Qld Gambling Legislation

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1. Problem gambling is a serious public health issue that negatively affects individuals, families and communities. Self regulation and voluntary codes of conduct have failed to protect the public interest. Government should act to minimize exploitation and to help people overcome gambling problems by implementing evidenced based regulation.
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4. The Australian Capital Territory covers just under a half-million residents. Its gambling offerings include Casino Canberra, which opened in 1994. There are nearly 5,000 pokies in the region, ok’d by the Gaming Machine Act of 2004. The machines are in hotels, clubs, and taverns with limits.

Acts and Regulations

The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) administers the following Acts and Regulations:

Liquor

Qld Gambling Legislation Rules

• Liquor Act 1992
  • Liquor Regulation 2002
  • Liquor (Approval of Adult Entertainment Code) Regulation 2002
• Wine Industry Act 1994
  • Wine Industry Regulation 2009

Gaming

• Casino Control Act 1982
  - Breakwater Island Casino Agreement Act 1984
  - Brisbane Casino Agreement Act 1992
  - Cairns Casino Agreement Act 1993
  - Jupiters Casino Agreement Act 1983
  - Queen's Wharf Brisbane Act 2016
  • Casino Control Regulation 1999
• Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999
  • Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Regulation 1999
• Gaming Machine Act 1991
  • Gaming Machine Regulation 2002
• Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998
  • Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Regulation 1998
• Keno Act 1996
  • Keno Regulation 2007
• Lotteries Act 1997
  • Lotteries Regulation 2007
• Wagering Act 1998
  • Wagering Regulation 1999

Visit the Office of Queensland Parliamentary Counsel to download copies of these Acts.

Gaming policy

The Policy direction for gambling in Queensland outlines the reasons and strategy for minimising gambling-related harm in Queensland.

Gaming rules

The rules for players—that explain the rights and obligations of both the player and licensed gaming operator—are known as ‘gaming rules’. These rules are lawful, binding and act as support material for the associated gaming Acts and Regulations.

The Minister for Justice approves the gaming rules and their notification in the Queensland Government Gazette. Licensed gaming operators must make their rules available to players.

Current Queensland gaming rules are:

Contact us for historical versions of Queensland's gaming rules.

Red tape reduction

OLGR is committed to reducing the regulatory burden on Queensland’s liquor and gaming industries.

In 2012, we appointed an expert panel of industry, community and government representatives to review liquor licensing, gaming, trading hours and noise restrictions. The panel contributed to the development of a discussion paper—Red tape reduction proposals for liquor and gaming—which was released for public consultation in February 2013. All Queenslanders were invited to comment on the issues identified and the proposals presented in the discussion paper.

More than 300 submissions were lodged by the 15 March 2013 closing date. These submissions and advice from the expert panel were considered and in 2013 the Queensland Parliament passed 2 phases of a new Bill, the Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013. This has resulted in a range of changes to legislation affecting the liquor and gaming industries in Queensland.

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Executive Director for Liquor and Gaming

Mike Sarquis is the Executive Director of the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR), Queensland. Mike is responsible for managing the gaming and liquor regulatory licensing and compliance regimes, and implementing the responsible gambling strategy and harm minimisation programs. He is also responsible for the administration of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund, which distributes approximately $54 million each year to worthwhile community projects and initiatives.

In 2018, Mike was awarded Gaming Regulator of the Year for Australasia by the International Masters of Gaming Law.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy and a Graduate Diploma of Business in Professional Accounting. He is a current member of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund Committee, the Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee, and member and former vice president of the International Association of Gaming Regulators.

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Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation

Licensing division

Responsible for:

• licensing of persons and organisations under the various gaming, liquor and wine acts
• applications for changes to licence conditions, variations to hours of trading, alterations to the number of gaming machines in clubs/hotels and other ancillary approvals
• assessment and approval of game rules, operator control systems and gambling equipment
• probity investigations into the suitability of major participants in the gaming industry.

Compliance division

Responsible for:

• compliance and technical audits of liquor and gaming operators
• inspections under the various liquor and gaming acts
• complaints, investigations and enforcement actions
• risk assessment of liquor licence applications
• supporting safe night precinct boards to form and become fully operational.

Organisational services

Responsible for:

• financial and information management services
• media, marketing and strategic communications
• information solutions
• asset management
• administrative services
• business systems support
• business intelligence capability.

Office of Regulatory Policy

Policy and legislation

Responsible for:

• Indigenous policy
• development and management of liquor and gambling harm minimisation.

Further information

Download OLGR's organisational structure.

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