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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.241Entitlement of players to winnings
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### sec.241 Entitlement of players to winnings
This section applies if a person (the player ) playing a gaming machine installed on licensed premises becomes entitled to receive an amount or a non-monetary prize because of the playing of the gaming machine.
The responsible licensed person must ensure the player—
is paid the amount the player is entitled to receive, calculated in the way prescribed under a regulation; or
receives the non-monetary prize the player is entitled to receive.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
In this section—
responsible licensed person , for an amount or non-monetary prize mentioned in subsection (1) , means—
if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises is not part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensee of the licensed premises on which the gaming machine is installed; or
if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises 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 for the operation of the arrangement.
s 241 amd 1992 No. 35 sch
sub 1999 No. 77 s 90
(sec.241-ssec.1) This section applies if a person (the player ) playing a gaming machine installed on licensed premises becomes entitled to receive an amount or a non-monetary prize because of the playing of the gaming machine.
(sec.241-ssec.2) The responsible licensed person must ensure the player— is paid the amount the player is entitled to receive, calculated in the way prescribed under a regulation; or receives the non-monetary prize the player is entitled to receive. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.241-ssec.3) In this section— responsible licensed person , for an amount or non-monetary prize mentioned in subsection (1) , means— if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises is not part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensee of the licensed premises on which the gaming machine is installed; or if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises 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 for the operation of the arrangement.
- (a) is paid the amount the player is entitled to receive, calculated in the way prescribed under a regulation; or
- (b) receives the non-monetary prize the player is entitled to receive.
- (a) if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises is not part of a multiple site linked jackpot arrangement for which a licensed monitoring operator has an approval for its operation under section 287 —the licensee of the licensed premises on which the gaming machine is installed; or
- (b) if the gaming machine under which the entitlement to the amount or prize arises 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 for the operation of the arrangement.