Consumer and Business Services

Australia attracts gambling companies as it is one of the states with the richest culture and history of gambling. According to statistics, almost 80 percent of residents spend an average of $1,500 a year on gambling. That said, gambling in Australia is highly regulated.

Australia is divided into several states or regions. Each has its own government, which has the power to make laws regarding gambling that apply only within the state. But the important thing is that there is no conflict between local and federal laws.

In South Australia, the gambling industry is regulated by Consumer and Business Services. This body is responsible for licensing and controlling the gambling industry.

Regulator licensed casinos

The South Australian Consumer and Business Service (CSB) has not issued any gambling licenses for online casinos. So far, the CSB has issued a license to UBET, a sports and horse racing betting company, as well as several private bookmakers.

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Consumer and Business Services regulates gambling within the state of South Australia.

The main regulatory laws are:

1. The Lotteries and Gaming Act 1936;
2. The Lotteries and Gaming Regulations 2008;
3. The Authorized Betting Operations Act 2000;
4. The Gaming Machines Act 1992.

The organization provides licensing, develops regulations, and monitors the activities of licensees. CBS has detailed rules that licensees must adhere to in their work. The main duties of the regulator are to monitor compliance with these rules.

Virtually all gambling is allowed in the state, with the exception of online casinos. According to the federal Interactive Gaming Act of 2001. But online sports betting and horse racing are allowed.

It is worth noting that the regulator prohibits online companies from offering bonuses or other types of incentives to players to get them to play.

To control the operation of slot machines, all of them must be connected to a monitoring system. This allows the commission to track results in real time, making the process more fair. It is allowed to set up its own monitoring system, subject to the commission's approval.

Unfortunately, it is in the online industry that the Consumer and Business Services has shown itself to be a rather weak regulator. According to Casinoz, it is this aspect that makes this sector of the gambling industry virtually undeveloped. Also, the Commission allows online operators who have obtained gambling licenses in other states to operate in South Australis. This is also a significant limitation in the development of online gambling in South Australia.

The regulator has developed a good system to protect players from the harms of gambling. For example, players themselves can exclude themselves from gambling by submitting a request to the commission or filling out a form on the website. This applies to voluntary self-exclusion, which can later be revoked. It is also possible to request a lockout for friends or close relatives. Considering the overall restriction system, the player will be banned from entering places where gambling is available.

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License types of Consumer and Business Services

Gaming machine license - slot machine license.

It allows you to install a maximum of 40 slot machines. If you install more, you must obtain another license. The slots must be located in different parts of the premises (up to 40 in each). To obtain this type of license, you need to get a permit allowing you to sell alcohol on the premises where the slot machines are installed.

In addition, you need to obtain a "social impact certificate". This will require social research to be carried out on the impact of gambling and the results submitted to the Alcohol and Gambling Commissioner. The fee for the application averages $850.

Gaming machine dealer's license - A slot machine dealer's license.

Having this type of license allows you to develop games, manufacture slot machines and slot machine components. License holders may sell or supply games, slot machines and prescribed slot machine components to the gaming license holder.

With this license, it is prohibited to hold or be associated with any other type of gaming license in South Australia.

The application fee is $619. This requires the applicant to deposit $10,000 which will be used during the application process (associated costs). The unused portion of the amount will be refunded.

Gaming machine service license is a gaming machine service license.

The license allows for gaming machine maintenance, installation and repair. The fee for the application averages $850.

Bookmaker - A bookmaker's license.

It allows you to accept bets on sports and various types of horse racing. In some cases, an additional agent license will be required if the office has a representative who organizes a sweepstakes on behalf of the bookmaker. The cost to process the application averages $350.

Lottery and bingo suppliers license is a license for organizing various lotteries and bingos. The cost of the license averages $2,000. The license application must be submitted at least 14 days prior to the event.

Casino - A land-based casino license.

After submitting the license application, the company will be contacted by a commission manager. Next, a newspaper advertisement will need to be published with information about the location where the slot machines will be set up. In the event that local residents or authorities have concerns, the applicant is notified and offered possible solutions. There is then a series of hearings and conferences at which a decision is made on whether to grant the license.

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Conclusion

The Consumer and Business Services (CBS) regulator licenses and supervises the gambling industry in South Australia. In general, the regulatory process and principles are quite transparent, but in some aspects they are significantly inferior to those of other Australian regulators. For example, getting a land-based casino license is a very confusing process. As well as obtaining a license for online gambling.

But if we consider only the land-based sphere, in general, the control exercised is quite strict and qualitative. Although an important factor in the form of player complaint handling is also not of a high standard.

In general, the Consumer and Business Services of South Australia (CBS) is not a benchmark regulator at the moment.