4. Amendment of regulation 8

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 8 —

replace paragraphs (1) to (4) with —“(1) A casino operator shall conduct in accordance with the responsible gambling requirements a review of the responsible gambling measures contained in the approved responsible gambling programme for its casino for the purpose of comparing the quality and standard of those responsible gambling measures —

annually; or

at such lower frequency as may be specified in the Responsible Gambling Code for Casinos in substitution of sub‑paragraph (a).

Subject to paragraph (3A), a casino operator shall complete the review of the responsible gambling measures contained in the approved responsible gambling programme for its casino —

where paragraph (1)(a) applies —

in the case of the first review, not later than the anniversary of the date of the Authority’s approval pursuant to regulation 5(4)(a) of the responsible gambling programme; and

in the case of the second and each subsequent review, within one year after the date of the Authority’s approval pursuant to paragraph (6)(a) of the review report in respect of the immediately preceding review; or

where paragraph (1)(b) applies, within the applicable time specified in the Responsible Gambling Code for Casinos.

Subject to paragraph (3A), a casino operator shall submit a report of the review (referred to in these Regulations as the review report) to the Authority for approval within 3 months after the casino operator completes the review in accordance with paragraph (2).

The Authority may, in any particular case, extend the time for the completion of the review under paragraph (2) or the submission of the review report in paragraph (3).

A review report must contain such matters and comply with such requirements as may be specified in the Responsible Gambling Code for Casinos.”;

in paragraphs (5) and (6)(b), after “the casino”, insert “operator”; and

in paragraph (7)(b), replace “the date referred to in paragraph (4)(c)” with “the proposed date by which those responsible gambling measures are to be adopted as set out”.