New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CASINO CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"Authority" means the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority constituted under the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Act 2007 .
"casino" means premises, or part of premises, defined as a casino for the time being under section 19.
"casino employee" means an employee (whether or not of a casino operator) having functions in or in relation to a casino.
"casino licence" means a licence in force under Part 2 to operate a casino.
"casino operator" means a person who is the holder of a casino licence.
"chips" means any tokens (including tokens depicted in an electronic form) used instead of money for the purpose of gaming.
"close associate" means a close associate within the meaning of the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Act 2007 .
"employ" includes engage under a contract for services.
"exclusion order" means a written order under section 79 prohibiting a person from entering, or remaining in, a casino.
"game" means a game of chance or a game that is partly a game of chance and partly a game requiring skill.
"game rules", in relation to a particular game, means:

(a) the rules of the game approved by an order under section 66 (1) or, if the game is a keno game, the keno rules for the game within the meaning of section 66 (5), and

(b) the non-monetary prize rules for the game set out in section 66 (4).

"gaming" means the playing of any game.
"gaming equipment" means any device or thing (including chips) used, or capable of being used, for or in connection with gaming.
"inspector" means an inspector within the meaning of the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Act 2007 .
"key official" means a key official within the meaning of the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Act 2007 .
"member of staff" means a member of staff within the meaning of the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Act 2007 .
"operations", in relation to a casino, means:

(a) the conduct of gaming in the casino,

(b) the management and supervision of the conduct of gaming in the casino,

(c) money counting in, and in relation to, the casino,

(d) accounting procedures in, and in relation to, the casino,

(e) the use of storage areas in the casino, and

(f) other matters affecting, or arising out of, activities in the casino.

"record" includes any book, account, document, paper or other source of information compiled, recorded or stored in written form, or on microfilm, or by electronic process, or in any other manner or by any other means.
"this Act" includes the regulations.

(2) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, in relation to a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.