Since December last year all regulatory and policy functions, which were previously the responsibility of the Independent Gambling Authority, are now undertaken by the Consumer and Business Services (CBS) which is a division of the government’s Attorney General’s Department. Te move was part of a broad package of reforms to the state gambling sector which saw various changes including: the implementation of the Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering, Self Exclusion barring process; Advertising and Responsible Gambling codes of practice; and Trading of Gaming Machine Entitlements. Legislation is covered by the Casino Act 1997, Gaming Machines Act 1992 and Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000.
l Lottery - South Australia became the last
state to introduce state run lotteries in 1965 and the State Lotteries Act was enacted in 1966. Lotto was introduced in 1973 followed by instant lotteries in 1978. In 2012 Tatts Lotteries was appointed to conduct public lotteries in SA. Tere are some 570 lottery outlets in the state.
l Betting - this sector is governed by the
Authorised Betting Operations Act (ABO) 2000 and Racing Act 2000. Te major betting operation licence is held by UBET (Tatts Group) and there are around 336 UBET PoS outlets.
Tere is also fixed odds via licensed bookmakers (around 27 licences for interstate betting operators) and on-course betting at licensed racing clubs. Tere are around 44 on-course totalisator licences.
Te first organised race meeting was held in Adelaide in 1838 and South Australia introduced the first on-course totalisator in 1879. By 1933 off-course betting shops were legalised.
Te racing controlling bodies are Toroughbred Racing SA, Harness Racing SA and Greyhound Racing SA and the SA racing industry generates more than $400m in economic benefits for the state. Attendance figures are around 515,000.
Tere are a total of 42 racing clubs and 38 racetracks with over 770 race meetings and 6,700 races per year. Total wagering turnover in SA was $117m.
Toroughbred Racing is assisted by the state’s 24 provincial and country clubs plus the principal thoroughbred club - South Australian Jockey Club - which races at Morphettville and conducts the Adelaide metropolitan races. Tere are also 11 Harness racing clubs and six Greyhound clubs.
l EGMs - Te Gaming Machines Act 1992
governs this sector and saw the arrival of EGMs in hotels and clubs. In the year 2000 the SA government announced a free trade on EGM numbers and gaming machine entitlements can be purchased, sold or moved between venues under certain conditions.
All gaming machines are monitored electronically by the Independent Gaming Corporation (IGC) and there is a statewide cap of 13,081 gaming machine entitlements.
Tere are 524 active gaming machine licences of which 439 are hotels, 52 clubs and 33 other circumstances. Each licence has an authorisation for an approved number of machines and the maximum is 40.
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Tere are around 12,300 EGMs in total currently in operation and total net gambling revenue is around $682m last year – the first increase since 2014.
In 2017 all EGMs in SA (except those in prescribed premium gaming areas of the casino) were limited to a $5 maximum bet (previously $10). From this year EGMs also have to be capable of displaying on-screen messages connected to an automated risk monitoring system.
EGM expenditure accounts for the majority of gambling spend although sports betting and race wagering represents the largest interactive gambling markets.
l Casino - the SA casino sector is governed by
the Casino Act 1997. Adelaide Casino opened in 1985 and spans two floors of a historic Railway Station building on the river banks. It was authorised to operate casino style EGMs in 1991.
Adelaide Casino was purchased by SkyCity Entertainment Group and re-branded in 2000 and has undergone several refurbishments including the more recent $330m expansion which began last year for a 12 storey tower, which will be a new entertainment destination with hotel, retail and restaurants. It is due to be completed by 2020.
Adelaide Casino was purchased by SkyCity Entertainment Group and re-branded in 2000 and has undergone several refurbishments including the more recent $330m expansion which began last year for a 12 storey tower, which will be a new entertainment destination with hotel, retail and restaurants. It is due to be completed by 2020. It has exclusivity in Adelaide until 2035 and a licence for the casino until 2085.
SkyCity based in Auckland also operates four casinos in New Zealand and has recently sold its Darwin Casino in the Northern Territory to concentre on the New Zealand casinos and Adelaide expansion.
Gaming revenue for the Adelaide casino last year was $174m. It has a total number of 917 machines with a licence for 1,500 slots and 200 table games maximum. Visitors reached around 1.7 million annually.
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