Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Casino Control Act 1991 - SECT 68

Credit etc.

68. Credit etc.



(1) In this section-

cheque means a cheque (other than a traveller's cheque) that-

   (a)  is drawn on an account of an authorised deposit-taking institution for
        a specific amount payable on demand; and

   (b)  is dated but not post-dated.

(2) Except to the extent that this section otherwise allows, a casino operator
must not, and an agent of the operator or a casino employee must not, in
connection with any gaming or betting in the casino-

   (a)  accept a wager made otherwise than by means of money or chips; or

   (b)  lend money or any valuable thing; or

   (c)  provide money or chips as part of a transaction involving a credit
        card or a debit card; or

   (d)  extend any other form of credit; or

   (e)  except with the approval of the Commission, wholly or partly release
        or discharge a debt.





(3) A casino operator may establish for a person a deposit account to which is
to be credited the amount of any deposit to the account comprising-

   (a)  money; or

   (b)  a cheque payable to the operator; or

   (c)  a traveller's cheque.

(4) The operator may issue to a person who establishes a deposit account and
debit to the account chip purchase vouchers or money, not exceeding in total
value the amount standing to the credit of the account at the time of issue of
the vouchers or money.

(5) The operator may, in exchange for a cheque payable to the operator or a
traveller's cheque, issue to a person chip purchase vouchers of a value
equivalent to the amount of the cheque or traveller's cheque.

(6) A cheque accepted by the operator may, by agreement with the operator, be
redeemed in exchange for the equivalent in value to the amount of the cheque
of any one or more of the following-

   (a)  money;

   (b)  cheque payable to the operator;

   (c)  chip purchase vouchers;

   (d)  chips.



(7) The casino operator-

   (a)  must, within the time specified by the Commission by notice in writing
        given to the operator for the purposes of this subsection, deposit a
        cheque with an authorised deposit-taking institution accepted by the
        operator under this section; and

   (b)  must not agree to the redemption of such a cheque for the purpose of
        avoiding compliance with paragraph (a).

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(8) Despite subsection (2), a casino operator may provide chips on credit to a
person who is not ordinarily resident in Australia for use while participating
in-

   (a)  a premium player arrangement with the casino operator; or

   (b)  a junket at the casino-

if the casino operator and the person satisfy the requirements of any relevant
controls and procedures approved by the Commission under section 121 in
respect of a premium player or a junket player (as the case may be).