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Queensland sets Christmas gambling hours for hotels, clubs and casinos

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Source: OLGR Queensland

Queensland's Christmas trading rules restrict gambling at hotels, clubs and casinos, according to the regulator's notice. Hotel and club gaming machines must stop at midnight on Christmas Eve and cannot resume until 10am on Boxing Day; casinos may operate until 3am on Christmas Day, then must stop until midnight that day.

Queensland gaming venues must adjust operating schedules to meet the stated Christmas restrictions.

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