2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

34.   Main Slot Bank

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    (1)   In each gaming establishment there may be on or immediately adjacent to the gaming establishment floor a physical structure known as a Main Slot Bank to house the Main Slot Bank Cashier and to serve as the central location in the gaming establishment for the following—

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      (a)     the custody of the Main Slot Bank inventory comprising currency, coins, tokens, forms, documents and records normally associated with the operation of a Main Slot Bank;

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      (b)     the exchange of coins for markers received from patrons;

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      (c)     the redemption of coins or tokens by patrons;

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      (d)     the exchange by patrons of currency for coins or tokens;

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      (e)     the exchange by patrons of gaming chips, gaming plaques or tokens for currency or coins;

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      (f)     the issuance of Jackpot payouts in conformity with regulation 40;

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      (g)     the issuance of hopper fills in conformity with regulation 41;

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      (h)     the exchange with the Main Bank of tokens, coins, currency and gaming chips or gaming plaques;

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      (i)     the issue to change booths and change persons of an appropriate inventory of tokens, coin and currency; and

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      (j)     the exchange with change booths and change persons of tokens, coins, currency, gaming chips or gaming plaques.

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    (2)   The transactions described in subregulations (1)(h), (1)(i) and (1)(j), shall be recorded by completion of a coin currency issue slip in the case of a transfer from the Main Bank to the Main Slot Bank, or from the Main Slot Bank to a change booth, Carousel or to a change person.

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    (3)   Reverse transactions shall be recorded by completion of a cash document return.

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    (4)   The documents under subregulations (2) and (3) shall be 3-part forms serially pre-numbered, and signed by the appropriate representatives of the transferor, transferee and Security Department as indicated by the standard form documents issued by the Board.

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    (5)   A change booth may not obtain coins, other than from a patron or change person through exchange or otherwise, from any source other than the Main Slot Bank.

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    (6)   A change booth shall be designed and constructed to provide, during gaming activity, maximum security for the materials housed therein, and for the activities performed therein and to provide maximum security for the materials housed therein during non-gaming hours unless such change booth is occupied at all times or the materials are transported to the Main Slot Bank upon the conclusion of gaming activity.