Sharing of receipts from gaming machines
73 Sharing of receipts from gaming machines
A hotelier or club must not—
share any receipts arising from the operation of an approved gaming machine, or
make any payment or part payment by way of commission or an allowance from or on any such receipts.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
This section does not apply in respect of the sharing of receipts arising from the operation of an approved gaming machine that is part of an authorised linked gaming system if the sharing of receipts is pursuant to an agreement, between the holder of the relevant links licence and the hotelier or club that operates the approved gaming machine, in relation to the linked gaming system.
A hotelier does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if any such receipts are shared with, or any such payment is made to, a person who—
has a financial interest in the business authorised by the hotel licence, and
is named in the statement referred to in section 41 of the Liquor Act 2007, or in the information provided to the Authority under section 55 of that Act, in relation to that licence.
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