On 30 November 2017 the Victorian Parliament passed the Gambling Regulation Amendment (Gaming Machine Arrangements) Act 2017. This will mean a number of changes for gaming venue operators.
A number of these changes came into effect on 20 December 2017. These relate to:
Information on post-2022 gaming machine entitlements is available on the Department of Justice and Regulation’s website.
There are other legislative changes that will come into effect in 2018. These include
Further information on how these changes will be implemented and when they will come into effect will be published on the VCGLR website in the coming months.
The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation’s Second Reading speech to parliament contains a summary of all the changes contained in the Act.