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NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Northern Cape Gambling Act, No. 3 of 2008

Long title


To provide for the establishment of a Gambling Board, for the licensing of persons conducting gambling and betting and for the certification of persons engaged in gambling, betting and the manufacture and sale of gambling machines and gambling devices; to provide for hearings, investigations and enquiries; to provide for the restriction, regulation and control of gambling and betting; to provide for gees for applications and investigations; to repeal certain legislation pertaining to gambling and betting; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
PREAMBLE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS
1. Definitions
CHAPTER II. NORTHERN CAPE GAMBLING BOARD
2. Establishment of Northern Cape Gambling Board
3. Composition of Board
4. Term of office of members of Board
5. Eligibility to service on the Board
6. Conflicting interests
7. Removal from office
8. Meetings of the Board
9. Committees of Board
10. Staff of Board and remuneration
11. Remuneration of members of Board
12. Delegation
13. Finances
14. Accountability, audits and reports
15. Powers and functions of the Board
CHAPTER III. HEARINGS, INVESTIGATIONS AND ENQUIRIES
16. Powers and procedure for hearings and investigations
17. Investigation costs in respect of licenses or certificates
18. Enforcement enquiries
19. Witnesses and evidence
CHAPTER IV. LICENSING AND APPROVAL
20. Right to conduct gambling
21. Kinds of licenses and limitations
22. National licenses
23. Disqualifications and restrictions for licenses
24. Disqualification after license issued
25. Acquisition of interest by disqualified person
26. Decisions of the Board
27. Further applications
28. Licensing procedure
29. Hearing of application for license
30. Procedure provided for by National Gambling Act to take precedence
31. Economic and social development issues to be considered
32. Competition issues to be considered
33. State interests
34. License requirements
35. External probity reports
36. License criteria, categories and conditions
37. Renewal of licenses
38. Suspension or revocation of license
39. Transfer and removal of license and acquisition of certain interest in licensee
40. Duty to produce and display licenses
41. License application and annual license fees
42. Death, insolvency or incapacity of a licensee
CHAPTER V. SPECIFIC LICENSES
43. Casino operator license
44. Junket agent license
45. Route operator license
46. Site operator license
47. Independent site operator license
48. Bingo operator license
49. Horse racing license
50. Bookmaker license
51. Totalisator operator license
CHAPTER VI. GAMBLING EMPLOYEES
52. Disqualification for employment certificates
53. Key employee certificate
54. Gambling employee certificate
55. Notice of termination of service
56. Bookmaker's manager and bookmaker's clerk certificate
57. Suspension or revocation of certificate of employment
58. Temporary employment certificates
59. Restrictions applicable to employees
CHAPTER VII. OPERATIONAL MATTERS
60. Monitoring systems
61. Collateral security
62. Restriction of betting through agent and unlawful inducement to bet
63. Rules of gambling games
64. Availability of rules
65. Gambling devices
66. Standards for gambling devices
67. Books, accounts and records
68. Restrictions on advertising and promotion of gambling activities and granting of discount
69. Restrictions on granting credit to gamblers
70. Approval of certain contracts
71. Non-compliance
CHAPTER VIII. ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES
72. Appointment of inspectors by Board
73. Powers and functions of inspectors
74. Reward for informers
75. Control of entry to certain premises
76. Offences and penalties
CHAPTER IX. PROHIBITED GAMBLING, RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES AND STATUS OF GAMBLING DEBTS
77. Gambling in relation to illegal activities unlawful
78. Unlicensed gambling activities unlawful
79. Unlicensed dealing in machines and devices unlawful
80. Unlicensed use of premises unlawful
81. Protection of minors
82. Enforceability of gambling debts and forfeiture of unlawful winnings
83. Cheating and cheating devices
84. Prohibition of gambling by persons concerned with gambling business
CHAPTER X. GAMBLING ACTIVITIES
85. Gambling activities generally
86. Bets and wagers
87. Gambling games
88. Pay-out and opportunity to play further game
CHAPTER XI. GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
89. Regulations
90. Compliance with certain laws a condition of license
91. Repeal of laws
92. Transitional provisions
93. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED BY SECTION 91 [s91]
Reg. NORTHERN CAPE GAMBLING REGULATIONS (NORTHERN CAPE GAMBLING ACT, 2008)
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