New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GAMING MACHINES REGULATION 2002 - REG 25

25 Dangers of gambling-notice to be displayed on gaming machines

(1) In this clause:
"gambling warning notice" means a notice containing one or more of the statements listed in subclause (5).
"problem gambling notice" is a notice containing the matter required by subclause (6).

(2) A hotelier or registered club who or which is authorised to keep approved gaming machines must display in accordance with this clause:

(a) a gambling warning notice, and

(b) a problem gambling notice.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) The gambling warning notice and problem gambling notice must be displayed on each approved gaming machine kept in the hotel or on the premises of the club.

(3A) Each such notice must be positioned so as to enable a person to clearly see the notice while playing the gaming machine.

(4) The wording required to appear in a gambling warning notice may appear (as a separate and distinct statement) in a problem gambling notice or with any other notice displayed on an approved gaming machine, provided that the requirements of this clause in relation to the gambling warning notice and the problem gambling notice are otherwise complied with.

(5) The statements referred to in the definition of "gambling warning notice" in subclause (1) are as follows:

Think! About tomorrow
Think! About your choices
Think! About getting help
Think! About your family
Think! About your limits

(6) The notice referred to in the definition of "problem gambling notice" in subclause (1) must contain the following:

Think! About your choices
Call Gambling Help
1800 858 858
www.gamblinghelp.nsw.gov.au

(10) The notices may be attached to an approved gaming machine or may consist of a permanently visible light emitting display that forms part of the gaming machine.

(11) The notices must be in a form approved by the Authority and be obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.

(12) Despite subclause (2), a gambling warning notice or problem gambling notice that complied with this clause, as in force immediately before 1 June 2009, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first.