Compliance Matters for Clubs/Societies Operating Gaming Machines (audit, common errors)

Key requirements

Retain each completed PL-R1 audit checklist even where there is no exception; exceptions must accompany monthly filing. Preserve before-and-after soft-meter printouts for resets and compute turnover and winnings correctly across the reset. Hard meters need protected casings and serially numbered single-use seals. Record seal breaking or replacement with the responsible person and witness’s names, positions and signatures, and keep the register current. Investigate reconciliation differences rather than substituting unsupported figures. Incorrect returns and missing records can attract penalties, so reconcile the machine record to the filed return and underlying cash evidence.