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Gambling Regulatory Authority Act

consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (Act No 10 of 2017), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act No 11 of 2018), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 13 of 2019), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Act No 15 of 2022), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 10 of 2024), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025), Gambling Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025), Anti-Money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (Act No. 3 of 2026).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  4. 3 Establishment of Authority
  5. 4 Objects of Authority
  6. 5 The Board
  7. 6 Functions of Board
  8. 7 Powers of Board
  9. 8 Meetings of Board
  10. 8A Secretary to Board inserted by The Gambling Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2025
  11. 8A Secretary to Board inserted by Act No 14 of 2025
  12. 8B Committees inserted by The Gambling Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2025
  13. 8B Committees inserted by Act No 14 of 2025
  14. PART II: THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  15. 9 Disclosure of interest
  16. 10 Delegation of powers
  17. 11 General Fund
  18. 11A Responsible Gambling and Capacity Building Fund
  19. 11A Responsible Gambling and Capacity Building Fund inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  20. PART II: THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  21. 11B Administration of Responsible Gambling and Capacity Building Fund
  22. 11B Administration of Responsible Gambling and Capacity inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  23. PART II: THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  24. 12 Annual report
  25. PART III: ADMINISTRATION
  26. 13 Chief Executive
  27. 14 Staff of Authority
  28. 15 Declaration of assets
  29. PART IIIA: HORSE RACING DIVISION
  30. 15A Establishment and objects of Horse Racing Division inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  31. 15B Horse Racing Committee inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  32. 15C Functions of Horse Racing Committee inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  33. 15D Rules of racing inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  34. 15E Financing of Horse Racing Division inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  35. PART IV: CASINOS
  36. 16 Licensing of casinos
  37. PART IIIA: HORSE RACING DIVISION
  38. 16A Casino Digital Game inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  39. PART IV: CASINOS
  40. 17 Restriction on use of word “casino”
  41. 18 Authorised casino games
  42. 19 Rules of casino games
  43. 19 Section 44 of principal Act amended inserted by Act No 14 of 2025
  44. PART IV: CASINOS
  45. 20 Display of licence and rules
  46. 20A Authorised transactions at casino inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  47. PART IV: CASINOS
  48. 21 Access to casinos
  49. 22 Recovery of gambling debts
  50. 22GA Authorised transactions at hotel casino inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  51. PART V: GAMING HOUSES
  52. 23 Licensing of gaming houses
  53. PART IIIA: HORSE RACING DIVISION
  54. 23A Gaming House Digital Game inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  55. PART V: GAMING HOUSES
  56. 24 Authorised gaming house games
  57. 25 Rules of gaming house games
  58. 26 Display of licence and rules
  59. 26B Authorised transactions at gaming house inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  60. PART V: GAMING HOUSES
  61. 27 Access to gaming houses
  62. PART VI: GAMING MACHINES
  63. 28 Licensing of gaming machines
  64. 28A Identification plate affixed to gaming machine
  65. 28A Identification plate affixed to gaming machine inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  66. 28B Technical standards for gaming machines inserted by Act No 7 of 2020
  67. 28C Prohibition on use of bill validator inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  68. PART VI: GAMING MACHINES
  69. 29 Display of licence
  70. PART VIA: LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINES
  71. 29A Licensing of limited payout machines
  72. 29B Display of licence
  73. 29C Operation of limited payout machine
  74. PART VIB: GAMING MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN
  75. 29D Registration of gaming machine technician
  76. 29D Registration of gaming machine technician inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  77. 29E Registration of limited payout machine technician
  78. 29E Registration of limited payout machine technician inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  79. PART VIC: AMUSEMENT MACHINES
  80. 29F Licensing of amusement machines inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  81. 29G Display of licence inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  82. 29H Operation of amusement machine inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  83. 29J Betting and gaming software inserted by Act No 12 of 2023
  84. PART VII: HORSE RACING ORGANISER
  85. 30 Licensing of horse racing organiser
  86. 31 Responsibility of horse racing organiser
  87. PART IIIA: HORSE RACING DIVISION
  88. 31 Duties and shareholding of horse racing organiser inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  89. PART VII: HORSE RACING ORGANISER
  90. 32 Rules of racing
  91. 32 Rules of racing inserted by The Gambling Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2025
  92. 32 Rules of Racing inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  93. 32 Rules of racing inserted by Act No 14 of 2025
  94. PART VII: HORSE RACING ORGANISER
  95. 33 Charges payable to horse racing organiser
  96. PART VIC: AMUSEMENT MACHINES
  97. 33 Race cards and fixtures inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  98. PART IIIA: HORSE RACING DIVISION
  99. 33 Payment of fees to Horse Racing Organiser inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  100. PART VIII: TOTALISATORS
  101. 34 Licensing of totalisator operator
  102. 35 Rules of totalisator betting
  103. 36 Betting on horse races conducted by totalisator operator
  104. 37 Display of licence and rules
  105. 38 Conduct of betting operations
  106. 39 Authorisation for combination of totalisator pool
  107. PART IX: LOCAL RACE INTER-TOTALISATOR BETTING
  108. 40 Licensing of local race inter-totalisator betting
  109. 41 Conduct of local race inter-totalisator betting
  110. PART X: FOREIGN RACE INTER-TOTALISATOR BETTING
  111. 42 Licensing of foreign race inter-totalisator betting
  112. 43 Conduct of foreign race inter-totalisator betting
  113. PART XI: BOOKMAKERS
  114. 44 Licensing of bookmakers
  115. 45 Betting on event or contingency
  116. 45 Betting on football matches taking place outside inserted by Act No 7 of 2020
  117. PART XI: BOOKMAKERS
  118. 46 Conduct of betting operations
  119. 47 Prohibition of other wagers
  120. 48 Display of licence and rules
  121. 49 Registration of bookmaker’s clerk
  122. 50 Cancellation of registration
  123. PART XII: SWEEPSTAKES
  124. 51 Licensing of sweepstake organiser
  125. 52 Display of licence
  126. PART XIII: POOL BETTING
  127. 53 Licensing of pool betting
  128. 53A Registration of collector inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  129. 53B Grant or refusal of registration certificate inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  130. 53C Display of registration certificate inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  131. 53D Prohibition to transfer registration certificate inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  132. 53E Cancellation of registration certificate inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  133. 53F Suspension of registration certificate inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  134. 53G Savings for person formerly licensed as collector inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  135. PART XIII: POOL BETTING
  136. 54 Conduct of pool betting
  137. 55 Rules of pool betting
  138. 56 Display of licence and rules
  139. PART XIV: DART GAMES
  140. 57 Licensing of dart games
  141. PART XV: MAURITIUS NATIONAL LOTTERY
  142. 58 Interpretation of Part XV
  143. 59 Licensing of Operator
  144. 60 Conditions of Operator’s licence
  145. 61 Display of Operator’s licence
  146. 62 Duties of Operator
  147. 63 Obligations of Operator
  148. 64 Prohibition to sell Mauritius National Lottery
  149. 65 Registration of lottery retailers
  150. 66 Grant or refusal of registration certificate
  151. 67 Display of registration certificate
  152. 68 Prohibition to transfer registration certificate
  153. 69 Cancellation of registration certificate
  154. 70 Suspension of registration certificate
  155. 71 Prize Fund Account
  156. 72 Entitlement to prizes
  157. 73 Lottery prize claims
  158. 74 Lottery proceeds
  159. 75 Draw of lottery games
  160. 76 Official result
  161. 77 National Lottery rules
  162. 78 Protection of product names
  163. 79 Copyright with respect to Mauritius National Lottery
  164. 80 Control procedure
  165. 81 Submission of control procedure
  166. 82 Change in control procedure
  167. 83 Consideration of application
  168. 84 Direction to change approved control procedure
  169. 85 Lotto Fund
  170. PART VIB: GAMING MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN
  171. 85 Lotto Fund inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  172. PART XV: MAURITIUS NATIONAL LOTTERY
  173. 85A Remittance of money into Lotto Fund and Consolidated Fund
  174. PART VIB: GAMING MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN
  175. 85A Remittance of money into Lotto Fund and Consolidated inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  176. PART XVA: VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS
  177. 85B Regulation of video lottery terminals (VLTs)
  178. PART XVI: GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES
  179. 86 Lottery Committee
  180. 86 Interpretation inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  181. 87 Staff of Lottery Committee
  182. 87 Licensing of operator inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  183. 88 Organisation of Government lotteries
  184. 88 Payment to Director-General inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  185. 89 Annual report of Lottery Committee
  186. 89A Lottery Committee not required to take out licence
  187. PART XVII: OTHER LOTTERIES
  188. 90 Organisation of other lotteries
  189. PART XVIIA: AD HOC LICENCE
  190. 90A Interpretation in this Part
  191. 90B Application for ad hoc licence
  192. 90C Issue of ad hoc licence
  193. PART XVIII: INTERACTIVE GAMBLING
  194. 91 Regulation of interactive gambling
  195. 91A Prohibition on interactive gambling outside inserted by Act No 12 of 2023
  196. PART XIX: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
  197. 92 Limitation of number of licences
  198. 93 Restriction on issue of licences
  199. PART VIC: AMUSEMENT MACHINES
  200. 93A Restriction on renewal of licences inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  201. 93B Personal management licence inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  202. PART XIX: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
  203. 94 Application for licence
  204. PART VIC: AMUSEMENT MACHINES
  205. 94 Application for issue or renewal of licence inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  206. PART XIX: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
  207. 94A Time limit to pay licence fee on renewal
  208. 94A Time limit to pay licence fee upon renewal inserted by Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  209. 94A Time limit to pay licence fee upon renewal inserted by Act No 11 of 2024
  210. PART XIX: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
  211. 94B Penalty for failure to pay licence fee within time limit
  212. 94C Acquisition of interest in licence inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  213. PART XIX: GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS
  214. 95 Requirement for further information
  215. 96 Issue of licence
  216. 97 Conditions of licence
  217. 97A Obligation to comply with guidelines issued by FIU
  218. 98 Surrender of licence
  219. 99 Disciplinary action against licensee
  220. 100 Directions
  221. PART XX: SECURITY
  222. 101
  223. 102
  224. 103 Realisation of security
  225. 104 Cancellation of security
  226. PART XXI: RECORDS, AUDITED ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT
  227. 105 Keeping of records
  228. 106 Audited accounts
  229. PART VIC: AMUSEMENT MACHINES
  230. 106 Financial statements inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  231. PART XXI: RECORDS, AUDITED ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL REPORT
  232. 107 Auditor
  233. 108 Annual report of licensee
  234. 108A Limitation on betting in cash inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  235. PART XXIA: BETTING OPERATIONS
  236. 108A Limitation on betting in cash inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  237. 108B Player card account inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  238. PART XXIA: BETTING OPERATIONS
  239. 108B Player card account inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  240. 108C Suspicious transactions inserted by Act No 10 of 2017
  241. PART XXII: ENFORCEMENT, INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION
  242. 109 Central electronic monitoring system
  243. 110 Duties of inspector
  244. 111 Powers of entry, inspection and seizure
  245. 112 Power to access computers and other electronic devices
  246. 113 Police des Jeux
  247. 113A Additional powers of inspectors and Police des Jeux inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  248. 113B Transaction exceeding 50,000 rupees inserted by The Gambling Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act 2025
  249. 113B Transaction exceeding 50,000 rupees inserted by Act No 14 of 2025
  250. 113C Registration of Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Deputy Money inserted by The Anti-money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
  251. 113C Registration of Money Laundering Reporting inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  252. 113C Registration of Money Laundering Reporting inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  253. PART XXIII: DUTIES, LEVY AND TAXES
  254. 114 Imposition of duty, levy and tax
  255. PART VIB: GAMING MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN
  256. 114 Imposition of duty, levy and tax inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  257. PART XXIII: DUTIES, LEVY AND TAXES
  258. 115 Payment of duty, levy and tax
  259. 115A Allowable deduction from levy
  260. PART VIB: GAMING MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN
  261. 115A Allowable deduction from levy inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  262. PART XXIII: DUTIES, LEVY AND TAXES
  263. 116 Penalty for non-submission of return by due date
  264. 117 Penalty for failure to join electronic system
  265. 118 Production of books and records
  266. 118 Production of books and records inserted by Act No 13 of 2019
  267. PART XXIII: DUTIES, LEVY AND TAXES
  268. 119
  269. 119A
  270. 120 Penalty on amount claimed in assessment
  271. 121 Objection to assessment
  272. 122 Determination of objection
  273. 123 Lodging written representations with Assessment Review Committee
  274. 124 Penalty for late payment of duty, levy and tax
  275. 125 Interest on unpaid duty, levy and tax
  276. 126 Power to waive penalty or interest
  277. 127 Conclusiveness of assessment
  278. 128 Recovery of duty, levy and tax by attachment
  279. 129 Recovery of duty, levy and tax by distress and sale
  280. 130 Inscribed privilege
  281. 131 Uninscribed privilege
  282. 132 Contrainte
  283. 133 No limitation of action for recovery of duty, levy and tax
  284. PART XXIV: OFFENCES
  285. 134 Carrying on activity without licence
  286. 134A Licensee carrying out betting activity that does not comply with Act
  287. 134C Non-compliance by horse racing organiser inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  288. 134C Offering a bet-related service without holding a inserted by Act No 7 of 2020
  289. PART XVI: LOTERIE VERT OPERATOR
  290. 134D Offering bet-related service without holding licence inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  291. 134E Bookmaker operating illegally inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  292. 134F Person having stake in horse racing organiser inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  293. PART XXIV: OFFENCES
  294. 135 Passing off as lottery retailer
  295. 136 Transaction with unlicensed person or non-registered lottery retailer
  296. 137 Unlicensed sweepstakes and lotteries
  297. 138 Unlawful transfer of licence
  298. 139 Failure to comply with conditions of licence, directions or guidelines
  299. 140 Age restriction on gambling
  300. 141 Age restriction to play lottery games
  301. 142 Providing credit for gambling
  302. 143 Prohibition on gambling by certain persons
  303. 144 Failure to pay winnings or prizes
  304. 145 Giving false or misleading information
  305. 146 Cheating
  306. 147 Prohibition on gambling in public places
  307. 148 Offences relating to duties, levy and taxes
  308. 149 Compounding of offences relating to duties, levy and taxes
  309. 150 Chain-gift schemes
  310. 151 Tampering with items subject to seizure
  311. 152 Obstructing inspector
  312. 153 Other offences
  313. 154 Seizure and forfeiture
  314. 154A Matters related to fit and proper person inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  315. PART XXV: MISCELLANEOUS
  316. 155 Confidentiality
  317. 156 Advertisement
  318. 157 Unclaimed prizes or other amounts
  319. 158 Complaints
  320. 159 Protection from liability
  321. 160 Exemption
  322. 161 Execution of documents
  323. 161A Service of documents
  324. 162 Legal proceedings
  325. 163 Jurisdiction
  326. 164 Regulations
  327. 165 Transitional provisions
  328. SECOND SCHEDULE
  329. 1
  330. 2 My assets and those of my spouse, minor children and grandchildren in Mauritius
  331. 3
  332. 4 Property sold, transferred or donated to my children of age during the period of
  333. 5
  334. PART II: DECLARATION OF ASSETS
  335. 1
  336. 2 My assets and those of my spouse, minor children and grandchildren in Mauritius
  337. 3
  338. 4 Property sold, transferred or donated to my children of age during the period of
  339. 5
  340. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  341. 1 Bookmaker conducting
  342. 2