Apply for a casino employee licence

To work in gaming and gaming machine operations in the Northern Territory (NT), you must hold a current casino operative's licence.

You don't have to have previous knowledge or skills to get a licence, but experience in the tourism and hospitality industries or training as a croupier or security officer would count in your favour.

You will need to:

  • do a police check and fingerprinting
  • give detailed personal and financial information about yourself
  • do a probity check.

A full casino operative licence is valid for 5 years unless cancelled or suspended. A non-renewable provisional licence is valid for a period not exceeding 12 months.

There are 3 types of licences:

  • key licence - for managers
  • standard licence - for all employees working in a casino on gaming operations including as croupier, cashier, security and surveillance or administration
  • trainee licence - for people undergoing training.

Before you apply for a licence in the NT you must:

  • be employed or in the process of gaining employment with a licenced NT casino
  • be over 18 years old and meet strict character and background standards
  • have current photo identification
  • have current criminal history fingerprint results - read more about probity
  • have evidence of name change - if applicable
  • detail of any arrests, detention or court proceedings
  • detail of any addresses you have lived at during the past 5 years
  • detail of any previous employment
  • list what assets you own and any debts or loans you have (liabilities)
  • hold a current responsible service of gambling certificate - 'SITHGAM001 Provide Responsible Gambling Services'.

Additional requirements for gaming and security duties:

  • hold a responsible service of alcohol certificate - 'SITHFAB002 Responsible Service of Alcohol' (RSA).

You will need to do all of the following steps.

Step 1. Fill in the forms

Complete the relevant form below.

Step 2. Police history check and fingerprinting

You must apply to NT Police for a criminal history check prior to applying.

  • new applicants must complete a fingerprint check.
    • If you are interstate, you must attend your local police station to have your fingerprints taken. The original copy of the fingerprints must then be mailed with your completed application and the relevant fee to Safe NT for processing
  • applicants renewing a current licence must complete a name check.

Read about how to get a criminal history name and fingerprint check.

Step 3. Submit your form and pay prescribed fee

Submit your forms to a Territory Business Centre along with the relevant application fee.

Applications must be lodged with all supporting documents. An incomplete application will cause delays with the processing and issuing of the licence.

Fees can be paid by credit card, cash, EFTPOS or cheque payable to the Receiver of Territory Monies.

For further information contact the Territory Business Centre on 1800 193 111 or email TerritoryBusinessCentre@NT.gov.au

If you hold a casino operative licence in another state or territory you can apply for mutual recognition in the NT.

To be eligible to apply you must hold a current relevant licence in that state or territory.

You may be  eligible for the automatic mutual recognition scheme if you :

  • live in another state or territory and have an interstate commercial and private agent licence
  • are required to work in the NT for a period of time.

Read more about automatic mutual recognition for eligibility and how to apply.

Read below for the fees.

Description Fee payable
Application or renewal of casino - key employee licence $384
Application or renewal of casino - standard employee licence $155
Application or renewal of casino - trainee employee licence $155
Variation of casino employee licence - standard to key $229
Variation of casino employee licence - provisional to key $229
Variation of casino employee licence - other $27
Replacement of casino employee licence$27
Police history name check $81
Police history fingerprint check $226

Fees are GST free.

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