Section 25: Rules of gaming house games and digital

25. Rules of gaming house games and digital gaming house games (ii) in subsection (1), by deleting the words “rules of gaming house games, including a list of gaming house games” and replacing them by the words “rules of gaming house games and digital gaming house games, including a list of gaming house games and digital gaming house games,”; (iii) in subsection (2), by deleting the words “its rules of gaming house games” and replacing them by the words “its rules of gaming house games or digital gaming house games”; (n) in section 28, in subsection (6), by inserting, after the words “No gaming machine”, the words “, including a gaming machine in a completely knocked down or semi-knocked down condition,”; (o) in section 28B, in subsection (2), by adding the following new paragraph – (d) All digital games on a gaming machine and the digital gaming platform shall be certified by a gaming laboratory approved by the Authority. (p) in section 29A, in subsection (4), by inserting, after the words “No limited payout machine”, the words “, including a limited payout machine in a completely knocked down or semi-knocked down condition,”; (q) in section 29AA, in subsection (1), by deleting the words “as may be prescribed” and replacing them by the words “as the Board may approve”; Acts 2026 479 (r) in section 29C, by adding the following new subsection – (5) A limited payout machine operator shall operate not more than 20 outlets and 8 limited payout machines per outlet. (s) in Part VIB – (i) by deleting the heading and replacing it by the following heading – PART VIB – GAMING TECHNICIAN, LIMITED PAYOUT MACHINE TECHNICIAN, CROUPIER, DEALER, AMUSEMENT MACHINE TECHNICIAN AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF AN AMUSEMENT MACHINE OPERATOR (ii) in section 29D – (A) by repealing subsection (1) and replacing it by the following subsection – (1) No casino operator, gaming machine operator or limited payout machine operator shall employ a gaming technician, limited payout machine technician, croupier or dealer unless the gaming technician, limited payout machine technician, croupier or dealer is registered with the Authority. (B) by inserting, after subsection (1), the following new subsection – (1A) No amusement machine operator shall employ an amusement machine technician, an amusement machine floor manager or operator, a security officer, a cash desk officer or a receptionist unless the amusement machine technician, amusement machine floor manager or operator, security officer, cash desk officer or receptionist is registered with the Authority. 480 Acts 2026 (C) in subsection (2), by deleting the words “No technician shall be registered under subsection (1)” and replacing them by the words “No person shall be registered under subsection (1) or (1A)”; (D) in subsection (2A) – (I) by deleting the words “for the registration” and replacing them by the words “for registration under subsections (1) and (1A)”; (II) by deleting the words “of a gaming technician”; (E) in subsection (4) – (I) in paragraph (a), by deleting the words “Where a technician is registered as a gaming technician” and replacing them by the words “Where a person referred to in subsections (1) and (1A) is registered”; (II) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “Every gaming technician” and replacing them by the words “Every person registered under paragraph (a)”; (t) in section 29F – (i) in subsection (5), by inserting, after the words “No amusement machine”, the words “, including an amusement machin ) – (I) in paragraph (a), by deleting the words “Where a technician is registered as a gaming technician” and replacing them by the words “Where a person referred to in subsections (1) and (1A) is registered”; (II) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “Every gaming technician” and replacing them by the words “Every person registered under paragraph (a)”; (t) in section 29F – (i) in subsection (5), by inserting, after the words “No amusement machine”, the words “, including an amusement machine in a completely knocked down or semi-knocked down condition,”; (ii) by adding the following new subsection – (6) No amusement machine operator shall operate at any other place, except at its principal place of business. Acts 2026 481 (u) in section 29J – (i) in subsection (1), by deleting the words “or provides” and replacing them by the words “, or provides a betting platform to licensed bookmakers and”; (ii) in subsection (2), in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “as may be prescribed” and replacing them by the words “specified in the Third Schedule”; (v) in section 31 – (i) in subsection (1), in paragraph (r), by deleting the words “, provided that where it exempts a broadcasting licensee from the payment of a broadcasting fee, it shall afford the same treatment to any other broadcasting licensee”; (ii) in subsection (2), by adding the following new paragraphs, the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) being deleted and replaced by a semicolon – (d) submit to the Authority quarterly accounts detailing – (i) its expenses; (ii) its gross revenue collected from bookmakers and totalisator agents; (iii) revenue generated from dissemination of race images and its intellectual property rights; and (iv) revenue collected from sponsorships; and (e) remit to the Horse Racing Fund such fee, as approved by the Board, for dissemination of race images abroad. 482 Acts 2026 (w) in section 35, by adding the following new subsection – (3) Every totalisator operator shall ensure that its agents are compliant with the approved totalisator rules and any amendment made thereto. (x) by repealing section 36 and replacing it by the following section –