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THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN GAMING MACHINE
TECHNOLOGY OVER RECENT TIMES WHICH CLUBS IN NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO EMBRACE TO THE DISADVANTAGE OF CLUBS LOCATED IN THE
TERRITORY. ONE SUCH INNOVATION IS IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF
COINS PERMITTED ON A MULTI-STAKE MACHINE. AT THE MOMENT THIS IS
5 IN THE A.C.T. WHEREAS NEW MACHINES CAN ACCEPT UP TO 50 COINS AT
THE ONE TIME. THE BILL PROPOSES TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTION ON THE
NUMBER OF COINS ACCEPTED ON LOWER DENOMINATION MACHINES BY
INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF MULTISTAGE MACHINES DESIGNED TO ALLOW
SINGLE OR MULTIPLE STAKES TO A MAXIMUM VALUE PRESCRIBED BY THE
REGULATIONS FOR EACH GAME. ALSO THE REQUIREMENT THAT MACHINES OF
THE SAME CLASS AND DENOMINATION MUST BE SET AT THE SAME
PERCENTAGE PAYOUT WILL BE REMOVED. THESE PROPOSALS WILL PLACE
A.C.T. LICENSEES IN A COMPETITIVE POSITION WITH NEW SOUTH WALES
LICENSEES BY PERMITTING THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES AND ENABLE ALL MACHINES DEVELOPED FOR THE NEW SOUTH
MARKET TO BE SOLD IN THE TERRITORY.
-PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS THE COMMISSIONER MUST CONDUCT A BALLOT (F ALL MEMBERS OF CLUBS SEEKING THE GRANT OR CANCELLATION OF A GAMING MACHINE LICENCE. THESES BALLOTS ARE COSTLY AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CUMBERSOME AND ARE BORNE ENTIRELY BY THE TERRITORY.
MADAM SPEAKER, THE BILL PROPOSES THAT AN APPLICANT CLUB NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND FUNCTIONS INVOLVED IN THE BALLOT AND THAT BALLOTS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER WHICH IS AUTHORISED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE ONLY FUTURE ROLE OF THE REVENUE OFFICE WILL BE TO PROVIDE AN AUTHORISED TAX OFFICER AS SCRUTINEER AT ALL BALLOTS.
IN 1992 LEGISLATION CAME INTO EFFECT LIMITING LIFE MEMBERS OF A CLUB TO NOT MORE THAN 5$ OF THEIR OVERALL MEMBERSHIP. THIS PROVISION IS INTENDED TO PREVENT "STACKING" OF CLUB MEMBERSHIPS T19 ENABLE SECTIONAL INTERESTS TO GAIN CONTROL.
THE REQUIREMENT HAS HOWEVER PROVED ONEROUS FOR A NUMBER OF OUR ETHNIC AND SPORTING CLUBS THAT HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED THE LIMIT AT THE TIME THE PROVISION WAS INTRODUCED.
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