(1)  The Commission may, on application being made to it, approve games that may be played in a casino.

(1A)  The Commission may require an applicant to pay any costs incurred by the Commission in evaluating the application.

(2)  The Commission may approve the rules under which a game referred to in subsection (1) is to be played.

(3)  The Commission must not approve a game unless it has approved the rules under which it is to be played.

(4)  Where the Commission approves the rules under which a game is to be played, it must supply a copy of those rules to the casino operator.

(5)  A casino operator must not permit a game to be conducted or played in a casino unless–

(a) there is a notice in force under this section approving the game; and

(b) the game is conducted or played in accordance with the rules of the game approved by the Commission.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(6)  At the request of the casino operator or on its own volition, the Commission may repeal, revoke, rescind, amend, alter or vary an approval for a game under subsection (1) or a rule approved under subsection (2) .

(7)  The Commission must not take action under subsection (6) unless the action is in the public interest or for the purposes of the conduct of gaming.

(8)  The Commission must notify in writing the casino operator of any repeal, revocation, rescission, amendment, alteration or variation of the approval for a game under subsection (1) or the rules approved under subsection (2) .

(9)  A person may request the Commission or a casino operator for a copy of an approval for a game under subsection (1) or the rules approved by the Commission under subsection (2) and the Commission and casino operator are to comply with that request.

(10)  A repeal, revocation, rescission, amendment, alteration or variation takes effect on the date the Commission gives notice under subsection (8) .

(11)  For the purposes of this section, a game does not include –

(a) a game played on a gaming machine or an FATG machine; or

(b) keno; or

(c) any gaming or wagering conducted with or through a totalizator agency under its Tasmanian gaming licence.