68Credit and accounts

68 Credit and accounts

S. 68(1) def. of cheque amended by Nos 11/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 10.3), 28/2022 s. 6(a).

cheque means a cheque (other than a traveller's cheque) that—

(a) is drawn on an account of an ADI for a specific amount payable on demand; and

(b) is dated but not post-dated.

S. 68(2) amended by No. 36/1994 s. 20(k).

(2) Except to the extent that this section otherwise allows, a casino operator must not, and an agent of the operator or a casino employee must not, in connection with any gaming or betting in the casino—

(a) accept a wager made otherwise than by means of money or chips; or

(b) lend money or any valuable thing; or

(c) provide money or chips as part of a transaction involving a credit card or a debit card; or

(d) extend any other form of credit; or

S. 68(2)(e) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 83).

(e) except with the approval of the Commission, wholly or partly release or discharge a debt.

S. 68(2A) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 12(2).

(2A) A cashless gaming account must be credited with—

(a) the amount of any deposit made to the account in the form of—

(i) cash; or

See also section 64A(1) which provides that a casino operator must not accept more than $1000 in cash from a person in a day for the purposes of gaming in the casino, including in exchange for the issue of non-cash gaming tokens or chips. Section 64A(1) applies on and after 1 December 2027 or an earlier day declared by the Minister.

(ii) an electronic funds transfer from an account held in the name of the person for whom the cashless gaming account is established with an ADI or with a financial institution outside Australia; or

(iii) a transfer of funds from a deposit account; and

(b) the value of any non-cash gaming token or chip transferred or exchanged for credit to the cashless gaming account.

S. 68(2B) inserted by No. 40/2025 s. 12(2).

(2B) Despite subsection (2)(c), a casino operator may deposit to a cashless gaming account money as part of a transaction involving a debit card if—

(a) the debit card is used to make a transfer referred to in subsection (2A)(a)(ii) via an application on a mobile device or a website; or

(b) the transaction is processed in person by a member of staff.

S. 68(3) amended by No. 42/2022 s. 39, substituted by No. 40/2025 s. 12(3).

(3) A casino operator may establish for a person a deposit account to which is to be credited the amount of any deposit made to the account in the form of—