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Other gambling
Source: Australian Gambling Statistics, 1972-73
to 1997-98, Tasmanian Gaming Commission.
Australian
National Accounts, Australian Bureau of
Statistics.
3.3 Gambling and government
The gambling industry is subject to high levels
of scrutiny and regulation by
governmentappointed
regulators. Government oversight of the industry
reflects:
its importance as a source of revenue;
the need to keep it free of crime;
the importance of fairness and impartiality in
the conduct of gambling; and
the requirement to monitor and control social
impacts of gambling in a time of rapid
change.
The degree and type of gambling regulation
across Australian jurisdictions differs
significantly in terms of:
provisions regarding the ownership and supply of
gaming machines;
pricing and taxation arrangements; and
systems of regulatory oversight.
kpmgConsulting Victorian Casino and Gaming
Authority
Report of the 1999 Longitudinal
Community Impact Study: Main Report
September 2000
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Variations in the regulatory regimes between
each of the states reflect attitudinal
differences
and contrasting stages of development of the
industry. New South Wales, the State with the
longest history of EGM operation in Australia,
has the most fragmented and decentralised
approach to regulation. The States that are
relative newcomers to gaming, namely Victoria,
Queensland and South Australia, have designed
regulatory regimes which exploit technology
to ensure probity. These states have also
imposed restrictions on the maximum allowable
number of machines. All of the states maintain
some form of control on the number of
machines at particular venues.
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