2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

19.   Acceptance of gratuities from patrons

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    (1)   An employee of a gaming operator shall not—

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      (a)     solicit; or

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      (b)     if directly concerned with the managing of the gaming establishment, the Security Department or the Surveillance Department, accept,

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    any tip or gratuity from any player or patron at the gaming establishment where he or she is employed.

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    (2)   All tips shall be accounted for in a manner approved by the Board.

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    (3)   Upon receipt from a patron of a tip, a croupier assigned to a gaming table shall tap the gaming table or wheel and extend his or her arm to show the Gaming Supervisor assigned to that gaming table that he or she has received a tip and immediately deposit such tip in the tip box.

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    (4)   Subject to subregulation (2), all tips and gratuities received by croupiers and deposited in the tip box attached to a gaming table, in an area approved by the Board shall be—

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      (a)     removed from the tip box at pre-determined times, or when necessary, by a croupier who is responsible for the key to release the contents of the tip boxes, accompanied by a member of the Security Department and the croupier will put the tips and gratuities into secure containers for transfer to the count room or such other place as the Board may approve;

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      (b)     counted and recorded, in a manner described in writing, and approved by both the Board and a croupier, in full view of the closed circuit television cameras, after the member of the Security Department has given notice to the Surveillance Department; and

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      (c)     transferred to the cashiers cage and exchanged for a document recording the value lodged, which shall constitute a pool for distribution among the croupiers by cash on a weekly basis and on a day and at a time of which the Board has prior notice.