45Regulation of promotional prizes and player reward schemes

#### 45 Regulation of promotional prizes and player reward schemes 45 Regulation of promotional prizes and player reward schemes > > (1) In this section— > > > > player reward scheme means a system, used in connection with the operation of approved gaming machines in a hotel or on the premises of a club, in which the players of such gaming machines accumulate bonus or reward points from playing the gaming machines. > > > > promotional prize means any prize or reward (including bonus points) offered by a hotelier or club to the patrons of the hotel or the premises of the club in connection with a player reward scheme or any other marketing or promotional activity that involves approved gaming machines. > > > (2) A hotelier or club must not— > > > > > (a) offer or present or cause or permit to be offered or presented a promotional prize in the form of cash, or > > > > > (b) offer or present or cause or permit to be offered or presented a promotional prize that exceeds $1,000 in value, or > > > > > (b1) offer or provide, or cause or permit to be offered or provided, a promotional prize (including a free give away) that is indecent or offensive, or > > > > > (c) permit a patron of the hotel or the premises of the club to exchange a promotional prize for cash, or > > > > > (d) permit any bonus or reward points accumulated under a player reward scheme to be redeemed for cash. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to or in respect of— > > > > > (a) promotional prizes that form part of a jackpot prize under an authorised linked gaming system, or > > > > > (b) such prizes as are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. > > > (4) If a hotelier or club conducts a player reward scheme, the hotelier or club must, in accordance with the regulations— > > > > > (a) advise the participants in the scheme of the availability of player activity statements that relate to the playing of approved gaming machines under the scheme, and > > > > > (b) provide each such participant with a player activity statement. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to player reward schemes and any matter concerning player activity statements (including the details to be included in player activity statements). > > > (6) Subsection (4) does not apply to any player reward scheme conducted during the period of 6 months after the commencement of this section. > > **s 45:** Am 2007 No 92, Sch 3 \[8\] \[27\]; 2011 No 72, Sch 3 \[1\]; 2018 No 7, Sch 1.6 \[1\] \[2\].