Subsidiary Legislation · As enacted · 2 parts
Casino Control (Gaming Equipment) Regulations 2009
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reg 1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Casino Control (Gaming Equipment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 9th September 2009.
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 641/2026 wef 21/09/2026][Deleted by S 641/2026 wef 21/09/2026][Deleted by S 64/2013 wef 31/01/2013][Deleted by S 64/2013 wef 31/01/2013][Deleted by S 641/2026 wef 21/09/2026]
In these Regulations, a person is an “associate” of an approved manufacturer, an approved test service provider or an applicant to be an approved manufacturer or approved test service provider if the person is or will be, in the opinion of the Authority, able to exercise a significant influence over or with respect to the management or operation of the business of the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant.
In determining whether a person is able or will be able to exercise the significant influence referred to in paragraph (2), the Authority may consider all or any of the following:
whether the person holds or will hold any relevant financial interest in the business of the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant;
whether the person is or will be entitled to exercise any relevant power (whether in right of the person or on behalf of any other person) in the business of the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant;
whether the person holds or will hold any relevant position (whether in right of the person or on behalf of any other person) in the business of the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant;
the degree of direct or indirect influence that the person has in the management or operation of the business of the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant;
any other matter that the Authority considers relevant.
“approved gaming equipment” means gaming equipment of a class approved by the Authority under regulation 21(7) for use in a casino;
“approved manufacturer” means a manufacturer of gaming machines or gaming programs that is approved by the Authority under regulation 5(1) as an approved manufacturer;
“approved test service provider” means a provider of testing services that is approved by the Authority under regulation 24B(1) as an approved test service provider;
“authorised supplier”, in relation to an approved manufacturer, means a person that the approved manufacturer has notified the Authority under section 103A(4)(c) of the Act is a supplier that will be used to supply gaming machines or gaming programs of the approved manufacturer;
“business associate”, in relation to an approved manufacturer, an approved test service provider or an applicant to be an approved manufacturer or approved test service provider, means any person, body or association who, in the opinion of the Authority, has a business association with (but is not an associate within the meaning in paragraph (2) of) the approved manufacturer, approved test service provider or applicant, as the case may be;
“manager”, in relation to a manufacturing facility, means any person who administers or manages the manufacturing facility, but does not include an approved manufacturer or an applicant to be an approved manufacturer;
“manufacturing facility”, in relation to an approved manufacturer or an applicant to be an approved manufacturer, means any premises or facility —
used or intended to be used (as the case may be) by the approved manufacturer or applicant (whether by itself or through another person) to manufacture any gaming machine or gaming program of the approved manufacturer or applicant for use in any casino; and
at which the finished product of the gaming machine or gaming program is manufactured or assembled;
“modification”, in relation to any approved gaming machine, approved gaming program, approved gaming equipment or approved linked jackpot arrangement, means any change —
affecting the display or operation of the approved gaming machine, approved gaming program, approved gaming equipment or approved linked jackpot arrangement; or
capable of affecting the outcome of the casino gambling carried out on that approved gaming machine, with that approved gaming equipment or using that approved gaming program or approved linked jackpot arrangement;
“official website” means the website of the Authority at https://www.gra.gov.sg;
“relevant financial interest”, in relation to a business, means —
any share in the capital of the business;
any entitlement to receive any income derived from the business; or
any contribution to the capital of the business, whether by a loan or otherwise;
“relevant position”, in relation to a business, means the position of director or manager, or other executive position, however that position is designated;
“relevant power” means any power, whether exercisable by voting or otherwise and whether exercisable alone or in association with others —
to participate in any directorial, managerial or executive decision; or
to elect or appoint any person to any relevant position;
“return to player percentage” or “RTP%” means the theoretical return to a player of the value of all prizes awarded by a casino game (including any external prize) as a percentage of all bets made on that game over a large volume of game play;
“supplier”, in relation to an approved manufacturer or an applicant to be an approved manufacturer, means any person that the approved manufacturer or applicant uses or intends to use (as the case may be) to supply its gaming machines or gaming programs;
“technical standards”, in relation to any gaming machine, gaming program or other gaming equipment of a particular class or description, means the technical standards issued or approved by the Authority under section 200B(1) of the Act applicable to gaming machines, gaming programs or gaming equipment of that class or description, updated from time to time and made available to the casino operators and any other person required to comply with them.