Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Casino Control (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Regulations 2009

Regulation 8

Identification measures for opening of patron account

Amended byS 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015S 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015S 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015

Subregulation 1

A casino operator shall establish the identity of each patron who opens a patron account with the casino operator, in accordance with these Regulations and its system of internal controls.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015S 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015S 320/2015 wef 02/06/2015

Before opening a patron account, an authorised employee shall obtain and record, at the minimum, all of the following information:

(a)

the patron’s identifying information and signature;

(b)

the amount of the initial deposit into the patron account (including the type of foreign currency and conversion rate, if applicable);

(c)

the date the patron account is opened; (ca)the type and purpose of the patron account;

(d)

the name and signature of the authorised employee who approved the opening of the patron account.

Subregulation 3

Where the patron is a body corporate or unincorporate, the casino operator shall, apart from identifying the patron ––

(a)

take reasonable measures to understand the ownership and control structure of the patron; and

(b)

establish the identities of the persons having executive authority in the body corporate or unincorporate, including but not limited to, all the directors or partners thereof.