for registration with the following information, in writing, regarding the terms and conditions of registration with the pre‑commitment system:\n\t3.1\tthe process by which a registered customer may vary their expenditure limits and other details, and how and when the variation will apply;\n\t3.2\tprivacy protections for the registered customer;\n\t3.3\tthe application of a default daily expenditure limit if the registered customer does not specify their own expenditure limit;\n\t3.4\tthe consequences if the registered customer exceeds an expenditure limit or fails to comply with a break in play period or no play period, in particular—\n\t3.4.1\tthat the pre‑commitment system will monitor the customer's play data to enable a reminder message to be sent to the customer; and\n\t3.4.2\tthat the pre‑commitment system will notify venue staff when a registered customer exceeds their expenditure limit or fails to comply with a break in play period or no play period.\n4.\nThe licensee must obtain the customer's consent to the terms and conditions before registering a customer.\n5.\nThe licensee must record on the pre‑commitment system a registered customer's preferred—\n\t5.1\tlanguage for use on the pre‑commitment system (the preferred language); and\n\t5.2\tmethod of communication (post, email, SMS or in‑venue communication (the preferred communication method)).\nSetting and varying limits\n6.\nThe pre‑commitment system must allow a registered customer to—\n\t6.1\tset the following:\n\t6.1.1\ta daily or weekly expenditure limit (eg $50 per day);\n\t6.1.2\tbreak in play periods (eg a 5 minute break every hour);\n\t6.1.3\tno play periods (eg pay or pension day, the hours when children are picked up from school);\n\t6.1.4\ta personal reminder message to be displayed at the gaming machine when the customer exceeds their expenditure limit or fails to comply with a break in play period or no play period; and\n\t6.2\tvary any matter referred to in item 6.1 by completing an application, in writing, at a venue, online, at an automated kiosk or by making a request, in person, to venue staff.\n7.\nIf a registered customer does not specify an expenditure limit, the pre‑commitment system must set a default daily expenditure limit of $100 per day.\n8.\nThe pre‑commitment system must apply any variations referred to in item 6.2 as follows:\n\t8.1\ta variation must be applied as soon as practicable if the customer has not played a gaming machine since registering;\n\t8.2\ta variation (other than a variation to increase an expenditure limit) must be applied as soon as practicable if the customer has played a gaming machine since registering;\n\t8.3\tif the customer has played a gaming machine since registering and the requested variation is to increase an expenditure limit, the variation must only be applied if—\n\t8.3.1\ta period of 24 hours has passed since the making of the request; and\n\t8.3.2\tthe customer has confirmed to the licensee (in person or by any other means) that he or she still requires the making of the variation.\n9.\nOnce a varied expenditure limit is applied by the pre‑commitment system, any previous expenditure limit set by the registered customer has no effect.\nOperation of the pre‑commitment system\n10.\nThe pre‑commitment system must comply with the following requirements:\n\t10.1\tthe system must use the registered customer's preferred language, if available, but may use English until the data about customer preferences is analysed to identify a minimum set of common languages to be offered by the system;\n\t10.2\tthe system must be capable of displaying on-screen messages on a primary screen or an ancillary screen;\n\t10.3\tthe system must enable the display of a reminder message set by the licensee on the primary screen or the ancillary screen when the registered customer reaches 50%, 75% and 90% of their expenditure limit;\n\t10.4\tif a registered customer exceeds their expenditure limit, the system must enable the display of the customer's personal reminder message (or, if the customer has not set a reminder message, a default message set by the licensee) on the primary screen or the ancillary screen;\n\t10.5\tif the registered customer continues to play after exceeding their expenditure limit, the system must enable a further reminder message to be displayed on the primary screen or the ancillary screen when the customer exceeds their expenditure limit by 10%, 20% and 50%;\n\t10.6\tthe system must notify venue staff when the registered customer exceeds their expenditure limit or fails to comply with a break in play period or no play period;\n\t10.7\tif a registered customer fails to comply with a break in play period or a no play period, the system must enable the display of the customer's personal reminder message (or, if the customer has not set a reminder message, a default message set by the licensee) on the primary screen or the ancillary screen;\n\t10.8\tif a reminder message is displayed on a primary screen, the system must not allow the message to be removed from the display until the registered customer acknowledges the message;\n\t10.9\tif a reminder message is displayed on an ancillary screen, the system must not allow a registered customer to continue play until the customer acknowledges the message.\n11.\nFor the purposes of item 10—\nprimary screen means a gaming machine screen;\nancillary screen means a screen measuring not less than 14 cm in width and 5 cm in height that is in the sandwich board of a gaming machine or attached or next to a gaming machine.\n12.\nThe registered customer's pre‑commitment data must be usable on the same system if that system is available on another gaming machine (whether the machine is in the same or a different venue).\nCommunication\n13.\nThe licensee must communicate with a registered customer by the preferred communication method.\n14.\nThe licensee must, every 6 months, request by the registered customer's preferred communication method, that the customer confirm or vary their expenditure limit.\n15.\nThe licensee must provide the registered customer with a periodic activity statement every 6 months by the customer's preferred communication method. This requirement only applies if the registered customer has played a gaming machine in the last 6 months using the pre‑commitment system.\n16.\nThe pre‑commitment system must allow the registered customer to access an on‑demand activity statement for the current session of play, the previous month of play or any period up to the previous 6 months of play. The registered customer may request an on‑demand activity statement from venue staff, online or at an automated kiosk.\n17.\nThe following information must be provided in a periodic and an on‑demand activity statement:\n\t17.1\tthe period of the statement;\n\t17.2\tthe total amount spent during that period;\n\t17.3\teach amount won and lost during that period;\n\t17.4\tthe net amount won or lost during that period;\n\t17.5\tthe current expenditure limit;\n\t17.6\tthe number of times the registered customer exceeded their expenditure limit during that period.\n18.\nThe periodic activity statement and on‑demand activity statement must be in the registered customer's preferred language, if available.\nMiscellaneous\n19.\nThe licensee must, on the request of the Commissioner, provide to the Commissioner de‑identified information recorded by the pre‑commitment system to be used for gambling research.\nSchedule 4—Transitional regulations\n1—Approval of gaming machine intended to operate a TITO system\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 40(2)(b) of the Act, a requirement that any gaming machine that is intended to be operated in connection with a TITO system is able to be operated in accordance with the notified TITO requirements is, until 3 December 2020, prescribed.\n\t(2)\tIn this clause—\nnotified TITO requirements means any requirements notified by the Commissioner on a publicly available website determined by the Commissioner for the purposes of this clause;\nTITO system means a system that enables the insertion and issue of tickets that may be redeemed for credit or cash value for the purpose of play on a gaming machine.\n2—Approval of facial recognition system\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 40D(2) of the Act, a requirement that a facial recognition system must be able to be operated in accordance with the notified facial recognition system requirements is, until 3 December 2020, prescribed.\n\t(2)\tIn this clause—\nnotified facial recognition system requirements means any requirements notified by the Commissioner on a publicly available website determined by the Commissioner for the purposes of this clause.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation revoked by principal regulations\nThe Gaming Machines Regulations 2020 revoked the following:\nGaming Machines Regulations 2005\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2020\n50\nGazette 30.4.2020 p841 \n1.6.2020: r 2\n2020\n248\nGazette 30.7.2020 p4131\n30.7.2020: r 2\n2020\n249\nGazette 30.7.2020 p4134\n3.12.2020: r 2\n2021\n181\nGazette 9.12.2021 p4333\n9.12.2021: r 2\n2024\n116\nGazette 5.12.2024 p4557\n10.2.2025: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nPt 1\n\n\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n30.7.2020\nr 3\n\n\nticket\ninserted by 249/2020 r 4\n3.12.2020\nr 4\n\n\nr 4(2)\nvaried by 248/2020 r 4\n30.7.2020\nr 5\nvaried by 249/2020 r 5(1), (2)\n3.12.2020\nPt 2 before substitution by 116/2024\n\n\nr 6\n\n\nstatutory objective\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 6\n3.12.2020\nr 7\n\n\nr 7(4)\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 7\n3.12.2020\nr 8\n\n\nr 8(2)\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 8\n3.12.2020\nr 12\n\n\nr 12(3a)\ninserted by 249/2020 r 9\n3.12.2020\nr 16\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 10\n3.12.2020\nPt 2\nsubstituted by 116/2024 r 3\n10.2.2025\nPt 3\n\n\nr 16\ninserted by 249/2020 r 11\n3.12.2020\nr 19\n\n\nr 19(5)\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 12(1)\n3.12.2020\nr 19(11)\nvaried by 249/2020 r 12(2)\n3.12.2020\nr 20A\ninserted by 249/2020 r 13\n3.12.2020\nr 22\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 14\n3.12.2020\nr 23\n\n\nr 23(2)\nvaried by 248/2020 r 5(1)\n30.7.2020\nr 23(3)\nvaried by 248/2020 r 5(2)\n30.7.2020\nr 23(4)\n\n\nrelevant Appendix\nvaried by 248/2020 r 5(3)\n30.7.2020\nr 23A\ninserted by 248/2020 r 6\n30.7.2020\nrr 25 and 26\nsubstituted by 249/2020 r 15\n3.12.2020\nr 27\nsubstituted by 249/2020 r 15\n3.12.2020\nr 27(7)\nvaried by 181/2021 r 4(1)\n9.12.2021\nr 27(8)\n\n\nunredeemed ticket\nvaried by 181/2021 r 4(2)\n9.12.2021\nr 27A\ninserted by 181/2021 r 5\n9.12.2021\nrr 28 and 29\ninserted by 249/2020 r 15\n3.12.2020\nSchs 1 and 2\ndeleted by 249/2020 r 16\n3.12.2020\nSch 1\ninserted by 116/2024 r 4\n10.2.2025\nSch 3\nvaried by 249/2020 r 17(1), (2)\n3.12.2020\nSch 4\nsubstituted by 248/2020 r 7\n30.7.2020\nHistorical versions\n30.7.2020\n\n3.12.2020\n\n9.12.2021\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible as no legislative content was retrieved. The submission contains only a website error message, not the Gaming Machines Regulations 2020 (SA)."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was provided — the document is entirely a website error page","No provisions, definitions, schedules, or operative clauses to analyse","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the actual legislative text"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Document Not Available\n\nThis submission does not contain the actual text of the **Gaming Machines Regulations 2020 (SA)**. Instead, it contains a **'Page Not Found' error message** from the South Australian legislation website, likely because the URL used to retrieve the document became outdated following a website update in March 2026.\n\n**What this means for you:** No analysis of the actual regulations is possible from this content. If you need to understand these regulations — which would typically govern how gaming machines (poker machines) are operated, licensed, and regulated in South Australia — you should:\n\n1. Visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly\n2. Search for *'Gaming Machines Regulations 2020'*\n3. Or email the site administrators at **OPCWeb@sa.gov.au** to report the broken link"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations' scope has changed since initial enactment. The legislative history records multiple variations that alter key mechanisms: Part 2 (approved trading system) was substituted by 116/2024 r 3 (commencing 10.2.2025), changing how entitlements are traded and administered; r 16 (statutory objective) was inserted by 249/2020 r 11 (3.12.2020); technical and privacy provisions such as approval requirements for facial recognition (r 23A) and unclaimed winnings (r 27A) were added in 2020–2021 (248/2020, 181/2021). These amendments modify administrative processes, approval criteria and operational obligations compared with earlier versions."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple administrative workflows and approval gates: GMEX establishment, registration of persons, submission and Commissioner approval of trade agreements (regs 7–13).","Significant Commissioner discretion: approval/refusal of registrations and trade agreements, fee waivers/refunds, exemptions and variations (regs 8, 11, 14, 19, 25).","Detailed technical and operational prescriptions for machines and systems: definitions of prescribed components, standards and compatibility requirements, TITO limits, pre‑commitment code, facial recognition requirements and data retention rules (regs 4, 23, 26, 27, 23A, 28; Schedule 3).","Financial compliance and risk allocation: prescribed fees, bonds and indemnities tied to certain licence and approval applications, and Commissioner power to require additional bonds (r 21).","Complex entitlement accounting and mapping: Schedule 1 sets non‑linear rules for how many entitlements are offered, vested and cancelled under trade agreements, adding transactional complexity to transfers (r 10, r 12, Schedule 1).","Operational compliance burdens on licensees and staff: ID card requirements, non‑delegable duties, reporting, public registers and notice obligations (rr 17–18, 13, 29).","Layered temporal and transitional arrangements: multiple amendments and transitional provisions create versioning and implementation risk (Schedule 4; Legislative history).","Overlap of privacy, security and commercial rules: facial recognition access limits, retention periods and prohibitions on use for marketing or cross‑venue identification (r 28)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create rules for trading and operating gaming machines in South Australia. They set up an electronic marketplace for buying and selling machine entitlements, prescribe which machine parts and duties require licences, and impose technical and operational standards for ticket systems, pre‑commitment, and facial recognition.\n\nThey affect venue licensees, machine manufacturers and suppliers, registered traders and customers. The Commissioner controls approvals, may impose fees and bonds, and publishes registers and reporting requirements that parties must follow."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has evolved significantly beyond simple gaming machine regulation. The original 2005 regulations appear to have been substantially revised in 2020 to incorporate: (1) a comprehensive electronic trading system for gaming entitlements (GMEX) with mathematical surrender ratios designed to reduce machine numbers; (2) modern harm minimisation technology including facial recognition systems and pre-commitment software with detailed operational codes; (3) ticket-based gaming systems (TITO); and (4) complex data retention and privacy rules. The 2024 substitution of Part 2 suggests ongoing major structural changes to the trading system. The regulations now function as both a market mechanism for licence trading and a technology regulator for gambling harm minimisation, well beyond basic machine approval and licensing."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested exemption schemes (Minister exemptions under reg 19, private owner exemptions under reg 20, cruise ship exemptions under reg 20A, plus Commissioner exemptions under regs 11 and 25)","Complex trading mathematics in Schedule 1 requiring specific ratios of purchased/sold/cancelled entitlements (e.g., buying 1 requires selling 2 and cancelling 1; buying 25 requires selling 32 and cancelling 7)","Cross-referencing between regulations and the parent Act (Gaming Machines Act 1992) with specific section citations throughout","Dual definition structure for 'prescribed gaming machine components' with different items applying to different provisions of the Act (reg 4)","Conditional grandfathering clauses with temporal limits (Schedule 4 transitional provisions expiring 3 December 2020)","Detailed technical specifications in Schedule 3 (Voluntary Pre-commitment Code) with multi-level numbering (items, sub-items, sub-sub-items) and specific operational requirements","Multiple defined terms across different Parts (Part 1 and Part 2 have separate interpretation sections)","Interaction between state law and external standards (Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard 2016 plus jurisdiction-specific Appendices)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the detailed rules for how gaming machines (pokies) operate in South Australia. They work under the main Gaming Machines Act 1992 and cover everything from buying and selling gaming machine licences to how the machines themselves must function.\n\n**Key areas covered:**\n\n- **Trading system (GMEX):** Creates an electronic marketplace called GMEX where businesses can buy and sell gaming machine entitlements (licences to operate pokies). The system requires sellers to offer additional entitlements for sale and surrender some to the government when making trades, effectively reducing the total number of machines over time.\n\n- **Technical standards:** Specifies what components count as \"gaming machine parts\" (software, cabinets, note acceptors, etc.) and requires machines to meet Australian/New Zealand standards unless it's not economically viable to upgrade older machines.\n\n- **Harm minimisation:** Mandates pre-commitment systems that let gamblers set spending limits ($100 default daily limit), take breaks, and receive warnings when approaching limits. Also regulates facial recognition systems to identify barred gamblers while protecting privacy (data deleted after 72 hours for non-barred persons).\n\n- **Ticket systems (TITO):** Rules for ticket-in-ticket-out systems, including $5,000 maximum ticket values, 30-day redemption limits, and requirements to pay unclaimed winnings to the Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund.\n\n- **Exemptions:** Special rules for universities doing training, cruise ships in transit, people who owned machines before the Act began, and various other special cases.\n\n- **Identification and conduct:** Requires licence holders and technicians to wear visible ID cards, and prohibits certain tasks from being delegated to untrained staff.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- Hotels and clubs with gaming machines\n- Gaming machine technicians and service providers\n- The Commissioner for Gambling (who administers the system)\n- Gamblers using the pre-commitment or facial recognition systems\n- Cruise ship operators and private machine owners with grandfathered rights\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations directly control how gambling operates in SA venues. The GMEX trading system is particularly significant—it creates a cap-and-trade style mechanism designed to gradually reduce the total number of gaming machines in the state (target: 13,081 maximum). The harm minimisation features (spending limits, break reminders, facial recognition for self-excluded gamblers) represent significant consumer protections, while the technical standards ensure machine integrity and fair play."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/gaming-machines-regulations-2020/documents"}}