s 100 Approval of games and rules for games
100.—(1) The Authority may —(a) by a written notice issued to a casino operator, approve the games that may be played in the casino of the casino operator, the mode of play and the rules for those games; and (b) publish the list of games, mode of play and rules for those games approved for the time being for each casino on the official website of the Authority.[36/2012] (2) The Authority may, under subsection (1), give approvals that differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances. (3) A casino operator must not permit a game to be conducted or played in a casino unless —(a) the game has been approved by the Authority under subsection (1); (b) the game is conducted or played in accordance with the mode of play and rules of the game approved by the Authority; and (c) the game is conducted or played on behalf of the casino operator by a licensed special employee.[36/2012] (4) A person must not conduct a game in a casino or permit a game conducted by the person to be played in a casino, unless —(a) the game has been approved by the Authority under subsection (1); and (b) the game is conducted or played in accordance with the mode of play and rules of the game approved by the Authority.[36/2012] (5) Any casino operator who contravenes subsection (3) shall be liable to disciplinary action. (6) Any person who contravenes subsection (4) shall be —(a) liable to disciplinary action, in the case of a licensed special employee; or (b) in any other case, guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —(i) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both; and (ii) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $700,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.[Act 29 of 2024 wef 30/10/2024] (7) It is a defence to disciplinary action or prosecution for a contravention of subsection (4) if the special employee or other person (as the case may be) establishes that the contravention was permitted by the casino operator. (8) This section does not apply to any game played on a gaming machine, unless it is an electronic table game of a type specified by the Authority in writing to the casino operator.[36/2012]