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Gaming Machines Regulation 2019
88Authorised progressive systems—reading and recording of meters and jackpot reconciliations
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#### 88 Authorised progressive systems—reading and recording of meters and jackpot reconciliations
88 Authorised progressive systems—reading and recording of meters and jackpot reconciliations
> > (1) A registered club must comply with the requirements of this clause.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) A registered club must cause to be read and recorded in a form and manner approved by the Authority—
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> > > (a) monthly, the electronic turnover meters of the approved gaming machines comprising any authorised progressive system operated on the club premises, and
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> > > (b) monthly, the amount shown on the progressive meters of the authorised progressive system.
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> > (3) A registered club must keep or cause to be kept a monthly written record of the readings made under subclause (2) in a form approved by the Authority containing the following particulars—
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> > > (a) the serial numbers and gaming machine identification numbers of the approved gaming machines comprising the authorised progressive system,
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> > > (b) the date of the reading,
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> > > (c) the turnover meter reading,
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> > > (d) the amount shown on the progressive meters.
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> > (4) A registered club must carry out a monthly progressive jackpot reconciliation in respect of any authorised progressive system operated on the club premises.
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> > (5) The progressive jackpot reconciliation must be in or to the effect of a form approved by the Authority and must be retained by the registered club for not less than 3 years after the reconciliation is carried out.
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> > (6) On installation of a variation of any authorised progressive system on the premises of a registered club, reconciliations of the jackpots accumulated as at the close of business on the first day of its operation in the club must be carried out by the club on or by the next day on which the club is open for business. In addition, the first jackpots of each type paid and subsequent start-up values must be fully reconciled and accord with the characteristics of the system as approved and authorised by the Authority.
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> > (7) If the reconciliation referred to in subclause (4) indicates that a malfunction has occurred with an authorised progressive system on the club premises, the Authority may determine and direct the registered club to adjust the progressive jackpot amount and pay an additional amount to a jackpot recipient, if applicable. The club must comply with any such direction.
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> > (8) The information referred to in subclause (5) must be reported to the registered club’s board or committee at least once in each month.
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> > (9) A registered club must ensure that the results of approved gaming machines in respect of an authorised progressive system on the club premises are, in any net analysis report, kept separate from the results of all other approved gaming machines on the club premises.