Lotteries and community gambling

You can only run the games listed below if you have a casino licence in the Northern Territory (NT)

An approved association or business must not run any of them as a fundraiser or promotional activity.

• American Roulette
• Baccarat
• Big Six Wheel - Money Wheel
• Blackjack
• Craps
• Keno
• Pai Gow
• Poker - all versions
• Poker machines
• Sic Bo - big and small
• Two Up - some exemptions apply on special occasions - check with Licensing NT.

Reporting a prohibited game

If you know of a prohibited game being run, you can make a written complaint about it to the Director of Gaming Control who can investigate it.

Your complaint can be sent to a Territory Business Centre.

Complaint information

Your complaint should be clear and must include all of the following information:

• name of the person or organisation conducting the prohibited game
• date and location of the game
• how it was promoted
• permit number - if relevant and if available.

If a complaint is upheld

If your complaint is upheld the organiser of the prohibited game can be directed to do either of the following:

• comply with the regulations
• stop the prohibited game.

Penalties

If the game organiser is found to have committed a serious breach of the Act or regulations, they may be fined 17 penalty units.

Read about penalty units on the Department of Attorney-General and Justice website.