Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Regulation 1998 (Qld)

Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Regulation 1998

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 October 1998.

3 Definitions In this regulation— accounting and audit computer system means a computer system used by a licensed provider to record or check, or record and check, 1 or more of the following in an authorised game— (a) the wagers made by players; (b) other amounts received from players; (c) the amount paid to players; (d) the authentication of players; (e) game play information; (f) the prizes (monetary and non-monetary) to be won. advanced evaluation means an evaluation of any of the following things relating to regulated interactive gambling equipment— (a) communications protocols; (b) monitoring systems; (c) random number generators. basic evaluation means an evaluation of any of the following things relating to regulated interactive gambling equipment— (a) artwork; (b) cabinet design; (c) documentation, including for example, operational manuals. end user device means computer software or hardware necessary to— (a) enable a player to make a wager in an authorised game; or (b) inform the player of the result of an authorised game. gross profit, for an authorised game, is the amount equal to the gambling turnover for the game less the total amount of prizes won in the game. interactive computer system means a computer system used for the conduct of interactive games by a licensed provider under an interactive gambling licence. interactive network controller means a device electronically linking an interactive computer system to an end user device. intermediate evaluation means an evaluation of any of the following things relating to regulated interactive gambling equipment— (a) hardware, other than hardware subject to basic evaluation; (b) software, other than software subject to advanced evaluation; (c) the mathematical treatise of the derivation of the theoretical return to a player. investigation fee see section 22. non-participating jurisdiction means a jurisdiction that is not a participating jurisdiction.