Singapore legislation
Section 146
Section 146
Payment of casino tax
(1)
A casino operator must pay to the Comptroller a casino tax every month during which the casino operator holds a casino licence.
(2)
The amount of casino tax payable under subsection (1) is —
5% of the gross gaming revenue for the month from premium players; and
15% of the gross gaming revenue for the month from any other player.
(3)
The rates of tax specified in subsection (2) must not be increased for a period of 15 years commencing from the date on which a second site for a casino is designated by an order made under section 2(2).
(4)
The Minister may make regulations —
prescribing the time and manner of payment of the casino tax;
prescribing the returns, declarations, statements or forms to be submitted by a casino operator, and the time and manner of such submissions;
prescribing the records to be kept by a casino operator to determine the gross gaming revenue (from premium players or otherwise) for each month;
prescribing the treatment of losses, including the carrying forward or set-off of losses, in respect of gross gaming revenue;
prescribing the requirements for an audit of a casino operator relating to the casino tax payable by the casino operator, whether by an internal auditor or an external auditor or both; (f)prescribing the obligations of a casino operator for the purposes of classifying or verifying the gross gaming revenue from premium players; and
generally to give effect to the provisions of this Part.
(5)
Regulations made under this section may provide —
that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and
that if any return required under this Part (including regulations made under this Part) is not made by a casino operator within the prescribed accounting period, the casino operator shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each day that it continues not to submit the return, up to a total penalty not exceeding $10,000.
(6)
In this Part —
Definition
“Board of Review” means the Board of Review appointed under section 78 of the Income Tax Act 1947;
Definition
“gross gaming revenue”, in relation to a casino operator, means the amount determined by the formula A – B, where —
A is the aggregate of the amount of net wins received on all games conducted by the casino operator or conducted within the casino premises of the casino operator; and
B is the amount of goods and services tax chargeable by the casino operator under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 in respect of all gaming supplies made by the casino operator;
Definition
“Minister” means the Minister for Finance;
Definition
“net win”, in relation to a casino operator, means —
in respect of any game or type of game where the casino operator is a party to a wager, the difference between the amount of bets received by the casino operator on the game and the amount paid out by the casino operator as winnings on the game, derived by such method or formula as may be prescribed in respect of that game or type of game; and
in respect of any game conducted within the casino premises where the casino operator is not a party to a wager, the amount determined by the aggregate value of all consideration in money or money’s worth received by the casino operator for conducting, or allowing the conduct of, the game;
Definition
“winnings” includes any non-monetary prize.