18BTransitional regulation for monitoring operator

18B Transitional regulation for monitoring operator

[Regulation 18B Inserted by S.R. 2023, No. 20, Applied:01 Jul 2023]

(1)  In this regulation –

gaming operator has the same meaning as in regulation 18A ;

jackpot increment amount has the same meaning as in regulation 18A ;

source data has the same meaning as in regulation 18A ;

transitional gaming machine means a gaming machine that was, as at 1 July 2023, installed in licensed premises.

(2)  A monitoring operator must not permit the use of a transitional gaming machine for the conduct of gaming unless the monitoring operator has completed an audit of that gaming machine in accordance with subregulation (3) .

(3)  To complete an audit of a transitional gaming machine, the monitoring operator must –

(a) collect the source data for the gaming machine and ensure that it is correctly recorded in the electronic monitoring system; and

(b) compare the source data collected under paragraph (a) against the data provided to the monitoring operator under subregulation (5) ; and

(c) in the case where there is a discrepancy between the source data collected under paragraph (a) and the data provided under subregulation (5) , take a photograph of the source data for that gaming machine.

(4)  The monitoring operator must provide the Commission with a copy of any photograph taken for the purposes of subregulation (3) as soon as reasonably practicable after taking the photograph.

(5)  The Commission must provide the monitoring operator with data relating to credits played and credits won on, and jackpot increment amounts for, transitional gaming machines as soon as reasonably practicable after having received that data from the gaming operator under regulation 13 of the .