2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

29.   Payout odds

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    (1)   A winning wager made on the player's hand shall be paid out by a gaming operator at odds of 1 to 1.

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    (2)   A winning wager made on the banker's hand shall be paid off by a gaming operator at odds of 1 to 1, except that the gaming operator may extract a commission on the amount won, not to exceed 5% of such amount, provided, however a gaming operator may round off the commission to $0.25 or the next highest multiple of 25 or multiple thereof.

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    (3)   A gaming operator may collect the commission from a player at the time the winning payout is made or may defer it to a later time. However, all outstanding commission shall be collected prior to the re-shuffling of the cards, and in no event shall the collection of any commission be deferred beyond such point.

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    (4)   The amount of any commission not collected at the time of the winning payout shall be evidenced by the placing of a marker button containing the amount of the commission owed in a rectangular space, in front of the dealer on the layout of the baccarat-punto banco table, imprinted with the number of the participant owing such commission.

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    (5)   A winning tie bet shall be paid off by a gaming operator at odds of 8 to 1.