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Casino Control Act 1991
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81A Approval of betting competitions
S. 81A(1) amended by No. 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 96(a)).
(1) Subject to this Part, the Minister, after consultation with the Minister administering the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003**, may, by instrument, approve a betting competition on a particular event or contingency or class of events or contingencies as an approved betting competition for the purposes of this Act, subject to such conditions as the Minister determines.
(2) The approval of a betting competition under this section must specify whether it is a competition with fixed odds or whether it is a competition conducted on a totalisator.
(3) The Minister must not under this section approve a betting competition—
S. 81A(3)(a) amended by Nos 114/2003 s. 12.1.2 (Sch. 5 item 96(b)), 28/2022 s. 7(a), 13/2023 s. 90.
(a) on a horse race, harness race or greyhound race at a race meeting in Australia or New Zealand if a wagering and betting licensee or wagering and betting operator under the **Gambling Regulation Act 2003** is proposing to conduct wagering on that race; or
(b) that, in the opinion of the Minister, is offensive or contrary to the public interest; or
(c) that is played on a gaming machine; or
S. 81A(3)(d) amended by No. 28/2022 s. 7(b).
(d) that is a keno game.
S. 81B inserted by No. 36/1994 s. 18.