76APromotional prizes

76A Promotional prizes

76A Promotional prizes

(1) A casino operator—

(a) must not offer or present a promotional prize in the form of cash, or

(b) must not permit a patron of the casino to exchange a promotional prize for cash, or

(c) must not permit bonus or reward points accumulated under a player reward scheme to be redeemed for cash, or

(d) must not offer or provide, or cause or permit to be offered or provided, a promotional prize, including a free giveaway, that is indecent or offensive, or

(e) must provide each participant in the player reward scheme information about problem gambling counselling services available to patrons of the casino under section 72A.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to prizes prescribed by the regulations for this section.

(3) If a casino operator conducts a player reward scheme, the casino operator must, in accordance with the regulations—

(a) advise the participants in the scheme of the availability of player activity statements that relate to the placing of wagers under the scheme, and

(b) give each participant a player activity statement.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

player reward scheme means a system—

(a) used in connection with the placing of wagers in the casino, and

(b) in which a person can accumulate bonus or reward points from the placing of wagers.

promotional prize means a prize or reward, including bonus points, offered by the casino operator to the patrons of the casino in connection with—

(a) a player reward scheme, or

(b) another marketing or promotional activity that involves placing wagers.

s 76A: Ins 2001 No 127, Sch 4 [4]. Am 2002 No 18, Sch 2.1 [1]–[4]. Rep 2007 No 92, Sch 1 [7]. Ins 2022 No 36, Sch 1[72]. Am 2023 No 35, Sch 1.3[9] [10].