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Casino Control Act 1992
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#### 66 Approval of games and rules for games
66 Approval of games and rules for games
> > (1) The NICC may, by order in writing, approve the games that may be played in a casino and the rules for those games.
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> > (1A) Any such order as in force for the time being must be made publicly available on the casino’s website.
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> > (2) It is a condition of a casino licence that the casino operator must not permit a game to be conducted or played in a casino unless—
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> > > (a) there is an order in force under this section approving the game, and
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> > > (b) the game is conducted or played in accordance with—
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> > > > (i) the rules of the game approved by such an order, or
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> > > > (ii) if the game is a keno game, the keno rules for the game.
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> > (3) A person must not conduct a game in a casino or permit a game conducted by him or her to be played in a casino, unless—
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> > > (a) there is an order in force under this section approving the game, and
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> > > (b) the game is conducted or played in accordance with—
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> > > > (i) the rules of the game approved by such an order, or
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> > > > (ii) if the game is a keno game, the keno rules for the game.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3A) The following games are taken to be approved by the NICC by order under this section in relation to the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility—
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> > > (a) baccarat,
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> > > (b) blackjack,
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> > > (c) roulette.
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> > (3B) The NICC may, by order in writing, approve the rules for those games that are taken to be approved by the NICC under subsection (3A).
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> > (4) If the rules of a game approved by an order under subsection (1) (or, in the case of a keno game, the keno rules for the game) specifically permit wagers to be paid by a non-monetary prize, the rules of the game include the following rules (the non-monetary prize rules)—
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> > > (a) the casino operator must give a person who wins a non-monetary prize the choice to be paid money to the value of the non-monetary prize instead, and
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> > > (b) a non-monetary prize must not consist of or include any of the following—
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> > > > (i) tobacco in any form,
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> > > > (ii) a firearm, or ammunition, or an imitation firearm, within the meaning of the [Firearms Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-046),
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> > > > (iii) a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the [Weapons Prohibition Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-127),
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> > > > (iv) more than 20 litres of liquor,
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> > > > (v) any item or service prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (4A) Keno games cannot be approved in relation to the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility.
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> > (5) In this section—
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> > keno game means a game of keno for which the Minister administering the [Public Lotteries Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-086) has approved rules under section 23 (1) of that Act.
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> > keno rules for a keno game means the rules having effect for that game published in the Gazette under section 23 (2) of the [Public Lotteries Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-086).
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> **s 66:** Am 2000 No 57, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\]; 2009 No 48, Sch 1 \[10\]; 2010 No 40, Sch 3.2; 2013 No 100, Sch 1 \[25\] \[26\]; 2018 No 8, Sch 1 \[14\].