Intralot has been chosen to implement a voluntary pre-commitment scheme across more than 27,000 gaming machines in the Australian state of Victoria.
The scheme is scheduled to be in place by December 1, 2015, subject to the passing of legislation, the issuing of a ministerial direction and successful contract negotiations.
The Victorian pre-commitment scheme will be voluntary for players but will be mandatory on all gaming machines operating in the state, including those at Crown Casino. Players will be able to set time and amount limits on any electronic gaming machine, track their play across the state and electronically access their personalised information at any gaming venue. Intralot is slated to run the scheme until 2027.
“The coalition government made an election commitment to introduce voluntary pre-commitment and is the first government in Australia to do so,” said Minister for Liquor and Gaming Regulation Edward O’Donohue. “Pre-commitment is a vital harm minimisation and consumer protection measure that will help players control their gambling and avoid it escalating to harmful levels.”
Intralot’s deputy managing director for Asia-Pacific, Antonis Markopoulos, said his company’s selection as the preferred provider of pre-commitment in Victoria follows a 2011 agreement under which it was awarded an electronic gaming machine monitoring licence. Over 25,000 machines have been connected to the system.
“We look forward to successfully completing contractual negotiations with the state government on pre-commitment in the near future,” he said. “We also look forward to delivering this important project to the state to the highest quality, within budget and on time.”
