means they can now choose what games they wish to operate and enter into agreements to purchase or lease EGMs. Venue operators will be responsible for paying all EGM winnings including jackpot prizes and also paying an application fee and an annual licence fee.
Venue licences will be issued for 20 years renewable whilst hotels and clubs will be subject to a state-wide cap of 2,350 EGMs. Previously the cap was 2,500.
Pokies have a 40 per cent share of the amount gambled in Tasmania followed by casinos with 30 per cent and then Lotto (15 per cent) and Keno (12 per cent). Te government sees around $30m annually from EGMs and keno combined in terms of revenue and around $80m from gambling in total.
Tere are currently around 88 hotels and seven clubs operating EGMs (total 95). Te maximum
Gaming operations in the clubs and hotels are owned and operated by the Network Gaming part of the Federal Group and the venues rent gaming equipment from Network Gaming.
Currently a one-off application fee is $1,416 for keno only and $1,657 for EGMs or both keno and EGMs whilst gaming machines in casinos, clubs and hotels pay a tax rate of 25.88 per cent on gross profit plus four per cent (clubs and hotels) Community Support levy.
Under the new system the quarterly licensing fee for EGMs 2023/24 will be:
l 0-5 EGMs - $1,000 per EGM
l 6-10 EGMs - $5,000 for 1-5 EGMs plus $1,300 per EGM 6-10
l 11-15 EGMs - $11,500 for 1-10 EGMs plus $1,600 per EGM 11-15
Pokies have a 40 per cent share of the amount gambled in Tasmania followed by casinos with 30 per cent and then Lotto (15 per cent) and Keno (12 per cent). The
government sees around $30m annually from EGMs and keno combined in terms of revenue and around $80m from gambling in total. There are currently around 88 hotels and seven clubs operating EGMs (total 95). The maximum number of EGMs which can be installed in Tasmania across all premises is limited to 3,680 of which a maximum 2,500 are allocated to clubs and hotels and 1,180 in the casinos.
number of EGMs which can be installed in Tasmania across all premises is limited to 3,680 of which a maximum 2,500 are allocated to clubs and hotels and 1,180 in the casinos.
Tere are 40 EGMs permitted per venue in clubs and 30 EGMs in hotels. Tis limit will remain after July 2023.
Tasmania operates two per cent of the country’s EGMs of which 62 per cent are located in hotels, 34 per cent in the casinos and four per cent in clubs. Tere are 8.5 EGMs per 1,000 adults in Tasmania in total.
l 16-20 EGMs - $19,500 for EGMs 1-15 plus $1,900 per EGM 16-20
l 21-25 EGMs - $29,000 for EGMs 1-20 plus $2,200 per EGM 21-25
l 26+ EGMs - $40,000 for EGMs 1-25 plus $2,500 per EGM 26+
Monthly tax and a Community Support levy on EGM gross profits will also still be required under the new policy.
Hotels will pay tax at a rate of 33.91 per cent and WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS P119
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