Source: OLGR Queensland
Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) outlined which gaming-industry employees need licences and where to apply. People working in venues with gaming machines must also complete a responsible service of gambling course through a registered training organisation.
The guidance sets licensing and training requirements for staff working in Queensland gaming roles.
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Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation set out CCTV requirements for licensed venues. Brisbane City Council-area venues authorised to trade beyond 1am must operate CCTV, while other Queensland venues must do so if their licence requires it; recordings without a reportable incident must generally be kept for at least 28 days.
Queensland's Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) says gambling providers, with specified exceptions, must take reasonable steps to prevent excluded patrons from entering or staying in premises or gaming machine areas. Providers must report exclusion breaches within seven days; non-casino providers may also need to submit a checklist if they do not identify the patron within 30 minutes.
Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) issued guidance on plans required for new gaming machine licences and changes to existing licences. Applicants must provide whole-of-site and gaming-area plans for specified applications, with the required plans varying by application type.
Queensland requires licensed venues that employ crowd controllers to keep a register of on-duty staff and incidents, with controllers signing in and out each shift. In Brisbane, venues trading after 1am must meet specified coverage and patron-ratio conditions; outside the city council area, requirements depend on each venue's licence conditions.
Queensland's Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation sets out how suppliers can seek approval for non-QCOM electronic gaming machines, automated table games and other products for casino use. Applications require testing-facility material, and some products are assessed case by case; approvals depend on ongoing satisfactory performance.