27Prohibitions on casino advertising

27 Prohibitions on casino advertising

27 Prohibitions on casino advertising

(1) A person must not publish or communicate, or cause to be published or communicated, any casino advertising—

(a) that encourages a breach of the law, or

(b) that includes children, or

(c) that is false, misleading or deceptive, or

(d) that is not conducted in accordance with decency, dignity and good taste and in accordance with any relevant advertising code of practice in force at the time the advertisement is published, or

(e) that suggests that winning will be a definite outcome of participating in gambling activities, or

(f) that suggests that participation in gambling activities is likely to improve a person’s financial prospects, or

(g) that suggests that a player’s skill can influence the outcome of a game that is purely a game of chance, or

(h) that depicts or promotes the consumption of alcohol while engaging in gambling activities.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a casino operator—1,000 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.

(2) A person must not publish, or cause to be published, any casino advertising that does not contain a statement about problem gambling help options approved by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a casino operator—1,000 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.

(3) Subclause (2) does not apply unless the casino advertising concerned draws attention to, or can reasonably be taken to draw attention to, the availability of gambling activities.

(4) A person (other than a casino operator) who publishes casino advertising in contravention of subclause (1) or (2) is not guilty of an offence if a casino operator approved, in writing, the publication of the casino advertising concerned.

(5) A casino operator must remove any casino advertising displayed in the casino environs that does not comply with this clause.

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.