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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)
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GAMING, RACING AND BETTING ACT
ACT
PART 1 PRELIMINARIES
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Application and scope
PART 2 MANAGEMENT OF GAMING AND BETTING SYSTEM (Heading amended by Act 24 of 2019)
4. Establishment of Authority
5. Administration of Authority
6. Prohibitions on members, former members and former employees of Board
7. Powers and duties of Authority
8. Procedure and meetings of Board
9. Disclosure of interest and abstention from voting
10. Appointment of committees and power to delegate
10A. Racing and Betting Committee
10B. Gaming Committee
11. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and staff
11A. Inspectors
11B. Power to engage consultant, contractor or agent
11C. Memorandum of understanding
12. Conflict of interest
12A. Validity of acts of the Board
12B. Protection of members
PART 3 LICENSING OF GAMING AND BETTING ACTIVITIES (Amended by Act 24 of 2019)
13. Requirement for licence
14. Categories of licences
15. Finder's fee
16. Application for licence
16A. Provisional licence
17. Advertisement of and objection to application
18. Investigations
19. Consideration of application by Board
20. Recommendation by Board
21. Decision by Cabinet
22. Restriction on grant of licence
23. Amendment and revocation of licence
23A. Revocation of gaming operator licence: Appointment of trustee
24. Revocation of gaming distributor and gaming manufacturer licence
PART 4 REGULATION OF GAMING
25. Regulation of gaming operator
26. Inspection and approval of gaming device or associated equipment
27. Internal controls
28. Bond or security instrument
29. Employment of persons
PART 4A REGULATION OF RACECOURSE OPERATOR AND BETTING PROVIDER (Inserted by Act 18 of 2018)
29A. Regulation of racecourse operator
29B. Inspection and approval of racecourse
29C. Policy of racecourse operator
29D. Registration and licensing functions
29E. Duration of race meeting
29F. Date and time for race meeting
29G. Holding of race meeting or race for betting at licensed premises
29H. Right of appeal
29I. Racing Appeal Panel
29J. Functions of the Panel
29K. Term of office
29L. Remuneration of members of a Panel
29M. Procedure for an appeal
29N. Powers of the Panel
29O. Evidence on appeal
29P. Leave to be represented by an attorney-at-law
29Q. Persons required to attend hearings or produce documents
29R. Attendance of interested parties
29S. False statements
29T. Decision of Panel
29U. Regulation of betting provider
29V. Non-application of sections to racing and betting
PART 5 FINANCIAL
30. Gaming operator fee
30A. Betting provider fee
30B. (Inserted by Act 18 of 2018 and repealed by Act 24 of 2019)
31. Revenue of Board
32. Budget of Board
33. Accounts and reporting
34. Audit
35. Auditor's report
PART 6 PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES
36. Prohibition on minors
36A. Prohibition on minor from betting
37. Prohibition of persons on list
38. Prohibited acts
39. Prohibition on gaming
40. Licence obtained by deception or fraud
41. Prohibition on possession of gaming equipment
42. Prohibition on service and repairs
43. Failure to display licence
44. Failure to pay fees
44A. Forgery and uttering documents
44B. Broadcasting arrangement
44C. Use of racing information
44D. Interference and Rules
44E. Interfering with particular things at licensed racecourse or places for holding horse races or trials
45. Offences of body corporate
45A. Swindling and cheating
46. Offences not provided for
PART 7 GENERAL
47. Secretary to keep register
48. Inspection of registers by public
49. Exclusion of persons from gaming establishments
49A. Exclusion of persons from racecourse
50. Selection of employees
50A. Issue of sub-licence
51. Minister to give policy directions
51A. Inquiry by the minister
51B. Issue of directions to racecourse operator
52. Delegation of certain functions
53. Service of documents
54. Mode of trial
55. Regulations
Schedule 1 (Heading substituted by Act 18 of 2018)
Schedule 2
MATTERS FOR POLICY ON LICENSING SCHEME
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Gaming, Racing and Betting (Control) Regulations – Section 55 (Statutory Instruments 75/2001, 78/2002 and 197/2020)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Application for licence
4. Notice of making application
5. Form of licence
6. Application for amendment of licence
7. Notice of intention to revoke licence
8. Notice of revocation
9. Approval for employment
10. Fees
Schedule 1
PART B INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS
PART C COMPANY APPLICANTS
PART D PARTICULARS OF PREMISES
PART E FURTHER INFORMATION AND DECLARATION
PART A GENERAL NOTES AND INFORMATION
PART B PERSONAL HISTORY
PART C INVESTED CAPITAL INFORMATION
PART D GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DECLARATION
Schedule 2
Gaming, Racing and Betting (Equipment) Regulations – Section 55 (Statutory Instrument 76/2001)
1. Citation
PART 1 CRAPS
2. Interpretation
3. Supplemental wagers
4. Payout odds
5. Buy bets
6. Making and removal of wagers and approval of minimum and maximum wagers
7. Dice retention and selection
8. Throw of dice
9. Invalid roll of dice
10. Point thrown and settlement of wagers
11. Continuation of shooter or selection of new shooter
PART 2 BLACKJACK
12. Interpretation
13. Cards
14. Wagers
15. Opening table for gaming
16. Shuffle and cut of the cards
17. Procedure for dealing cards
18. Payment of blackjack
19. Insurance wagers
20. Double down
21. Splitting pairs
22. Drawing of additional cards by players and dealers
23. More than one player wagering on a box
24. A player wagering on more than one box
25. Irregularities
26. Over or Under 13 wagers
PART 3 BACCARAT – PUNTO BANCO
27. Cards
28. Wagers
29. Payout odds
30. Opening table for gaming
31. Shuffle and cut of the cards
32. Dealing shoe
33. Hands of player and banker and procedure for dealing initial 2 cards to each hand
34. Procedure for dealing additional cards
35. Rules for determining whether third card shall be dealt
36. Announcement of result of round and payment and collection of wagers
37. Continuation of curator or selection of new curator
38. Irregularities
PART 4 BACCARAT - CHEMIN DE FER
39. Cards
40. Minimum and maximum wagers
41. Opening table for gaming
42. Shuffle and cut of the cards
43. Dealing shoe and selection of banker
44. Wagers placed by banker
45. Wagers made against banker
46. Initial banker's hand and Player's Hand
47. Procedures for dealing of additional cards
48. Payment and collection of wagers and commission
49. Continuation of banker or selection of new banker
50. Irregularities
PART 5 ROULETTE
51. Wagers
52. Payout odds
53. Rotation of wheel and ball
54. Irregularities
PART 6 WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND BIG 6 WHEEL
55. Payout odds for wheel of fortune
56. Payout Odds for Big 6 wheel
57. Wheel of fortune and Big 6 wheel minimum and maximum wagers
PART 7 RED DOG
58. Cards
59. Opening table for gaming
60. Shuffle and cut of cards
61. Procedures for dealing cards
62. Procedures for each round of play
63. Minimum and maximum wagers
64. Rules of game to be displayed
65. Irregularities
66. Player wager on more than one betting area
PART 8 PAI GOW POKER
67. Interpretation
68. Cards
69. Opening table for gaming
70. Shuffle and cut of cards
71. Wagers
72. Procedures for dealing of cards
73. Arrangement of cards into 2 hands
74. Rules governing the arrangement of cards into 2 hands by the dealer
75. Rules for determining winning, losing and tie hands
76. More than one player wagering on the same hand
77. Minimum and maximum wagers
78. Irregularities
79. Posting of rules of the game
PART 9 CARIBBEAN STUD POKER
80. Interpretation
81. Cards
82. Opening table and shuffle and cut of cards
83. Wagers and procedures for each round of play
84. Posting of rules of game
PART 10 LET IT RIDE POKER
85. Interpretation
86. Cards
87. Opening of table for gaming
88. Shuffle and cut of cards
89. Wager
90. Procedures for dealing the Cards
91. Counting of the stub
92. Procedures for each round of play
93. Payout odds
94. Irregularities
95. Posting of rules
2. Interpretation
3. Gaming chips: Value and non value chips
4. Primary and secondary sets of gaming chips
5. Gaming plaques: Physical characteristics
6. Tokens: Physical characteristics
7. Submission of gaming chips, gaming plaques and tokens for review and approval
8. Nature and exchange of gaming chips, gaming plaques and tokens
9. Inventory, storage, and destruction of gaming chips
10. Roulette table
11. Roulette balls
12. Inspection procedures and security of roulette equipment
13. Blackjack table: Physical characteristics
14. Craps table: Physical characteristics
15. Baccarat table: Physical characteristics
16. Big 6 wheel and wheel of fortune: Physical characteristics
17. Red Dog table: Physical characteristics
18. Pai Gow Poker table: Physical characteristics
19. Let it Ride Poker table: Physical characteristics
20. Casino War table: Physical characteristics
21. Vegas Shootout table: Physical characteristics
22. Caribbean Stud Poker table: Physical characteristics
23. Maximum and minimum wagers
24. Dice: Physical characteristics
25. Receipt, inspection and removal from use of dice
26. Cards: Physical characteristics
27. Receipt, inspection and removal from use of cards
28. Dealing shoes
29. Possession of slot machines
30. Importation, exportation, and transportation of slot machines
31. Approval of gaming equipment: Retention by the Board
32. Offences relating to use etc. of bogus chips, cards, dice and cheating devices
33. Offence relating to cheating games and devices
Gaming, Racing and Betting (Accounting and Internal Control) Regulations – Section 55 (Statutory Instrument 77/2001)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Accounting records
4. Gaming operator's system of internal control
5. Records regarding gaming operator
6. Forms, records, documents and retention
7. Standard financial and statistical reports
8. Annual audit and other reports
9. Junkets
10. Complimentary services
11. Closed circuit television system
12. Organisation
13. Personnel assigned to the operation and conduct of gaming and slot machines
14. Cashiers' Cage Department
15. Accounting controls within the Cashiers' Cage Department
16. Drop boxes
17. Drop boxes, transportation to and from gaming tables and storage in the count room
18. Procedure for accepting cash at gaming tables
19. Acceptance of gratuities from patrons
20. Table inventories
21. Procedure for opening tables for gaming
22. Procedures for distributing gaming chips, gaming plaques and coins to gaming tables
23. Procedures for removing gaming chips, gaming plagues and coins from gaming tables
24. Procedure for acceptance, accounting for and redemption of patron's cash deposits
25. Procedure for exchange of cheques submitted by gaming patrons
26. Procedure for redemption or consolidation of cheques and markers submitted by patrons
27. Recording of cheques and markers exchanged, redeemed, or consolidated and patrons credit records
28. Procedure for depositing cheques received from patrons
29. Procedure for collecting and recording cheques returned to the gaming operator after deposit
30. Procedure for shift changes at gaming tables
31. Procedure for closing gaming tables
32. Count room characteristics
33. Procedure for counting and recording contents of drop boxes
34. Main Slot Bank
35. Accounting controls within the change booths
36. Slot machines, coin containers and keys
37. Slot machines, identification signs and meters
38. Slot machines, location and movement
39. Progressive slot machines
40. Jackpot payouts
41. Procedure for filling payout reserve containers of slot machines
42. Removal of drop buckets and meter readings
43. Slot count: Procedure for counting and recording contents of drop buckets
44. Computer records and monitoring of slot machines
45. Signatures
46. Powers and duties of Board Inspectors and other officers
Gaming, Racing and Betting Regulations – Section 55 (Statutory Instruments 78/2001 and 79 of 2002)
1. Citation and interpretation
Gaming, Racing and Betting (Bond and Security Instrument) Regulations – Section 55 (Statutory Instrument 198/2020)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Drawing down or cancellation of bond or security instrument
4. Guarantee and liability
5. Revocation