70Conduct of gaming

#### 70 Conduct of gaming 70 Conduct of gaming > > (1) It is a condition of a casino licence that the following provisions are complied with in the casino and the casino operator is to be considered to have contravened that condition if they are not complied with— > > > > > (a) gaming equipment (except secondary gaming equipment) is not to be used for gaming in the casino unless there is an approval in force under section 68 for the use in the casino of that equipment or of the class or description of equipment concerned, and it is used in accordance with any conditions to which the approval is subject, > > > > > (b) all playing cards dealt in the course of gaming in the casino are to be dealt from a card shoe or by using any other device or method that may be required or allowed under the rules of the relevant game (as approved under section 66 (1)), > > > > > (c) chips for gaming in the casino are not to be issued unless the chips are paid for— > > > > > > > (i) in money to the value of the chips, or > > > > > > > (ii) by chip purchase voucher that, on payment of the amount shown on the voucher, was issued by or on behalf of the casino operator, or > > > > > > > (iii) in reward points or by another similar promotional method, or > > > > > > > (iv) in another way required by or provided for in the game rules, > > > > > (d) gaming wagers are not to be placed in the casino otherwise than by means of chips unless the game rules require or provide for the placing of wagers by any other means, > > > > > (e) all wagers won in the course of gaming in the casino are to be paid in full without deduction of any commission or levy other than a commission or levy provided for in the game rules, > > > > > (f) all wagers won in the course of gaming in the casino are to be paid in chips unless the regulations or the game rules specifically permit payment by cash, cheque, non-monetary prize or other means, > > > > > (g) a person who is at or in the vicinity of the casino and is an agent of the casino operator or a casino employee must not induce persons outside the casino to enter the casino or take part in gaming in the casino, > > > > > (h) a person must not be required to pay any deposit, charge, commission or levy (whether directly or indirectly and whether or not it is claimed to be refundable) to enter the casino or, except as may be provided by the game rules or as may be approved by the NICC, to take part in gaming in the casino, > > > > > (i) during the times the casino is open to the public for gaming the requirements of subsection (2) are complied with in relation to the exchange and redemption of chips and chip purchase vouchers issued by the casino operator. > > > (1AA) A casino operator must not allow the issue of chips for gaming in the casino other than— > > > > > (a) between a casino employee and a patron, and > > > > > (b) at a gaming table or in a casino cage. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. > > > (1AB) A casino employee must not issue chips for gaming in the casino other than at a gaming table or in a casino cage. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (1AC) Subsections (1AA) and (1AB) do not apply to chips issued for use— > > > > > (a) in a tournament, or > > > > > (b) for training purposes. > > > (1AD) The regulations may provide for matters relating to the issue of chips in casino cages. > > > (1A) A casino operator is permitted to provide complimentary chip purchase vouchers to a person who is a patron of a private gaming area, a participant in a premium player arrangement, or a patron of the Barangaroo restricted gaming facility, and the following provisions apply in respect of any such complimentary chip purchase voucher— > > > > > (a) chips may be issued for gaming in the casino that are paid for by means of a complimentary chip purchase voucher, > > > > > (b) wagers may be placed in the casino by means of a complimentary chip purchase voucher (not just by means of chips paid for by means of a complimentary chip purchase voucher). > > > (2) The requirements for the exchange and redemption of chips (other than chips issued for use in a tournament or for training purposes) and chip purchase vouchers are as follows— > > > > > (a) chip purchase vouchers are to be exchanged for chips at the request of the patron, > > > > > (b) chips are to be exchanged for other chips at the request of the patron, > > > > > (c) chips or chip purchase vouchers (other than complimentary chip purchase vouchers) are to be redeemed for a cheque at the request of the patron (if the patron requests a cheque), or wholly or partly for money (with a cheque for any balance) if the patron so requests and the casino operator concurs, > > > > > (c1) a complimentary chip purchase voucher must not be wholly or partly redeemed for money or a cheque, > > > > > (d) a cheque in payment for redeemed chips or chip purchase vouchers must be made payable to the patron and drawn on a bank, building society or credit union approved by the NICC, > > > > > (e) any exchange or redemption of chips or chip purchase vouchers is to be for their full value without any deduction. > > > > Note. > > > > The requirements in subsection (2) are subject to the operation of the [Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > (3) In this section, secondary gaming equipment means gaming equipment that is not an intrinsic element of gaming and is of a class that the NICC has identified as secondary gaming equipment by notice in writing to the casino operator. > > **s 70:** Am 1996 No 24, Sch 1; 2000 No 57, Sch 1 \[4\]–\[6\]; 2001 No 127, Sch 4 \[1\]; 2010 No 16, Sch 1 \[16\]–\[23\]; 2018 No 8, Sch 1 \[16\]–\[19\]; 2022 No 36, Sch 1\[56\]–\[58\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 1.3\[7\].