Consultation response
January 2025 Consultation on proposed changes to the GMTS, Testing Strategy and LCCP: Consultation Response
Our position in relation to the consultation covering the Gaming Machine Technical Standards, Gaming Machine Testing Strategy and LCCP published in January 2025.
Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Summary of responses and our position
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- Proposal 1: Consolidation and update of the Gaming Machine Technical Standards
- Proposal 2: Update of the Gaming Machine Testing Strategy
- Proposal 3: Defining a ‘session’ for the purposes of the proposals in relation to limit setting functionality and the display of net position and elapsed time
- Proposal 4: Introduce a new Gaming Machine Technical Standard that would require the availability of limit setting functionality
- Proposal 5: Amend social responsibility code provision (SCRP) 3.3.3 to place specific requirements on licensees making category B gaming machines available for use
- Proposal 6: Introduce a new Gaming Machine Technical Standard that would require the provision of safer gambling messaging during breaks in play under limit setting functionality
- Proposal 7: Introduce a new Gaming Machine Technical Standard that would require the display of net position and elapsed time
- Proposal 8: Introduce a new Gaming Machine Technical Standard that would ensure awards below the stake size are not celebrated
- Proposal 9: Introduce a new Gaming Machine Technical Standard that would prohibit features that permit a customer to reduce the time until a result is known
- Industry proposals to improve consumer enjoyment and gameplay
- Proposal 10: Gaming Machine Technical Standard 5.14 Game links – adjusting the value and the number of repeats permissible on category C gaming machines
- Proposal 11: Gaming Machine Technical Standard 5.14 Game links – removing the need for a 50/50 chance following a losing game on category B gaming machines
- Proposal 12: Gaming Machine Technical Standard 5.9 Live jackpots – allowing a player to gamble a live jackpot win on all categories of gaming machine
- Guidance relating to testing requirements and the classification of gaming machines and/or games as ‘new’ or ‘existing’ for the purposes of Gaming Machine Technical Standard 15
- Impacts, evaluation and implementation of relevant changes
- Annexes
Industry proposals to improve consumer enjoyment and gameplay
As part of on-going engagement prior to launching this consultation, industry trade associations presented proposals to change elements of the Gaming Machine Technical Standards (GMTS) and Testing Strategy. During that process, they were asked to document their specific recommendations, the rationale to support their proposals and their consideration of the risk to the licensing objectives (and how that could be mitigated).
Aligned to the approach we used in developing our own proposals, we used a thorough evidence assurance process in considering the industry proposals. This included, for example, reviewing data sources, consumer benefits, impacts on licensees and available research. As a result of this process, the Commission took forward the following industry proposals for consultation:
GMTS 5.14 Game links – adjusting the value and the number of repeats permissible on category C gaming machines (presented as Proposal 10).
GMTS 5.14 Game links – removing the need for a 50/50 chance following a losing game on category B gaming machines (presented as Proposal 11).
GMTS 5.9 Live jackpots – allowing a player to gamble a live jackpot win on all categories of gaming machine (presented as Proposal 12).
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Proposal 10: Gaming Machine Technical Standard 5.14 Game links – adjusting the value and the number of repeats permissible on category C gaming machines
Last updated: 30 September 2026
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