New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GAMING MACHINES REGULATION 2002 - REG 30

30 Payment of prize money by cheque or electronic funds transfer

(1) A hotelier or registered club must pay so much of the total prize money payable to a person as exceeds $2,000:

(a) by means of a crossed cheque payable to the person, or

(b) if the person so requests, by means of electronic funds transfer (if those means are available to the hotelier or club) to an account nominated by the person.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) If the total prize money payable to a person exceeds $2,000, a hotelier or registered club must, if the person so requests, pay the whole of the total prize money in the same manner as is required under subclause (1).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) In this clause:
"crossed cheque" means a cheque crossed as referred to in section 53 of the Cheques Act 1986 of the Commonwealth.
"total prize money" means the total monetary value of credits displayed on an approved gaming machine at the end of a session of play on that machine. To avoid doubt, the total monetary value of credits is not subject to any deduction for the value of money inserted into the machine by the player.