{"id":777014164,"date":"2024-03-21T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014164"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:49:09","slug":"queensland-passes-gambling-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-passes-gambling-reforms","title":{"rendered":"Queensland passes gambling reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The bill includes mandatory ID checks, cash limits and a code of conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Queensland Parliament has passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-introduces-new-casino-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023<\/a>, which introduces several major reforms for the state&#8217;s gambling industry. Passed unanimously on Wednesday (March 20), the legislation <strong>will take effect at the end of 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill builds on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-fined-over-breaches-at-queensland-casinos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022<\/a>\u00a0following the review of The Star Entertainment Group\u2019s operations in the state. It will impose mandatory identity verification and cash limits for gambling. Mandatory carded play will require customers to verify their identity and age, including when using cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cash transactions will be limited to AU$1,000, and there will be limits on the amount that can be drawn over 24 hours, aligning Queensland with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-to-expand-cashless-gaming-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regulations in New South Wales<\/a>\u00a0and Victoria. Gamblers will be required to set limits, including duration of play and expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, casino operators will have to identify and exclude people who have been banned from interstate casinos and to collect and share player card data, including player losses and wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operators will be prohibited from seeing gambling promotions to players unless they consent to receive them. Consenting to advertising can&#8217;t be a prerequisite to registering for a player card. A levy will be introduced to fund the regulation of the sector and gambling harm reduction programmes.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bill includes mandatory ID checks, cash limits and a code of conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Queensland Parliament has passed the Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, introducing significant regulatory reforms for the state's gambling industry, effective end of 2025. Key provisions include mandatory identity verification, cash transaction limits, and player-set expenditure controls, alongside new obligations for casino operators regarding data sharing and marketing consent. A new levy will fund sector regulation and harm reduction initiatives, aligning Queensland's framework with New South Wales and Victoria.","focusai_entities":"Queensland Parliament, The Star Entertainment Group","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.9), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact?","query":"What is the projected impact of mandatory carded play, AU$1,000 cash limits, and player-set expenditure controls on Queensland's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and operator profitability post-2025 implementation?"},{"label":"Compliance Costs?","query":"How will the new regulatory levy and the costs associated with enhanced data collection, sharing, and identity verification systems affect the competitive landscape and market entry barriers for existing and prospective casino operators in Queensland?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156,158],"tags":[23911,23871],"class_list":["post-777014164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777014164"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014167,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014164\/revisions\/777014167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}