Industry alert
ATM signage requirements enforceable from 1 August 2024
As part of reforms to strengthen gambling harm minimisation requirements in NSW, changes to cash dispensing facility signage in hotels and clubs with gaming machines were introduced on 1 July 2024. These changes are enforceable from 1 August 2024.
What are cash dispensing facilities?
Cash dispensing facilities are Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) or EFTPOS with cash withdrawal facilities.
What are the changes?
- Hotels and clubs are prohibited from placing any signage or advertising relating to gaming machines where it is visible from a cash dispensing facility.
- Any sign that advertises or gives direction to a cash dispensing facility is not allowed to be visible from a gaming machine or any part of a gaming area.
More changes coming 1 January 2025
Additional changes to the location and visibility of ATMs come into effect from 1 January 2025. These changes include:
- Cash dispensing facilities must be located outside of a 5-metre radius of any entrance to or exit from a gaming area in a hotel or club.
- Cash dispensing facilities must not be visible from a gaming machine or entry to a gaming room or area or room where gaming machines are located.
- A gaming machine or jackpot sign must not be visible from a cash dispensing facility.