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Compliance Investigations and Audits Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) Fact Sheets (Gambling Act 2003) Gambling in Pubs and Clubs (Class 4) Info for Territorial Authorities |
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Gambling Technical Equipment
Minimum Standards for Gambling EquipmentUnder section 326(2)(a) of the Gambling Act 2003 (the Act), it is a condition of every Class 4 venue licence and casino operator's licence, that all gambling equipment used for the purposes of the licence must comply with relevant minimum standards (view a full description of Classes of Gambling). The Act allows for the making of minimum standards under section 327.
Minimum Equipment Standard - Harm Prevention and MinimisationThe minimum equipment standards for game and player information displays on gaming machines as required by the Gambling (Harm Prevention and Minimisation) Regulations 2004 were notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 1 September 2005.The minimum equipment standards for game and player information displays apply to all "new gaming machines" purchased on or after 1 October 2005 and to all gaming machines after 1 July 2009.
The harm prevention and minimisation gaming machine standards have been incorporated into the New Zealand Casino and Class 4 gambling appendices to Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standards Revision 10.0 (refer below). Cashless GamblingThe Department has written a paper to discuss cashless gambling and on what basis, if any, it should be permitted.
Gambling Act (Casino Gambling Equipment) Minimum Standard
The minimum standards for casino gaming machine equipment are the:
Equipment specifications are also contained in the Rules of Games notified in the New Zealand Gazette by the Casino Control Authority under Section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990. These Rules of Games, as incorporated into the minimum equipment standards by the Secretary for Internal Affairs on 15 June 2004 and through subsequent amendments, appear on this site as a consolidated version. The minimum standards for other casino gambling equipment are as follows:
Rules of Casino Table Games This consolidated version does not replace the official version of the rules and gambling equipment standards as found in the New Zealand Gazette. The rules and gambling equipment standards as published in the New Zealand Gazette take precedence as the official version of these rules and gambling equipment standards
Gambling Act (Class 4 Gambling Equipment) Minimum Standard
The minimum standard for 'Class 4' gaming machine equipment is the:
The minimum equipment standards for cabling Class 4 venues for connection to EMS were notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 8 September 2005. A successful cable install will require careful consideration of this minimum standard and the documents it incorporates. The standard incorporates specifications produced by the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation. This in turn is based upon specifications for the physical cabling and connection as designed and produced by Agilent Technologies. Links to the incorporated Queensland documents are below and the Agilent documents are available on Agilent technologies website: www.agilent.com Link here to the relevant documents:
The minimum equipment standards for the QCOM Protocol were notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 25 May 2006. The standard incorporates specifications produced by the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation.
The minimum equipment standards for the QCOM Protocol version 1.6.3 were notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 29 October 2009. The standard incorporates specifications produced by the Queensland Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing These replace those requirements previously specified for EMS (QCOM version 1.5.5), where indicated. The standard (except the gaming machine requirements) applies to all Intralot provided systems and processes from 30 October 2009 and the gaming machine requirements apply to all gaming machines from 1 April 2010. Here are the incorporated specifications:
An advisory letter was sent to all Class 4 societies and gaming machine manufacturers explaining the Electronic Monitoring System (Cabling and Site Controller) Minimum Equipment Standards that came into force on 8 August 2008 to allow for "sniffer" technology. EMS Gaming Machine QCOM Meters The following table shows the differences in names and functionality between QCOM meters and the 'standard' gaming machine meters you have used prior to EMS. Note that while the full names have been shown, you may find that they have been abbreviated when displayed on gaming machine audit screens. QCOM meters can usually be readily identified because they are either displayed in separate 'groups' i.e. Group 0, 1 or 2 (as per the table), or they have a numerical 'ID' e.g. a single number ranging from 1-46 , or a hexadecimal reference like this: '0x14'. Minimum Technical Requirements for Linked Jackpot Systems Version 1.0 The minimum technical standards for linked jackpot systems were notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 5 November 2009.
Previous Standards and AmendmentsGambling Act (Casino Gambling Equipment) Minimum Standard
*These documents are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe site. |
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