Singapore legislation

Clause 115

Amendment of section 200

Section 200(2) of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (j) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(j)with respect to casino advertising and promotions —

(i)

regulating or prohibiting advertising and promotional activities relating to a casino, including regulating the content of any advertisement or promotion;

(ii)

applications for the approval of advertisements or promotional activities relating to a casino, including the fees, if any; and

(iii)

the obligations of casino operators in relation to persons who carry out advertising or promotional activities relating to a casino;

(ja)applications for the approval of any part of a responsible gambling programme;

(jb)the responsible gambling requirements referred to in section 170B, which may include, but are not limited to —

(i)

the establishment by a casino operator of a system to enable a patron of its casino to set limits on his gambling expenditure or period of continuous gambling;

(ii)

the establishment by a casino operator of a system to determine and impose a maximum number of visits which a patron may make to its casino in each month;

(iii)

patron education;

(iv)

provision of problem gambling assistance, intervention or facilities;

(v)

training of casino employees in relation to responsible gambling;

(vi)

keeping of records related to responsible gambling activities; and

(vii)

regular review of responsible gambling measures;”;

(b)

by deleting the words “within casino premises” in paragraph (l);

(c)

by deleting paragraph (o) and substituting the following paragraph:“(o)the manufacture, supply or operation of gaming equipment for use in a casino, and the provision of testing services for such gaming equipment;”;

(d)

by deleting the words “or licensed junket promoters” in paragraph (r) and substituting the words “, licensed international market agents or licensed international market agent representatives”; and

(e)

by deleting paragraph (s) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(s)the procedure for any representations to be made against, or any request for a review of, a decision by the Authority;

(sa)the procedure for disciplinary proceedings against any person licensed or approved by the Authority under this Act;

(sb)regulating agents of casino operators, including any licensing or approval thereof;

(sc)the furnishing of any deposit, pre-payment, performance bond or other form of security required by the Authority under this Act, and the procedure for drawing on, forfeiting or returning any such deposit, pre-payment, performance bond or other form of security;

(sd)the enforcement of any written undertaking given under section 185D;

(se)the system of internal controls for casino operations;

(sf)the setting up of and requirements for a compliance function by casino operators;”.

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