Have poker machine jackpots and Club Keno been banned?
Section 8B of the IGA provides for excluded gaming services. Where a service is ‘provided to customers in a public place’ it is generally exempt from the prohibition. Clubs and pubs are such public places. This exemption was included to eliminate unintended consequences with respect to traditional forms of gambling which may utilise communications services, such as linked jackpot poker machines and Club Keno games. Regulation of these services remains primarily a State and Territory responsibility.
