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Part 6 · Casino Operations

100. Approval of casino gambling and rules, etc.

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Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

The Authority may —

(a)

by a written notice to a casino operator, approve —

(i)

the casino games that may be played in the casino of the casino operator, the mode of play and the rules for those games; and

(ii)

any other form of casino gambling that may be provided or conducted by the casino operator, the mode of play and the rules for the casino gambling; and

(b)

publish the list of casino games and other forms of casino gambling, the mode of play and rules, approved for the time being for each casino on the official website of the Authority.

(2)

The Authority may, under subsection (1), give approvals that differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances.

(3)

A casino operator must not permit any gambling to be conducted in a casino except —

(a)

casino gambling that —

(i)

has been approved by the Authority under subsection (1)(a);

(ii)

is conducted in accordance with the mode of play and rules approved by the Authority; and

(iii)

is conducted on behalf of the casino operator by a licensed special employee;

(b)

casino gambling on a gaming machine, or using a gaming program, approved by the Authority under section 102; or

(c)

any promotional game.

(4)

A person must not conduct any gambling, or permit any person to conduct any gambling, in a casino except —

(a)

casino gambling that —

(i)

has been approved by the Authority under subsection (1)(a); and

(ii)

is conducted in accordance with the mode of play and rules approved by the Authority;

(b)

casino gambling on a gaming machine, or using a gaming program, approved by the Authority under section 102; or

(c)

any promotional game.

(5)

Any casino operator who contravenes subsection (3) shall be liable to disciplinary action.

(6)

Any person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be —

(a)

liable to disciplinary action, in the case of a licensed special employee; or

(b)

in any other case, guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —

(i)

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both; and

(ii)

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $700,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

(7)

It is a defence to disciplinary action or prosecution for a contravention of subsection (4) if the special employee or other person (as the case may be) establishes that the contravention was permitted by the casino operator.

(8)

Approval under subsection (1)(a) is not required for any casino gambling conducted on a gaming machine or using a gaming program approved by the Authority under section 102, unless it is an electronic table game of a type specified by the Authority in writing to the casino operator.

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