Casino Control Act 1982

A casino operator may establish for a person a player account into which moneys may be deposited by that person in advance of any gaming by the person.

The casino operator must not accept deposits to a person’s player account other than as authorised under this section.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

The casino operator may accept a deposit into a person’s player account by use of a debit card.

The casino operator may accept a cheque for deposit to a person’s player account only if it is—

a traveller’s cheque; or

a bank cheque drawn in favour of the person and endorsed to the operator; or

a cheque drawn on a bank by the person, made payable to the operator and dated but not postdated; or

a cheque drawn in favour of the person and endorsed to the operator and—

drawn on a bank by a casino licensee; or

drawn on a bank by the holder of a licence to operate a casino issued by another State under a law corresponding to this Act; or

another cheque prescribed by regulation.

The casino operator may accept a deposit into a person’s player account by a credit card transaction only if the deposit is made by a nonresident of Queensland visiting a casino under a junket agreement.

The casino operator may accept a deposit into a person’s player account using a method approved by the chief executive.

A casino operator may issue to the person for whom the player account is established a chip purchase voucher or chip purchase vouchers of a value up to the amount for the time being standing to the person’s credit in the account.

A casino operator may pay, to the person for whom a player account is established, an amount up to the amount in the account—

in a way approved by the chief executive; or

if requested by the person, by issuing a cheque made payable to the person that is drawn on a bank account approved by the chief executive.