Singapore legislation
Regulation 2A
Regulation 2A
Form of deposit by premium player
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of “premium player” in section 2(1) of the Act, the deposit shall be in one or more of the following forms:
money received by a casino operator from a patron in the form of cash, a cashier’s order or a bank draft payable to the casino operator or an electronic funds transfer to the casino operator’s bank account;
chips or any traveller’s cheque received by a casino operator from a patron;
any casino cheque payable to a patron, which is accepted by a casino operator;
any personal cheque issued by a patron made payable to a casino operator, after the cheque has been deposited with and cleared by an authorised bank;
if and only if a patron is neither a citizen of Singapore nor a permanent resident of Singapore, an amount on credit granted by a casino operator or by a licensed international market agent to the patron.
Subregulation 2
In addition to paragraph (1), where a patron is neither a citizen of Singapore nor a permanent resident of Singapore, but not otherwise, the deposit may be an amount on credit granted by a casino operator under section 108(7)(a) of the Act or by a licensed international market agent to the patron under section 108(7A) of the Act.
Subregulation 3
For the avoidance of doubt, a patron who is neither a citizen of Singapore nor a permanent resident of Singapore may make a deposit in a combination of forms in paragraphs (1) and (2).