Fines for Fast Gaming Machine Spin Rates and Failing to Check IDs; Fines for Letting People Play Gaming Machines Without Player Cards
Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Enver Erdogan MLC (ALP) — Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Minister for Finance, Minister for Government Services; The Hon Melissa Horne MP (ALP) — Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for Industry and Advanced Manufacturing, Minister for Jobs, Minister for Ports and Freight
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
A person is not penalized for breaking a ban order if the order was not published in a Victorian newspaper and the person was unaware of it.
Online sports betting providers are not penalized if a ban was not published in the Government Gazette or a national newspaper, and the provider was not directly notified.
A person is not penalized for allowing a minor in a gaming venue if the minor is over 14 and showed acceptable proof of age.
A person is not penalized for allowing a minor in a gaming machine area if the minor is an apprentice receiving training or instruction.
Entitlement holders and casino operators can be fined 20 penalty units (2026: $4,182) for allowing games on certain new gaming machines if the spin rate is faster than 3 seconds.
Venue operators can be fined 120 penalty units (2026: $25,092) for paying out $2,000 or more from a gaming machine without checking the person's identity.
Venue operators can be fined 120 penalty units (2026: $25,092) for issuing player cards that do not meet legal requirements or for failing to check a person's identity before issuing a card.
The Gambling and Casino Minister can direct the monitoring licensee to ensure people cannot play gaming machines without a player account.
Venue operators (except casinos) can be fined 120 penalty units (2026: $25,092) for letting people play gaming machines without a valid player card, unless the Victorian Gambling and Casino Authority approves an exception.
Loyalty scheme providers can be fined 20 penalty units (2026: $4,182) if they fail to give the Gambling and Casino Minister or the Victorian Gambling and Casino Authority information needed to check loyalty data against pre-commitment systems.