(1) A gaming operator shall not employ a person in his or her gaming establishment unless the gaming operator has conducted thorough checks on the person's character and antecedents, habits, associations and public reputation.
(2) A gaming operator shall establish a system to give effect to subsection (1) and shall provide the Authority with details of such system.
(3) A gaming operator who fails to establish a system as required by subsection (2) or who fails to inform the Authority of such system commits an offence.
(4) A person employed in a gaming establishment shall—
(a) be a citizen of Saint Lucia; and
(b) not be permitted to play any game in any gaming establishment.
(5) Despite subsection (4) a gaming operator may obtain approval from the Authority to employ a person who is not a citizen of Saint Lucia if that person—
(a) has specialist skills not available in Saint Lucia; or
(b) performs senior management functions.
(6) Where the Authority grants an approval under subsection (5) such approval shall be for a stated period and the Authority shall require that the gaming operator trains a suitable citizen of Saint Lucia to perform the function.
(7) A gaming operator who contravenes this section breaches his or her licence and is liable to revocation of the licence in accordance with section 23.