Parliament of Singapore

“ No person shall, on or after the appointed day—
(a) become a substantial shareholder of a casino operator; or (b) enter into any agreement or arrangement, whether oral or in writing and whether express or implied, to act together with any other person with respect to the acquisition, holding or disposal of, or the exercise of rights in relation to, their interests in voting shares of an aggregate of 5% or more of the total votes attached to all voting shares in a casino operator, without first obtaining the approval of the Minister. ”

“ On receiving an application for a casino licence, the Authority shall cause to be carried out all such investigations and inquiries as it considers necessary to enable it to consider the application properly. ”

“ A casino operator may conduct gaming on a simulated basis for the purpose of training employees, testing gaming equipment and gaming procedures, and demonstrating the conduct and playing of games, but only if—
(a) the casino operator has the approval of the Authority to do so; and (b) no cash or chips are used without the approval of the Authority. (2) Despite the provisions of any other law, the possession and use of gaming equipment as authorised by subsection (1) is lawful. ”

“ For the purposes of this section and section 116, every casino operator shall be liable for every act, omission, neglect or default of any agent or employee employed by him and acting within the scope of his employment, as fully and effectually as if the act, omission, neglect or default were done or committed by the casino operator. ”

“ An application for a casino licence may be made to the Authority only by the owner of a designated site on which a casino is intended to be located or, with the approval of the Authority, by a person nominated by that owner. ”

“ The auditor or any person authorised by him shall be entitled at all reasonable times to full and free access to all accounting and other records relating, directly or indirectly, to the financial transactions of the Authority. ”

“ Division 2—Functions, duties and powers of Authority
Objects of Authority
8. The objects of the Authority are to maintain and administer systems for the licensing, supervision and control of casinos, for the purpose of—
(a) ensuring that the management and operation of a casino is and remains free from criminal influence or exploitation; (b) ensuring that gaming in a casino is conducted honestly; and (c) containing and controlling the potential of a casino to cause harm to minors, vulnerable persons and society at large. ”

“ An auditor shall not be approved by the Authority as an auditor for a casino operator unless he is able to comply with such conditions in relation to the discharge of his duties as may be determined by the Authority. ”

“ If any book, document or paper which is in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceedings contains any entry in which any informer is named or described or which may lead to his discovery, the court shall cause those entries to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer from discovery. ”

“ Where any person in the service of the Authority, whose case does not fall within the scope of any pension or other schemes established under this section, retires or dies in the service of the Authority or is discharged from such service, the Authority may grant to him or to such other person or persons wholly or partly dependent on him, as the Authority thinks fit, such allowance or gratuity as the Authority may determine. ”

“ Any police officer, officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau or Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau or civil defence officer may enter any casino premises, including any part to which the public does not have access, and may remain there for the purpose of discharging his duty as a police officer, officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau or Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau or civil defence officer, as the case may be. ”

“ A decision at a meeting of the Authority shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting except that in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman or member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote. ”

“ The Authority may refuse to consider an application for a casino licence if any person from whom it requires a photograph, finger prints or palm prints under this section refuses to allow his photograph, finger prints or palm prints to be taken. ”

“ A casino operator shall ensure that all casino installations, equipment and procedures for security and safety purposes are used, operated and applied in accordance with the directions of the Authority. ”

“ If any casino tax that is due and payable is not paid by a casino operator by the prescribed time, a penalty equal to 5% of the amount of casino tax payable shall be added thereto and be due and payable. ”

“ The accounts of the Authority shall be audited by the Auditor-General or such other auditor as may be appointed annually by the Minister in consultation with the Auditor-General (referred to in this Act as the auditor) .
(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as an auditor under subsection (1) unless he is a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act (Cap. 2) . ”

“ If the Authority decides that there are grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee, the Authority may take the disciplinary action by giving notice in writing of the disciplinary action to the licensee. ”