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Gaming Machines Regulation 2019
87Guarantee of prize payments from authorised progressive machines and systems
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#### 87 Guarantee of prize payments from authorised progressive machines and systems
87 Guarantee of prize payments from authorised progressive machines and systems
> > (1) A hotelier must comply with the requirements of this clause.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) If the prize pool on an authorised progressive gaming machine or authorised progressive system in a hotel exceeds $10,000, the hotelier must—
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> > > (a) establish with a financial institution a special account which is to have, at the time of each progressive jackpot reconciliation that is required under this Division, a balance equal to or greater than the total value of the progressive meters on each such authorised progressive gaming machine or system, or
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> > > (b) obtain, on the installation of the authorised progressive gaming machine or system, a formal guarantee from a financial institution, or from a person or body approved by the Authority, for an amount equal to the maximum jackpot on each such gaming machine or system, or
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> > > (c) enter into any other arrangements approved by the Authority in order to guarantee the payment of prizes.
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> > (3) A hotelier must keep a written record, in a form approved by the Authority, of—
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> > > (a) any special account established under subclause (2)(a), or
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> > > (b) any guarantee obtained under subclause (2)(b), or
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> > > (c) any arrangement entered into under subclause (2)(c).
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> > (4) The information contained in a record referred to in subclause (3) must be reported by the hotelier to the Authority in a form approved by the Authority within 21 days after the end of each instalment period.