Casino Control (Gaming Equipment) Regulations 2009

No. S 414

Casino Control Act

(Chapter 33A)

Casino Control (Gaming Equipment) Regulations 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 102(3), 103, 105 and 200 of the Casino Control Act, the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Home Affairs, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Casino Control (Gaming Equipment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 9th September 2009.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“approved gaming equipment” means gaming equipment of a class approved by the Authority under regulation 21 for use in a casino;

“Approved List” means the Approved List of approved manufacturers and approved suppliers maintained under regulation 6;

“approved manufacturer” means a manufacturer of gaming machines that is approved by the Authority under regulation 5 as an approved manufacturer;

“approved supplier” means a supplier of gaming machines that is approved by the Authority under regulation 5 as an approved supplier;

“electronic table game” means a gaming machine used for the purpose of playing a game traditionally played at tables, and includes any electronic device through which bets may be placed on a table game;

“modification”, in relation to any gaming machine or approved gaming equipment, means any change —

(a)	affecting the display or operation of the gaming machine or approved gaming equipment; or
(b)	capable of affecting the outcome of the game played on that gaming machine or with that approved gaming equipment;

“recognised testing laboratory” means a testing laboratory recognised by the Authority for the purposes of testing gaming equipment against the technical standards, and listed on the official website of the Authority at http://www.cra.gov.sg as such;

“return to player percentage” or “RTP%” means the theoretical return to a player of the value of all prizes awarded by a game (including any external prize) as a percentage of all bets made on that game over a large volume of game play;

“supplier of gaming machines” means any person, other than a manufacturer of gaming machines, which is in the business of supplying, distributing, installing, maintaining or repairing gaming machines;

“technical standards”, in relation to any gaming machine or other gaming equipment of a particular class or description, means any technical standards issued by the Authority applicable to gaming machines or gaming equipment of that class or description, updated from time to time and set out at the official website of the Authority at http://www.cra.gov.sg or, if a modification to the technical standards has been allowed by the Authority under regulation 13(2) or 20(2), such technical standards as modified.

(2) In these Regulations, the definition of “associate” in section 3 of the Act shall apply in relation to a manufacturer of gaming machines or a supplier of gaming machines as it applies in relation to a casino operator or an applicant for a casino licence.

Made this 2nd day of September 2009.

RICHARD MAGNUS

Chairman,
Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore.

[CRA/AM/04/09/2; AG/LEG/SL/33A/2006/6 Vol. 1]

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