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Casino Control Act 1991
78BForfeiture of winnings
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78B Forfeiture of winnings
(1) This section applies to a person who is—
(a) subject to an exclusion order; or
S. 78B(1)(b) amended by No. 71/2008 s. 33(a)(i).
(b) subject to an interstate exclusion order.
S. 78B(1)(c) repealed by No. 71/2008 s. 33(a)(ii).
(2) If a person to whom this section applies enters or remains in a casino in contravention of this Act, all winnings (including linked jackpots) paid or payable to the person in respect of gaming on gaming machines or playing any game approved under section 60 in the casino—
(a) are forfeited to the State; and
(b) must be paid to the Commission for payment into the Community Support Fund under the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003**.
(3) If winnings referred to in subsection (2) comprise or include a non-monetary prize, the casino operator must pay the value of that prize to the Commission for payment into the Community Support Fund under the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003**.
(4) In determining the value of a non-monetary prize for the purposes of subsection (3), any amount of GST payable in respect of the supply to which the prize relates is to be taken into account.
(5) Any dispute between a person to whom this section applies and a casino operator as to the amount of winnings forfeited under this section must be investigated and determined by an inspector.
S. 78C inserted by No. 42/2022 s. 33.