New gaming compliance rules 'impossible' to enforce

New gaming compliance rules 'impossible' to enforce
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Brent Melville
Smaller gaming operators say changes being rolled out by the regulator are impractical and could see a host of the more than 1,000 class 4 gaming licensees fall foul of the rules.The gaming regulator, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), defines a class 4 licence as any gaming machine that operates outside a casino.Under a slew of new compliance regulations in the Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Amendment Regulations 2023, venues will need to bring in better staff training, ensure better record keeping and do “floor sweep...

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