Section 28: Licensing of gaming machines

28. Licensing of gaming machines (1) No person shall operate a gaming machine unless he holds a gaming machine licence in respect of that gaming machine. (Subsec. (1) came into operation on 6 December 2007.) (2) No gaming machine licence shall be issued unless the appropriate licence fee specified in the Third Schedule is paid to the Authority. (Subsec. (2) came into operation on 6 December 2007.) [Issue 5] G2 – 18 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2A) A gaming machine operator shall not carry out, or cause to be carried out, any other business activity at the place where he operates gaming machines. (3) A gaming machine— (a) may be installed only at such place as the Board may approve and it shall not be transferred to any other place without the prior approval of the Board; (b) shall not be replaced without the prior approval of the Board. (Subsec. (3) came into operation on 6 December 2007.) (4) Every terminal or player station of a multi-terminal or multi-player gaming machine shall be treated as one gaming machine. (Subsec. (4) came into operation on 6 December 2007.) (5) Every gaming machine operator shall connect— (a) forthwith any gaming machine brought into operation on or after 10 September 2007; and (b) any gaming machine in operation before 10 September 2007 within such time as may be determined by the Board, to a server located at such place designated by the operator and approved by the Board. (Subsec. (5) not in operation.) [S. 28 amended by s. 25 (c) of Act 18 of 2016 w.e.f. 7 September 2016.]