No. S 429
Casino Control Act
(Chapter 33A)
Casino Control (Casino Licence and Fees) Regulations 2009
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44, 45, 49, 51 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:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Casino Control (Casino Licence and Fees) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 23rd September 2009.
PART I
CASINO LICENCE
Application for casino licence
2.—(1)  An application for a casino licence shall be submitted using the relevant application form issued by the Authority ––
(a)in electronic form using the website of the Authority at http://bpnet.cra.gov.sg;
(b)if there is a malfunction of the website referred to in sub-paragraph (a), in paper form accompanied by an electronic copy thereof to the office of the Authority; or
(c)in such other manner as the Authority may specify in any particular case.
(2)  Every application under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by ––
(a)the application fee specified in the Schedule;
(b)such documents as the Authority may specify evidencing the applicant’s ownership of the designated site;
(c)the disclosure of corporate or individual information in the form provided by the Authority for the applicant and such associates of the applicant as the Authority may specify; and
(d)such other documents as the Authority may require to determine the application.
(3)  Any particulars of any information or records required by the Authority under section 47 of the Act or a change of information to be given under section 48 of the Act in relation to an application under this regulation shall, wherever possible, be submitted in the same manner in which the application was submitted.
(4)  The Authority may refuse to consider any application under this regulation if ––
(a)the application is incomplete;
(b)any person refuses to allow the investigation in respect of the application under section 46 of the Act; or
(c)the application fee or the estimated costs of investigation required under regulation 4(2) are not paid.
Other matters to be considered in determining applications
3.  For the purposes of section 45(2)(i) of the Act, the Authority shall, in addition to the matters in section 45(2)(a) to (h) of the Act, consider, in relation to the applicant and each associate of the applicant, whether each such person —
(a)has any undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources; and
(b)has a consistent track record of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements applicable to it, whether in relation to casino gaming or otherwise and whether in Singapore or elsewhere.
Costs of investigation of application
4.—(1)  The costs of such investigations and inquiries as may be required under section 46 of the Act shall be borne by the applicant.
(2)  The Authority may, from time to time, give a written notice to the applicant of the estimated costs of investigation and require the applicant to pay such estimated costs to the Authority within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(3)  At the conclusion of the investigation into the application or if the application is withdrawn, the Authority shall certify the actual costs of the investigation, and shall ––
(a)where the actual costs of investigation are lower than the amount paid under paragraph (2), refund the excess without interest to the applicant; or
(b)where the actual costs of investigation are higher than the amount paid under paragraph (2), by a written notice, require the applicant to reimburse the Authority the excess within such period as may be specified in the notice.
Term of casino licence
5.  A casino licence shall be valid ––
(a)for 3 years; or
(b)if by reason of the amount of casino licence fee paid or for any other reason, the Authority is of the opinion that the term in paragraph (a) is not appropriate, for such shorter term as the Authority may specify in the licence.
Casino licence fee
6.—(1)  For the purposes of section 49(5) of the Act, the casino licence fee shall be the appropriate licence fee specified in the Schedule.
(2)  The casino licence fee for the entire term of the casino licence granted to a casino operator shall be payable before the date of commencement of the licence.
(3)  If, during the term of a casino licence granted to any casino operator (referred to as the first-mentioned casino operator), another casino operator commences operation of another casino pursuant to a casino licence, the first-mentioned casino operator shall be allowed a refund of an amount computed in accordance with the formula
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
x
B­ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
365
 
 
where
A
is $2.5 million; and
 
B
is the number of days (part of a day being treated as one day) during the term of the first-mentioned casino operator’s casino licence that there are 2 casinos in operation.
 
 
 
(4)  Where there are 2 casinos in operation and one casino ceases its operations, the casino operator of the casino that remains in operation (referred to as the remaining casino operator) shall be required to pay an additional amount of casino licence fee computed in accordance with the formula
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
x
C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
365
 
 
where
A
is $2.5 million; and
 
C
is the number of days (part of a day being treated as one day) during the term of the remaining casino operator’s casino licence that its casino is the only casino in operation.
 
 
 
(5)  Any fraction of a dollar included in the amount so computed in accordance with the formula under paragraph (3) or (4) shall be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.
Refund or remission of casino licence fee
7.—(1)  Any casino licence fee paid or payable by a casino operator to the Authority shall not be refunded or remitted if the casino licence is cancelled or suspended during the period to which the fee relates.
(2)  Subject to paragraph (1), the Authority may, where it considers appropriate, refund or remit the whole or part of any casino licence fee paid or payable to it.
Application to renew casino licence
8.—(1)  Regulations 2, 3 and 4 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application to renew a casino licence.
(2)  An application to renew a casino licence shall be submitted to the Authority not later than 6 months before the date of expiry of the licence, or such shorter period as the Authority may allow, and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee specified in the Schedule.
Made this 17th day of September 2009.
RICHARD MAGNUS
Chairman,
Casino Regulatory Authority of
Singapore.
[CRA 5/2/2C V3; AG/LEG/SL/33A/2006/10 Vol. 1]
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