Caps on number of electronic gaming machines
|
Restrictions |
|
Clubs / hotels |
Casinos |
Total |
| ACT |
5,200 |
N/A^ |
5,200 |
| NSW |
99,000 |
1,500 |
100,500 |
| NT |
1,190 |
Nil* |
2,195 |
| QLD |
44,015 |
Limited by ratio of tables to gaming machines |
44,015** |
| SA |
12,900*** |
995**** |
13,895 |
| TAS |
2,500 |
Nil |
3,680***** |
| VIC |
27,500 and regional caps in 20 regions^^ |
2,500 |
30,000 |
| WA |
N/A |
1,750 |
1,750 |
* Machine numbers in NT casinos limited by regulatory approval process.
** This total does not include approved machines in casinos, currently sitting at 3,796. There is no formal cap on Casino gaming machines.
*** Declining to 12,118 through forfeiture requirements in the approved trading system.
**** Determined by formula relating to the number of club and hotel gaming machines.
***** State-wide cap on total gaming machines. The cap excludes gaming machines operated on vessels operated by the Trans Tasman-Line.
^ The casino in the ACT is prohibited from operating electronic gaming machines.
^^ A maximum density of ten gaming machines per 1,000 adults for all municipalities, not covered by a regional cap (except for Melbourne CBD, Docklands and Southbank) also applies.
Maximum density of gaming machines in all municipal areas to be capped at 10 per 1,000 adults by 2010.
Rate of loss – bet and win limits
Bet limits are in place in hotels and clubs across all jurisdictions, these range from $5.00 to $10.00. The Tasmanian Gaming Commission recently approved amendments to the Tasmanian Appendix to the Australian and New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard to reduce bet limits from $10 to $5 per spin in all gaming venues effective for new games from 1 April 2010. Existing games are to be updated by 30 June 2013. New South Wales has a bet limit of $100 for multi-terminal gaming machines in clubs. Most casinos do not have a bet limit. At the NSW casino the bet limit is the same as for hotels and clubs unless the gaming machine is in a private gaming area, in which case there is no bet limit. Victoria has a gaming machine bet limit of $5 ($10 at the Melbourne casino, except on machines in a specified area). Western Australia has a range of bet limits depending on the game.
Win limits are in place in hotels and clubs in New South Wales ($10,000 for a stand alone gaming machine, $125,000 for inter-venue linked gaming machines, and $100,000 for multi-terminal gaming machines). Queensland ($10,000, for stand alone machines), and South Australia ($10,000). There are no win limits in casinos for non-jackpot prizes.
Note acceptors
In South Australia note acceptors are prohibited in gaming machines. Tasmania and the Northern Territory have banned note acceptors in both pubs and clubs, but not in casinos. The Tasmanian Gaming Commission has approved amendments to the Tasmanian Appendix to the Australian and New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard to reduce the maximum machine cash input limit for note acceptors from $9,899 to $500 effective from 1 April 2010 for new games, and by 30 June 2013 for existing games. Other states and territories, aside from New South Wales, have placed limits on the maximum denomination of notes accepted.
These range from $20 in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory and $50 in Victoria to $100 in Western Australia.
Display of odds and return to player
Odds are displayed for gaming machines in clubs, hotels and casinos across all jurisdictions. The minimum return to player ranges from 85% to 92% in clubs, hotels and casinos.