{"id":"F2005L01232","name":"Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(CI) - Ministerial Determination of Player Loss (May 2005)","slug":"lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34904,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01232-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(CI) - Ministerial Determination of Player Loss (May 2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Christmas Island Act 1958\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nChristmas Island Act 1958\n\n \n\n \n\nLotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(CI)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, acting under section 8G of the Christmas Island Act 1958 hereby determine that the percentage of player loss for the purposes of paragraph 24A of the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)(CI) is as follows:\n\n \n\n(a)  in respect of Tattslotto, Oz Lotto, Powerball and Wednesday Tattslotto – 87.5%;\n\n(b)  in respect of Instant Lotteries, Tatts Keno, Tatts 2 and Super 66 – 65.625%;\n\n(c)  in respect of Tatts TipStar – 49.21875%; and\n\n(d)  in respect of Soccer Pools – 52.5%.\n\n \n\nThis determination commences on the same day as the Lotteries Commission Amendment Ordinance 2005 (No. 1) commences.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated                         4th May 2005\n\n \n\nJIM LLOYD\n\nMinister for Local Government, Territories and Roads\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3019},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—setting specific player loss percentages for enumerated lottery games—and does not expand beyond this technical calculation task."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains only four operative subparagraphs setting specific percentages","No internal definitions or interpretation provisions","Limited cross-references (only to section 8G of the Christmas Island Act 1958 and paragraph 24A of the Lotteries Commission Act 1990)","Single commencement condition tied to external ordinance"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the operator’s cut—the percentage of each dollar wagered counted as “player loss”—for various Christmas Island lottery games, fixing how much is retained versus returned as prizes.\n\nIt specifies higher margins for major jackpot games and lower margins for instant/keno, TipStar and Soccer Pools, affecting prize pools, operator revenue and player returns. It took effect in 2005."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005","history":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/lotteries-commission-act-1990-wa-ci-ministerial-determination-of-player-loss-may-2005/documents"}}