The next tender for hotel electronic gaming machine operating authorities in Queensland will open on Wednesday 26 February 2025 and will close at 4pm on Wednesday 19 March 2025.
Minimum acceptable prices for authorities for sale across the three regions are:
- South East: $429,556
- Coastal: $186,452
- Western: $81,332
Licensees wishing to sell any authorities at the next tender must lodge an application to surrender their gaming machine licence OR decrease the number of gaming machines at their premises.
The forms you require can be found at:
The form must be received by this office no later than Wednesday 12 February 2025. Please email your completed application form to OLGRLicensing@justice.qld.gov.au.
Please read the Guideline – Authorised sale of hotel operating authorities and Conditions of tender for more information about the sale of gaming machine operating authorities.
Further information about gaming machine operating authorities may be found here.
NOTE: The number of available authorities per region will be known when the tender opens on 26 February. Contact the QHA on 07 3221 6999 for further information.