In Queensland, the number of allocated gaming machine operating authorities for hotels and entitlements for clubs is managed by the Office of Liquor and Gaming within the Department of Justice and Attorney General (DJAG).
Queensland Public Trustee (QPT) facilitates the tender process for the sale of gaming machine operating authorities and entitlements on behalf of DJAG. This ensures a transparent process in the allocation of authorities/entitlements through a complete separation of duties.
Currently, QPT conducts up to three tenders per year across three identified Queensland regions.
QPT advertises the start of a tender in The Courier Mail outlining the number of operating authorities or club entitlements available for sale in each region, the closing date and the lodgement details. If you would like more information about these processes, you can read at:
- Gaming machine operating authorities (hotels) | Business Queensland
- Gaming machine entitlements (clubs) | Business Queensland
Information for gaming machine tenders for operating authorities (hotels)
All information regarding terms, conditions and fees can be found below:
Current tender
List of recent tenders
- Authorised Sale of Gaming Machine Operating Authorities – March 2024
- Authorised Sale of Gaming Machine Operating Authorities – September 2023
- Authorised Sale of Gaming Machine Operating Authorities – May 2023
Tender fees (hotel)
(Fees are reviewed annually – 1 September)
Bid lodgement fee
- $75.00 (GST inclusive).
Authorised sale administration fee
- $731.00 (GST Inclusive) for each Hotel Operating Authority purchased.
Information for gaming machine entitlements (clubs)
All information regarding terms, conditions and fees can be found below
Terms and conditions and fees
Current tenders
- No current tenders
Previous tenders
Tender fees (clubs)
(Fees are reviewed annually—1 September)
Bid lodgement fee
- $75.00 (GST inclusive).
Authorised sale administration fee
- $731.00 (GST inclusive) for each of the first fifty (50) Gaming Machine Entitlements purchased and $370.00 (GST inclusive) for each thereafter.