sec.227Gaming machines not to be played if not installed in gaming machine area

### sec.227 Gaming machines not to be played if not installed in gaming machine area Subject to subsection (2) , a person who plays or allows another person to play a gaming machine— that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and that is not installed in a gaming machine area; commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. Subsection (1) does not apply to a licensed repairer who plays a gaming machine— that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and that is not installed in a gaming machine area; in the course of altering, adjusting, maintaining, repairing or testing the gaming machine. Where winnings become payable because of playing a gaming machine as authorised by subsection (2) , those winnings remain the property of— if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or otherwise—the licensee for the gaming machine. Subsection (3) applies to winnings whether the winnings are attributable to obtaining a winning result or promotions. s 227 amd 1992 No. 35 sch; 1997 No. 24 s 61 sch ; 1999 No. 8 s 78 ; 2000 No. 51 s 57A (sec.227-ssec.1) Subject to subsection (2) , a person who plays or allows another person to play a gaming machine— that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and that is not installed in a gaming machine area; commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. (sec.227-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a licensed repairer who plays a gaming machine— that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and that is not installed in a gaming machine area; in the course of altering, adjusting, maintaining, repairing or testing the gaming machine. (sec.227-ssec.3) Where winnings become payable because of playing a gaming machine as authorised by subsection (2) , those winnings remain the property of— if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or otherwise—the licensee for the gaming machine. (sec.227-ssec.4) Subsection (3) applies to winnings whether the winnings are attributable to obtaining a winning result or promotions. - (a) that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and - (b) that is not installed in a gaming machine area; - (a) that is an authorised gaming machine of a licensee; and - (b) that is not installed in a gaming machine area; - (a) if the gaming machine is part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensed monitoring operator who has the approval; or - (b) otherwise—the licensee for the gaming machine.