70Conduct of gaming

70 Conduct of gaming

70 Conduct of gaming

(1) It is a condition of a casino licence that the following provisions are complied with in the casino and the casino operator is to be considered to have contravened that condition if they are not complied with—

(a) gaming equipment (except secondary gaming equipment) is not to be used for gaming in the casino unless there is an approval in force under section 68 for the use in the casino of that equipment or of the class or description of equipment concerned, and it is used in accordance with any conditions to which the approval is subject,

(b) all playing cards dealt in the course of gaming in the casino are to be dealt from a card shoe or by using any other device or method that may be required or allowed under the rules of the relevant game (as approved under section 66 (1)),

(c) chips for gaming in the casino are not to be issued unless the chips are paid for—

(i) in money to the value of the chips, or

(ii) by chip purchase voucher that, on payment of the amount shown on the voucher, was issued by or on behalf of the casino operator, or

(iii) in reward points or by another similar promotional method, or

(iv) in another way required by or provided for in the game rules,

(d) gaming wagers are not to be placed in the casino otherwise than by means of chips unless the game rules require or provide for the placing of wagers by any other means,

(e) all wagers won in the course of gaming in the casino are to be paid in full without deduction of any commission or levy other than a commission or levy provided for in the game rules,

(f) all wagers won in the course of gaming in the casino are to be paid in chips unless the regulations or the game rules specifically permit payment by cash, cheque, non-monetary prize or other means,

(g) a person who is at or in the vicinity of the casino and is an agent of the casino operator or a casino employee must not induce persons outside the casino to enter the casino or take part in gaming in the casino,

(h) a person must not be required to pay any deposit, charge, commission or levy (whether directly or indirectly and whether or not it is claimed to be refundable) to enter the casino or, except as may be provided by the game rules or as may be approved by the NICC, to take part in gaming in the casino,