Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Casino Control (Credit) Regulations 2010

Regulation 12

Credit policy, procedures and controls

Amended byS 61/2013 wef 31/01/2013S 61/2013 wef 31/01/2013

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 61/2013 wef 31/01/2013

Every casino operator and licensed international market agent shall, before issuing any chips on credit or granting any other form of credit, develop and implement a credit policy and procedures and controls relating to the granting of credit to its patrons, and shall communicate these to its employees and officers.

Subregulation 2

The credit policy, procedures and controls referred to in paragraph (1) shall include —

(a)

the credit assessment criteria by which the creditworthiness of a patron is to be assessed;

(b)

the credit limits applicable to different classes of patrons;

(c)

the approving authority and procedures for the approval of —

(i)

the establishment of a credit account or cheque-cashing account for a patron; and

(ii)

the patron’s credit limit and any increase in credit limit;

(d)

the procedures for the issuance of credit and the administration of a credit account or cheque-cashing account;

(e)

the records and documents to be kept and checks to be carried out in relation to a credit account or cheque-cashing account; and

(f)

debt recovery procedures.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 61/2013 wef 31/01/2013

Every casino operator and licensed international market agent shall ––

(a)

cause its credit policy, procedures and controls to be reviewed at least once in every 6 months by an employee or employees holding a senior managerial or executive position of the casino operator or licensed international market agent, as the case may be;

(b)

ensure that its credit policy, procedures and controls are implemented in all its branch offices, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; and

(c)

produce its credit policy, procedures and controls to the Authority for inspection whenever requested to do so.