Casino Control (Casino Licence and Fees) Regulations 2009

An application for a casino licence shall be submitted using the relevant application form issued by the Authority ––

Every application under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by ––

Any particulars of any information or records required by the Authority under section 47 of the Act or a change of information to be given under section 48 of the Act in relation to an application under this regulation shall, wherever possible, be submitted in the same manner in which the application was submitted.

The Authority may refuse to consider any application under this regulation if ––

The costs of such investigations and inquiries as may be required under section 46 of the Act shall be borne by the applicant.

The Authority may, from time to time, give a written notice to the applicant of the estimated costs of investigation and require the applicant to pay such estimated costs to the Authority within such period as may be specified in the notice.

At the conclusion of the investigation into the application or if the application is withdrawn, the Authority shall certify the actual costs of the investigation, and shall ––

For the purposes of section 49A of the Act, the casino licence fee shall be the appropriate licence fee specified in the Schedule.

The casino licence fee for the entire term of the casino licence granted to a casino operator shall be payable before the date of commencement of the licence.

If, during the term of a casino licence granted to or renewed for a casino operator (called in this regulation the first casino operator), another casino operator commences operation of another casino, the Authority may refund the first casino operator an amount computed in accordance with the formula:where Ais —

Despite paragraph (3), the Authority may refuse to refund the first casino operator under that paragraph if the first casino operator did not pay the casino licence fee specified in the Schedule to operate the only casino, or an additional amount of casino licence fee under paragraph (4).

Where there are 2 casinos in operation and one casino ceases its operation, the remaining casino operator must pay to the Authority an additional amount of casino licence fee computed in accordance with the formula:where Ais —

A part of a day is to be treated as one day in calculating the number of days for the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4).

Any fraction of a dollar included in the amount so computed in accordance with the formula under paragraph (3) or (4) shall be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.

Any casino licence fee paid or payable by a casino operator to the Authority shall not be refunded or remitted if the casino licence is cancelled or suspended during the period to which the fee relates.

Subject to paragraph (1), the Authority may, where it considers appropriate, refund or remit the whole or part of any casino licence fee paid or payable to it.

Regulations 2, 3 and 4 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application to renew a casino licence.

An application to renew a casino licence shall be submitted to the Authority not later than 6 months before the date of expiry of the licence, or such shorter period as the Authority may allow, and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee specified in the Schedule.

For the purposes of section 51(1) of the Act, any person who applies or intends to apply for a casino licence shall submit a plan indicating the boundaries of the proposed casino premises within a designated site (referred to as the casino boundaries plan).

The Authority may approve the boundaries of the casino premises as shown on the casino boundaries plan and may grant the casino licence for those premises.

A casino operator which intends to redefine the boundaries of its casino premises shall apply to the Authority for approval of the proposed redefinition at least 30 days before the date of the proposed redefinition, or within such shorter period as the Authority may allow.

Every application under paragraph (1) shall contain ––

For the purposes of section 51(3) of the Act, the application fee to redefine the boundaries of the casino premises is specified in the Schedule.

The application fee to redefine the boundaries of the casino premises shall be payable in advance and shall not be refundable.

The revised casino boundaries plan, if approved by the Authority, will replace the casino boundaries plan earlier approved for the casino premises.

A casino operator shall ensure that the redefinition of the boundaries of its casino premises is carried out in accordance with the revised casino boundaries plan approved by the Authority under this regulation.

A casino operator which contravenes paragraph (6) shall be liable to disciplinary action under section 54 of the Act.

Where the Authority proposes to redefine the boundaries of any casino premises under section 51(2) of the Act, a casino operator shall, within 30 days of the date it is notified of such proposed redefinition or such longer period as the Authority may allow, submit to the Authority for approval ––

The revised casino boundaries plan, if approved by the Authority, will replace the casino boundaries plan earlier approved for the casino premises.

A casino operator shall ensure that the redefinition of the boundaries of its casino premises is carried out in accordance with the revised casino boundaries plan approved by the Authority under this regulation.

A casino operator which contravenes paragraph (1) or (3) shall be liable to disciplinary action under section 54 of the Act.