KENO – APPROVAL OF RULES
The following rules for the game of keno, being a game Slot Gampang Menang of chance within the meaning of section 5(1)(c) of the Public Lotteries Act 1996, have been approved by the Honourable Richard Face MP, Minister for Gaming and Racing, under section 23(1) of the Act and, at the request of the joint licensees Club Gaming Systems Pty Limited and Clubkeno Holdings Pty Limited, are published in the Government Gazette, such rules to take effect on and from 23 November 1998. The following rules supersede, on and from 23 November 1998, all rules previously approved for the conduct of a game of keno.
- General
These Rules govern the playing of Keno and are effective on and from 23 November 1998. They supersede the Rules notified previously in the Government Gazette. Subject to the Act and these Rules, the Game of Keno is the exclusive responsibility of the Licensees and the Clubs.
- Definitions
(a) In these Rules unless inconsistent with the context:
(i) “Act” means the Public Lotteries Act 1996, as that Act may be amended from time to time, and any regulations made thereunder;
(ii)”Approved” means approved in writing by the Minister and “Approval” has a corresponding meaning;
(iii)”Backup Site” means the site at which the computer system which acts as a backup to the Central Site Computer is located;
(iv)”Bonus Prize” means an Approved prize offered to Subscribers to a Game of Keno over and above those prizes indicated on any Schedule of Prizes;
(v)”Box” or “Boxed” means an option on the “Quinella”, “Exact Quinella”, “Trio” and “Trifecta” bet types in a game of Keno Racing that allows a Subscriber to forecast the result of the game by combining their selected Rows into all possible combinations on one Entry. A Subscription is payable in respect of each combination;
(vi) “Casino Licensee” means a holder of a license granted under Section 18 of the Casino Control Act 1992.
(vii) “Category”, and references to a game being of a particular “Category”, mean a Category listed in a table in the license held by the Licensees, which governs the apportionment of each Subscription for each game, including the Commission and the Keno Prize Fund Contribution. Each type of game is allocated a Category under these Rules;
(viii) “Central Site” means the site at which the Central Site Computer is operative and in direct control of the computing of the Game of Keno;
(ix) “Central Site Computer” means the computer system that is used to process, store and display the Game of Keno;
(x) “Chip” means a chip issued by a Casino Licensee under the Casino Control Act 1992.
(xi) “Club” means a club registered under the Registered Clubs Act 1976 (as amended) or a Casino Licensee, appointed by the Licensees with Approval to accept Entries and Subscriptions for Games of Keno, and refers to the Club acting in its own right, or as agent of the Licensees or of the Subscriber, as the context requires;
(xii) “Column” or “Columns” means the 8 numbers in 1 column of the Keno Grid whereby: Column 1 means the numbers: 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 and 71,
Column 2 means the numbers: 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62 and 72,
Column 3 means the numbers: 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63 and 73,
Column 4 means the numbers: 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64 and 74,
Column 5 means the numbers: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65 and 75,
Column 6 means the numbers: 6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66 and 76,
Column 7 means the numbers: 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67 and 77,
Column 8 means the numbers: 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68 and 78,
Column 9 means the numbers: 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69 and 79, and
Column 10 means the numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80;
(xiii) “Commission” means an amount paid to a Club by Subscribers, in the Club’s own right (and not as agent of the Licensees), and which:
(A) the Club is entitled to deduct and retain from the Gross Subscription which the Club receives from the Subscriber and deals with as agent of the Subscriber, pursuant to Rule 7(f); or
(B) the Operating Company is directed by the Subscriber to pay to the Club, on behalf of the Subscriber, from the face value of a Prepaid Voucher, in accordance with the terms of the Prepaid Voucher and Rule 9B(a); or
(C) the Club is entitled to deduct and retain from the amount received from a Subscriber for the purchase of a Gift Voucher, in accordance with Rule 9A(b).
(xiv) “Corner” or “Corners” means a square of 4 adjacent numbers in the Keno Grid;
(xv) “Customised Set Bet” means a form of Way Bet where the types of Ways, the Groups and the Spots forming part of each Group applicable to that Way Bet have been previously programmed into a particular Club’s Terminals to accommodate particular Subscribers at that Club and made available by that Club from time to time;
(xvi) “Delayed Start Entry” means an Entry for a game which is not open at the time the Receipt Ticket for that Entry is issued;
(xvii) “Delayed Start Game” means an Approved game in which Delayed Start Entries are permitted;
(xviii) ‘Draw Device” means a device Approved for conducting a draw being:
(A) a mechanically operated device containing 80 balls numbered 1 to 80 but otherwise the same in all respects, which selects at random and one at a time, or
(B) an electronically operated device which selects at random and one at a time, the 20 winning numbers in each Game of Keno;
(xix) “Drawing”, “Draw” or “Drawn” means the random selection by a Draw Device of 20 winning numbers;
(xx) “Entry” means an entry referred to in Rule 7;
(xxi) “Entry Form” means an Approved form that may be completed by a person wishing to enter a Game of Keno;
(xxii) “Game of Keno” means the competition styled “Club Keno” or “Star Keno” conducted under the Act and “Keno”, “Keno game” and “game” shall have the same meaning;
(xxiii) “Game Results Inquiry” means a request from a Subscriber to display on a Terminal or to display on and print from a Terminal the results of a game or games;
(xxiv) “Gift Voucher” means an Approved document issued by a Club which is the acknowledgment of the payment of money by a Subscriber and which entitles the holder (whether the initial Subscriber or another) to enter a particular type of Game of Keno;
(xxv) “Group” has the meaning given in Rule 2(a)(lxxv).
(xxvi) “Gross Subscription” means (subject to Rule 11 regarding cancellation of Entries) the amount prescribed by the Minister to be paid by a Subscriber for entry to a Game of Keno, and includes the amount of Commission received and retained by a Club pursuant to Rule 7(f), and also includes the face value of Gift Vouchers, Prepaid Vouchers and Subscription Chips which have been used as Subscriptions for Games of Keno.
(xxvii) “Heads or Tails?” means the form of the Game of Keno, being a Category Q game, which may be played separately to other forms of the Game of Keno, the object of which is to forecast the distribution of the Drawn numbers. In this form of game, a Subscriber attempts to forecast the result of a single Game of Keno as being one of “Heads”, “Tails” or “Evens” as described following:
(a) The result of a game is “Heads” when 11 or more of the 20 numbers Drawn in that Game of Keno are numbers in the range 1 to 40 inclusive;
(b) The result of a game is “Tails” when 11 or more of the 20 numbers Drawn in that Game of Keno are numbers in the range 41 to 80 inclusive;
(c) The result of a game is “Evens” when ten (10) of the 20 numbers Drawn in that Game of Keno are numbers in the range 1 to 40 inclusive and ten (10) of the 20 numbers Drawn in the same Game of Keno are numbers in the range 41 to 80 inclusive; If the Subscriber correctly forecasts the result of that game, then, subject to these Rules, a prize will be payable calculated in accordance with Rule 18(c);
(xxviii) “Inspector” means a person appointed by the Minister as an inspector under Section 69 of the Act to undertake functions associated with the conduct of the game;
(xxix) “Jackpot” means the form of the Game of Keno the object of which is to match all seven (7), eight (8), nine (9) or ten (10) Spots selected, as the case may be, against the 20 winning numbers Drawn in that game;
(xxx) “Jackpot Prize” means the prize offered in respect of an Entry in a Jackpot which matches all Spots selected against the 20 winning numbers Drawn in that game;
(xxxi) “Keno Day” means the period between the start of Keno trading and the close of Keno trading, identified by the calendar day on which that period commenced;
(xxxii) “Keno Grid” means the standard layout of the range of the numbers 1 to 80 on a Standard Game Entry Form;
(xxxiii) “Keno Prize Fund” means the account established for payment of prizes that receives from Net Subscriptions an amount equal to the Keno Prize Fund Contributions;
(xxxiv) “Keno Prize Fund Contribution” means:
(a) for Heads or Tails? being a Category Q game – an amount equal to 80% of Subscriptions; and
(b) for Regular Keno, Keno Roulette, Keno Racing and Lucky Last, all being Category I games – an amount equal to 75% of Subscriptions;
(xxxv) “Keno to Go” means a Multi-Game Entry for not less than 50 games;
(xxxvi) “Keno Racing” means the form of the Game of Keno, being a Category I game, which may be played separately to other forms of the Game of Keno, the object of which is to forecast the distribution of the Drawn numbers across the Rows of the Keno Grid in each game. In this form of the game a Subscriber attempts to forecast which Row shall be “First”, “Second” or “Third” as described following:
(a) “First” is the Row that has the most amount of Drawn numbers at the end of the Game of Keno;
(b) “Second” is the Row that has the second most amount of Drawn numbers at the end of the Game of Keno;
(c) “Third” is the Row that has the third most amount of Drawn numbers at the end of the Game of Keno; Where two or more Rows have the same amount of Drawn numbers at the end of the Game of Keno, the Row that achieved that amount of Drawn numbers earliest in time in the Game of Keno shall be placed ahead of the other Row or Rows and so on until an order is achieved. (In the event that two Rows each have an amount of 10 Drawn numbers at the end of the Game of Keno, all of the remaining Rows shall be declared “Third”.) In this form of game, a Subscriber may select one or more bet types in attempting to forecast the order of the Rows. These bet types are described as follows:
(a) A “Win”, where a Subscriber attempts to forecast which Row shall be “First”;
(b) A “Place”, where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that a selected Row shall be either “First”, “Second” or “Third”;
(c) A “Quinella”, where a Subscriber attempts to forecast which two Rows shall be “First” and “Second” irrespective of their order;
(d) An “Exact Quinella”, where a Subscriber attempts to forecast which two Rows shall be “First” and “Second” in the correct order;
(e) A “Trio”, where a Subscriber attempts to forecast which three Rows shall be “First”, “Second” and “Third” irrespective of their order; and
(f) A “Trifecta” where a Subscriber attempts to forecast which three Rows shall be “First”, “Second” and “Third” in the correct order; If the Subscriber correctly forecasts the result of that game, then, subject to these Rules, a prize shall be payable calculated in accordance with Rule 18(d);
(xxxvii) “Keno Roulette” means the form of the Game of Keno, being a Category I game, which may be played separately to other forms of the Game of Keno, the object of which is to forecast the first number Drawn in each game. In this form of the game, a Subscriber may select one or more bet types in attempting to forecast the result of a single game. These bet types are described as follows:
(a) “Straight Up” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first number Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be a single selected number in the range 1 to 80 in the Keno Grid;
(b) “Pairs” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first number Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be one of a selected Pair of numbers in the Keno Grid;
(c) “Corners” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first number Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be one of a selected Corner of numbers in the Keno Grid;
(d) “Columns” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first number Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be one of a selected single Column of numbers in the Keno Grid;
(e) “Rows” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first number Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be one of a single selected Row of numbers in the Keno Grid;
(f) “Quarters” means a type of bet where a Subscriber attempts to forecast that the first ball Drawn in a Game of Keno shall be 1 of a single selected Quarter of numbers in the Keno Grid; If the Subscriber correctly forecasts the result of that game, then, subject to these Rules, a prize will be payable calculated in accordance with Rule 18(e);
(xxxviii) “Keno Runner” means a person authorized by a Club to collect Subscriptions directly from the Subscriber;
(xxxix) “Key Employee” has the meaning assigned to “key employee” by Section 4 of the Act;
(xl) “Licensees” means Clubkeno Holdings Pty Limited ACN 002 821 570 and Club Gaming Systems Pty Limited ACN 003 992 327;
(xli) “Lucky Last” means the form of the Game of Keno, being a Category I game, which may be played in conjunction with certain other forms of the Game of Keno (except Heads or Tails?, Keno Racing and Keno Roulette), the object of which is to match a selected number against the last number Drawn in that game;
(xlii) “Major Prize” means a prize of more than $1,000 won in a Game of Keno;
(xliii) “Minister” means the Minister for the time being administering the Act or the Minister’s duly appointed representative, delegate or replacement;
(xliv) “Multi – Game” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber enters a number of games;
(xlv) “Mystery Bet” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber nominates the Subscription for each game and the number of games and the Terminal selects the number of Spots and the Spots or, in the case of Keno Racing, the Rows;
(xlvi) “Net Subscription” means the amount which the Clubs hold and deal with as agent of the Licensees in accordance with Rule 7(h), being the Gross Subscription less the Commission including that part of the face value of a Gift Voucher, Prepaid Voucher or a Subscription Chip which has been used as a Subscription, remaining after payment of the Club’s Commission in accordance with Rule 9A(b), Rule 9B(a) or Rule 9C(c), as the case may be;
(xlvii) “Operating Company” means Club Gaming Systems Pty Limited ACN 003 992 327;
(xlviii) “Pair” or “Pairs” means a range of 2 vertically or horizontally adjacent numbers in the Keno Grid;
(xlix) “Parlay” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber chooses to subscribe all or part of a prize won in a game instead of collecting that prize or all of that prize;
(l) “Premises” means the premises owned or occupied by a Club, at which a Club is permitted to accept Entries and Subscriptions for Games of Keno pursuant to these Rules, and in respect of a Casino Licensee means the area or areas defined or redefined as the boundaries of the casino pursuant to section 19 of the Casino Control Act 1992;
(li) “Prepaid Voucher” means an Approved document issued by the Operating Company or a Club, which is an acknowledgment of the payment of money (whether by the Operating Company or a Club) and which operates as a direction to the Operating Company to pay an amount on behalf of the holder, and entitles the holder to enter a particular type of Game of Keno;
(lii) “Print Pay Ticket” means a ticket issued by a Terminal detailing all games entered and all prizes won by an Entry;
(liii) “Pro-rating” means the proportional reduction in value of all Major Prizes, except Jackpot Prizes, Bonus Prizes and additional Approved prizes, in a Game of Keno so that the aggregate value of those prizes equals $500,000;
(liv) “Quarter” or “Quarters” means the 20 numbers in a quarter of the Keno Grid whereby: Quarter 1 means the 20 numbers: 1 to 5 inclusive, 11 to 15 inclusive, 21 to 25 inclusive and 31 to 35 inclusive,
Quarter 2 means the 20 numbers: 6 to 10 inclusive, 16 to 20 inclusive, 26 to 30 inclusive and 36 to 40 inclusive,
Quarter 3 means the 20 numbers: 41 to 45 inclusive, 51 to 55 inclusive, 61 to 65 inclusive and 71 to 75 inclusive, and
Quarter 4 means the 20 numbers: 46 to 50 inclusive, 56 to 60 inclusive, 66 to 70 inclusive and 76 to 80 inclusive;
(lv) “Quick Pick” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber nominates the Subscription for each game, the number of Spots and the number of games and the Terminal selects the Spots or, in Keno Racing, the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber nominates the bet type, the Subscription and, where applicable, whether the bet shall be Boxed and the Terminal selects the Rows or, in Keno Roulette, the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber nominates the bet type, the number of selections to be made, the Subscription and the Terminal selects the Straight Ups, Pairs, Corners, Columns, Rows or Quarters as applicable;
(lvi) “Receipt Ticket” means the numbered ticket issued by a Terminal on which is recorded the particulars of an Entry;
(lvii) “Regular Keno” means the form of Game of Keno, being a Category I game, in which a person selects up to 15 numbers (but not inclusive of 11 to 14 numbers), from the set: 1 to 80, the object being to match (or in some cases not to match) those numbers against the 20 winning numbers Drawn in each game;
(lviii) “Replay” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber submits a Receipt Ticket and issues verbal instructions for any particular of the Entry which varies from the particulars recorded on the Receipt Ticket;
(lix) “Row” or “Rows” means a range of 10 numbers in 1 row of the Keno Grid whereby:
Row 1 means the range 1 to 10 inclusive,
Row 2 means the range 11 to 20 inclusive,
Row 3 means the range 21 to 30 inclusive,
Row 4 means the range 31 to 40 inclusive,
Row 5 means the range 41 to 50 inclusive,
Row 6 means the range 51 to 60 inclusive,
Row 7 means the range 61 to 70 inclusive,
Row 8 means the range 71 to 80 inclusive;
(lx) “Schedule of Prizes” means the lists of prizes specified in Rule 18; (lxi) “Senior Writer” means the person authorized by a Club to be in control of the operation of Keno at the Premises of that Club;
(lxii) “Set Bet” means the form of Entry whereby a Subscriber nominates:
(a) a Standard Set Bet; or
(b) a Customised Set Bet.
In both cases the Subscriber nominates the amount to be wagered for each Way and the number of games;
(lxiii) “Spot” means an integer selected from the range of 1 to 80;
(lxiv) “Standard Game Entry Form” means the Approved form that may be completed by a person wishing to play Regular Keno;
(lxv) “Standard Set Bet” means a form of Way Bet where the number of Groups, the size of each Group and the types of Ways applicable to that Way Bet have been pre-programmed into the Central Site Computer by the Operating Company and made available to Subscribers generally from time to time, the details for which are set out in the officially sanctioned brochures displayed or available for inspection at any Club. The Central Site Computer selects the Spots forming part of each Way;
(lxvi) “Standout” means an option on the “Quinella, “Exact Quinella”, “Trio” and “Trifecta” bet types in a game of Keno Racing that allows a Subscriber to nominate a particular Row or Rows that will finish “First” or “Second”, in the case of a “Quinella” or “Exact Quinella”, or “First”, “Second” or “Third” in the case of a “Trio” or “Trifecta”, and to forecast the result of the game by combining these selections with other selected Rows to fill the other placing(s). A Subscription is payable in respect of each combination;
(lxvii) “Subscriber” means:
(i) a person who subscribes to the Game of Keno by way of Entry; and
(ii) where the context permits in, and for the purposes of, Rules 9A and 9B a person who purchases a Gift Voucher and a person who receives a Prepaid Voucher; and
(iii) where, in its absolute discretion, the Operating Company thinks it appropriate, includes a person who bears or submits a Receipt Ticket; and
(iv) where any person defined in sub paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) is under a legal incapacity or has died, includes the legal personal representative of such person;
(lxviii) “Subscription” means a Gross Subscription unless otherwise stated in these Rules;
(lxix) “Subscription Chip” means a Chip used by a Subscriber either for entry to a game or for the purchase of a Gift Voucher;
(lxx) “Supervisor” means a person appointed by the Operating Company to supervise the operation of Keno games;
(lxxi) “Terminal” means an Approved device for either:
(i) the processing of Entries, the issuing of Receipt Tickets and the processing of claims; or
(ii) the processing of Entries and the issuing of Receipt Tickets;
(lxxii) “Unclaimed Prize Claim Form” means the document to be completed by a Subscriber in the event that:
(i) a Receipt Ticket is lost or mutilated; or
(ii) a Receipt Ticket’s record is no longer resident on magnetic media on the Central Site Computer;
(lxxiii) “Verbal Entry” means the form of Entry which may be effected by the issue of verbal instructions by a person wishing to enter a game and the issue of a Receipt Ticket;
(lxxiv) “Way” means a combination of from 1 to 10 and 15 Spots (but not inclusive of 11 to 14 spots) selected by the Subscriber from the 80 available numbers;
(lxxv) “Way Bet” means an advanced form of Entry whereby a Subscriber may play 2 or more different Ways in the same game. The Subscriber (or in the case of a Standard Set Bet, the Central Site Computer) selects the Spots and creates non-intersecting groups of those Spots (“Groups”). A Group may comprise of one Spot only. A Spot may not form (and will not be counted as forming) part of more than one Group. All Spots forming part of a particular Group will be identified on the Receipt Ticket by the same alpha or alpha numeric character, which character will be different from the characters allocated to the Spots comprising other Groups. The Ways are formed by combining all the Spots in a Group or by combining all the Spots in a Group with all the Spots in another Group or Groups. The Subscriber must nominate the types of Ways (except in the case of a Set Bet, in which case the types of Ways are pre-programmed), the amount to be wagered for each Way and the number of games to be played. A Subscriber may (but need not) nominate all types of Ways capable of being formed using the Groups selected (“All Ways Bet”). For each type of Way, the Subscriber must play the maximum number of Ways which can be played using the Groups selected. This maximum number is as calculated by the Central Site Computer and specified on the Receipt Ticket;
(lxxvi) “With the Field” means an option on the “Quinella”, “Exact Quinella”, “Trio” and “Trifecta” bet types in a game of Keno Racing that allows a Subscriber to combine their selected Rows with all the remaining Rows in the Keno Grid. A Subscription is payable in respect of each combination;
(lxxvii) “Writer” means a person authorized by a Club to operate a Terminal at the Premises of that Club.
(b) In these Rules unless inconsistent with the context:
(i) a reference to the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa;
(ii) a reference to a person shall include an organisation of persons whether incorporated or unincorporated;
(iii) except in relation to a Delayed Start Entry a reference to a number of games shall be taken to mean a number of consecutive games commencing with the game which is open at the time the Receipt Ticket for that Entry is issued;
(iv) headings are for convenient reference only and have no effect in limiting or extending the language of the provisions to which they refer;
(v) all references to sums of money are references to Australian dollars.
