4. Approval by Authority

4.1 The Authority, upon consideration of an application, may -

4.1.1 approve the application;

4.1.2 approve the application subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit; or

4.1.3 refuse the application.

4.2 Where the Authority has approved an application that relates to the conduct of two or more tournaments by the casino operator, the Authority may cancel its approval if it is satisfied that the conduct of any tournament the subject of the approval has been in any respect contrary to the terms of the approval for that tournament, or for any other reason the approval should be cancelled.

5. Conditions of Entry

5.1 The conditions of entry to participate in a tournament must include the following provisions:

5.1.1 all entry fees received by the casino operator shall be included in a prize pool for distribution to the winning players in accordance with the conditions of play and no entry fee or part thereof shall be refunded to any person unless specifically permitted by the conditions of entry or conditions of play; and

5.1.2 every entry fee shall be in the amount approved by the Authority in respect of the tournament.

5.2 The casino operator must not accept a person to play in a tournament unless the person has agreed in writing with the approved Rules and Conditions of the tournament.

6. Rules of Tournaments

6.1 The rules of games for a tournament shall be those published in the Gazette in accordance with the requirements of section 66(1) of the Act.

6.2 Where the rules of a game for a tournament published in the Gazette are inconsistent with the rules generally applying to the particular game, the rules of the game for a tournament shall prevail.

6.3 Rules for the playing of Blackjack in tournaments

The rules for the playing of the game of "blackjack", other than sub rules 5.4, 5.8 and 6.2, shall apply to the playing of that game in tournaments.

6.4 Rules for the playing of Baccarat in tournaments

The rules for the playing of the game of "baccarat-carat", other than sub rules 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.3, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 13.8, 13.9, shall apply to the playing of that game in tournaments.


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