is transiting through the Port of Bunbury, the Port of Geraldton or any other Western Australian port south of the Port of Bunbury or north of the Port of Geraldton and

is conducting a scheduled deep water cruise that departed from the Port of Fremantle and.

is transiting through Western Australian ports from and to locations overseas or interstate or.

is conducting a scheduled deep water cruise and.

has a minimum capacity of 100 passenger berths and.

The purpose of the amendments were to change the definition of a cruise ship so that intrastate cruises were permitted to conduct casino gaming. The Fourteenth Supplementary Agreement scheduled to the CBI Agreement Act and a subsequent amendment to the Gaming and Wagering Commission Regulations 1988 (the regulations) came into operation in May 2017. This authorisation was subsequently extended to intrastate cruises under certain conditions in 2017. In 2011, amendments were made to the CBI Agreement Act to authorise casino gaming to occur on cruise ships travelling through WA waters on interstate or overseas cruises whilst the ship was more than 12 nautical miles away from the WA baseline. ‘Casino gaming’ facilities include gaming machines, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, keno, two-up, mini dice, money wheel, big and small and any other game commonly played in Casinos (both in Australia and elsewhere). Prior to the 2011 amendment to the Casino (Burswood Island) Agreement Act 1985 (“the CBI Agreement Act”) the Western Australian Government was prevented from authorising casino gaming other than in the Burswood Casino (now known as Crown Perth).Ĭruise ships travelling through or docked within Western Australian waters were therefore prohibited from using their onboard casino gaming facilities.

The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for cruise ships with onboard facilities travelling through or docking in Western Australian waters. Provided on the understanding that all persons undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its contents. This policy is designed to provide information in regard to the subject matter covered, and with the understanding that the Gaming and Wagering Commission is not passing legal opinion or interpretation or other professional advice.

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