WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Waiuku Cossie Club September Newsletter No.2

 

Good afternoon all,

Today was the Senior Citizens afternoon starting at 1pm.

Tomorrow Tuesday 10th September we have Housie at 10am held in the lounge upstairs. In the downstairs bar Indoor Bowls and Darts play from 7pm onwards. The membership draw for tomorrow is $500 and it has to be claimed. The draw will take place between 1pm and 3pm.

Wednesday 11th September the 500 group play upstairs in the lounge and the Euchre group play in the downstairs bar at 7pm in the evening.

Thursday 12th September is our main membership draw in the evening worth $500 and it is drawn between 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Entertainers for the evening will be Armand and Geri starting at 7pm.

Friday 13th September in the evening we have our ‘Night Market’ starting at 5:30pm through to 8:30pm upstairs in the lounge area. We have a variety of stalls to view on the night. Handle Club is $50 this week.

Sunday 15th September, we have another Hoe Down happening upstairs between the hours of 4pm – 7pm.

Restaurant:  opening hours are Tuesday through to Saturday lunch 12pm-2pm and dinner 5:30pm – 9pm, with Sunday being open for meals during the Hoe Down.

The club van operates Thursday through to Saturday from 4pm onwards. This Sunday the van will operate from 3pm onwards for anyone who wants a ride to the club for the Hoe Down starting at 4pm.

Please note:  if any member is in hospital that you know of please contact the Club office and in turn they will pass it onto the Welfare section. If anyone has passed away and the club is unaware please let us know so we can update our records… thank you in advance.

Melbourne Cup Day will be fast approaching at the beginning of November. We will be running a Punters Club $10 per unit. If you are interested in being a part of this please contact the office in the meantime to book your spot and purchase your unit/units.

Gaming Machine Rules:  it has come to my attention some members are not quite sure what the rule is concerning ‘Reserving a Machine’. Please note the following below from the Department of Internal Affairs:

4.2       Restriction on use of more than one machine
(1)        No player may play more than one gaming machine at a time.
(2)        For the purpose of this Rule, playing more than one machine at a time occurs when a player has control of more than one gaming machine in a playable state.
(3)        A gaming machine is in a playable state if it:
(a)        has credits on it and is able to be played; or
(b)        has been reserved with or without having credits on it; or
(c)        has credits on it and is showing a Player Information Display at the time, or
(d)        is performing a feature, including “free spins” or a “bonus game”.
(4)        A gaming machine is not in a playable state for the purpose of Rule 4.2(3) if:
(a)        the gaming machine is unable to be played because of a machine fault, whether or not the gaming machine has credits on it; or
(b)        a staff member has placed the gaming machine in audit mode in order to carry out any procedure the staff member is authorised to undertake, whether or not the gaming machine has credits on it; or
(c)        a player has requested a manual payment and the gaming machine is unable to be played until the manual payment is completed; or
(d)        the gaming machine is, for any other reason, in a mode where game play and/or jackpot play and money input or output is no longer available to the player.
(5)        If the player contravenes Rule 4.2(1), no prize may be paid out to that player.

Therefore, if you have reserved your machine for a payout, the machine then is not in a playable state.  You can play another machine while waiting for your payout.

If a machine has been reserved with or without credits on it … (because you want to go have a smoke or use the bathroom) the machine is still in a playable state. Therefore, if you take too long to have your smoke or use the bathroom or decide to go get yourself a drink or two, then you cannot expect to come back and play that machine you have reserved. Another person has every right to remove the reserve sign and start playing the machine even if it has credits on it.

I hope this clarifies any confusion around ‘reserving gaming machines’.

Coming up events:
Sunday 22nd September:  Tipsy Tie Dye 2pm – 5pm tickets still available
Saturday 5th October – Oktoberfest again in the downstairs bar
Saturday 19th October – The Recliner Rockers 7pm downstairs bar 8pm – 12pm
Sunday 20th October – Sip and Sculpt coming TBC
Friday 25th October – Market night TBC
Saturday 26th October – Halloween Kids Disco Party 1pm – 3pm tickets available at the office