Singapore legislation
Regulation 46
of Casino Control (Casino Marketing Arrangements) Regulations 2013
Regulation 46
International market agreements
Subregulation 1
A casino operator must not permit a licensed international market agent to commence a casino marketing arrangement in its casino unless —
an international market agreement that complies with paragraph (2) has been entered into by the casino operator and the licensed international market agent organising, promoting or conducting the casino marketing arrangement; and
the international market agreement has been lodged with the Authority at least 5 days before the commencement of the casino marketing arrangement, or within such shorter period as the Authority may allow in any particular case.
Subregulation 2
An international market agreement must be in writing and include the following:
the name of the casino operator which is party thereto;
the name and licence number of the licensed international market agent who is party thereto;
a description of the essential terms of the agreement relating to the commission or other payment, including ––
the rate of commission or other payment payable to the international market agent who is party thereto; and
the basis on which the commission or other payment is to be calculated;
the duration of the international market agreement;
the date on which the international market agreement was entered into;
the signatures of persons authorised to represent the parties to the agreement;
the terms of the provision of credit (if any) from the casino operator to the licensed international market agent or any of its licensed international market agent representatives for the purpose of the casino marketing arrangement; and
such other information as the Authority may specify by notice in writing to the casino operator.
Subregulation 3
Where the international market agreement is not written in the English language, the casino operator which is party thereto must lodge at the same time with the Authority a certified translation thereof in the English language.
Subregulation 4
The casino operator which is party to an international market agreement must notify the Authority of any change to —
any of the parties to the international market agreement; or
any of the terms of the international market agreement referred to in paragraph (2)(c) or (d),not later than 3 days before the commencement of the first casino marketing arrangement subject to the revised terms after the change, or within such shorter period as the Authority may allow in any particular case.
Subregulation 5
The casino operator must notify the Authority not later than 5 days after the termination of any international market agreement to which it is a party.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 47, a casino marketing arrangement commences in a casino when international players commence gaming in the casino on the casino marketing arrangement.