§ 84 — Licensee may refuse to pay winnings to underaged individual or excluded person

84.—(1) If a licensee or gambling service agent has reasonable grounds to suspect that an underaged individual or excluded person is engaging in conduct that is an offence under section 31 or 32 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee or using remote communication with the licensee or gambling service agent, the licensee or gambling service agent, as the case may be —(a)

is entitled to and must refuse to pay any money or other prize won by the underaged individual or excluded person; and

(b)

must surrender the money or other prize mentioned in paragraph (a) to the Authority on demand.

(2) If any money or prize is withheld under subsection (1), the licensee or gambling service agent concerned —(a)

must keep a record of —(i)

the name and address (if available) of the individual who is suspected of being an underaged individual or excluded person;

(ii)

the amount of money or the prize won by the individual; and

(iii)

the date on which the money or prize was withheld; and

(b)

must advise the individual that if he or she provided satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person (as the case may be) within 7 days after the date in paragraph (a)(iii), the individual may claim the money or prize withheld.

(3) This section does not apply to any money or prize won in a betting operation, game of chance or lottery if the bet, stake or wager was made or the lottery ticket was purchased before the date of commencement of this section.

(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not confer any right or impose any duty on a class licensee.

—(1) If a licensee or gambling service agent has reasonable grounds to suspect that an underaged individual or excluded person is engaging in conduct that is an offence under section 31 or 32 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee or using remote communication with the licensee or gambling service agent, the licensee or gambling service agent, as the case may be —(a)

is entitled to and must refuse to pay any money or other prize won by the underaged individual or excluded person; and

(b)

must surrender the money or other prize mentioned in paragraph (a) to the Authority on demand.

(2) If any money or prize is withheld under subsection (1), the licensee or gambling service agent concerned —(a)

must keep a record of —(i)

the name and address (if available) of the individual who is suspected of being an underaged individual or excluded person;

(ii)

the amount of money or the prize won by the individual; and

(iii)

the date on which the money or prize was withheld; and

(b)

must advise the individual that if he or she provided satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person (as the case may be) within 7 days after the date in paragraph (a)(iii), the individual may claim the money or prize withheld.

(3) This section does not apply to any money or prize won in a betting operation, game of chance or lottery if the bet, stake or wager was made or the lottery ticket was purchased before the date of commencement of this section.

(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not confer any right or impose any duty on a class licensee.