Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GAMING MACHINE ACT 1987 (REPEALED) - SECT 16A

    (1)     The percentage payout for a class A or class C gaming machine, other than a machine in a linked jackpot arrangement, is the percentage of the value of the defined number of stakes that would be payable as winnings if the machine were to be played using that number of stakes.

    (2)     The percentage payout for a class B gaming machine, other than a machine in a linked jackpot arrangement, is the percentage of the turnover of the machine that would be payable as winnings if the machine were to be played with reasonable strategies that would be adopted by persons displaying average skills in playing the machine.

    (3)     The percentage payout for a gaming machine in a linked jackpot arrangement is the sum of the following 2 percentages:

        (a)     the percentage payout that would be applicable to the machine under this section if it were not in a linked jackpot arrangement;

        (b)     the percentage of the turnover of the machine that is set aside under the arrangement for the payment of linked jackpots.

    (4)     In this section:

"defined number", in relation to a class A or class C gaming machine, means the product of the number of stopping positions on each reel in the machine.