2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

4.   Payout odds

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    (1)   All odds stated on the layout of the craps table or in any brochure or other publication distributed by a gaming operator shall be stated through use of the word “to” and no odds shall be stated through use of the word “for”.

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    (2)   A gaming operator or his or her employees or agents shall not pay winning wagers at the game of craps at less than or more than the following odds without prior approval of the Board of the Gaming Authority—

    WagerPayout Odds
    pass bet1 to 1
    don't pass bet1 to 1
    come bet1 to 1
    don't come bet1 to 1
    place bet 4 to win9 to 5
    place bet 5 to win7 to 5
    place bet 6 to win7 to 6
    place bet 8 to win7 to 6
    place bet 9 to win7 to 5
    place bet 10 to win9 to 5
    lay bet 41 to 2
    lay bet 52 to 3
    lay bet 65 to 6
    lay bet 85 to 6
    lay bet 92 to 3
    lay bet 101 to 2
    4 the hardway7 to 1
    6 the hardway9 to 1
    8 the hardway9 to 1
    10 the hardway7 to 1
    field bet1 to 1 on 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
    2 to 1 on 2
    2 to 1 on 12
    big 61 to 1
    big 81 to 1
    any 74 to 1
    any craps7 to 1
    craps 230 to 1
    craps 315 to 1
    craps 1230 to 1
    11 in one roll15 to 1
    hop bet (easy)15 to 1
    hop bet (hardway)30 to 1.
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    (3)   A horn bet shall be paid as if it were 4 separate wagers on 2, 3, 11 and 12.

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    (4)   A “whirl or world” bet shall be paid as if it were 5 separate wagers on 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12.

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    (5)   A gaming operator or his or her employees or agents shall not accept any wager that because of the amount thereof cannot be paid at the odds permitted by subregulation (2), except in those circumstances when a payout would result in a fraction of a dollar, in which case such wager shall be paid to the nearest dollar over and above the correct payout.