Requirements For Various Licenses

CASINO LICENCE

  1. letter of application.
  2. It is pertinent that during the currency of a casino licence, other than temporary casino licence the licensee shall maintain a hotel (currently with at least 50 rooms) on the licensed premises, of such size and standard as specified in the licence.
  3. Building plans which indicate the following:
  •  The casino area where the slot machines and gaming tables would be located.
  • Toilets for the male and female punters for the casino only
  • Security positions i.e security systems, strong rooms and vaults
  • Bar positions
  • Fire escapes
  • Any other details that might be included for the casino area.
  1. The beneficial owners and associates, proprietors/shareholders and directors’ credentials including a vetted set of fingerprints for each person together with clearance by the Financial Clearing Bureau.
  1. Applicable documentation: –
  • A comprehensive business plan demonstrating viability including cashflow projections
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (with one of the objects that states that the company can carry out casino business).
  • List of all beneficial owners and associates, proprietors and shareholding including copy of companies form CR14.
  1. Casino experience should be given, if any
  2. Financial position evidencing concrete capacity to acquire the compliant casino devices and pay prizes including jackpots [Audited financial statements (to enable the Board to determine solvency, liquidity, capital adequacy and other prudential measures) and six months current bank statements or a bank guarantee for not less than fifty thousand United States of America dollars (US$50 000) or equivalent covering exposure to sundry punters for prizes and jackpots].
  3. A mandatory approval of gaming device by the board will take place in due course upon receipt of suitable letter of invitation to inspect the device at source.
  4. Remit the prescribed/statutory application fee in due course

When all the above requirements have been considered and approved, the enabling documents shall be issued.

  1. letter of application.
  2. Building plans which indicate the following:
  • The gaming area should clearly indicate where the slot machines would be located.
  • Toilets for the male and female punters.
  • Security positions i.e security systems, strong rooms and vaults.
  • Fire escapes
  • Any other details that might be included for the gaming area.
  1. The beneficial owners and associates, proprietors/shareholders and directors’ credentials including a vetted set of fingerprints for each person together with clearance by the Financial Clearing Bureau.
  1. Applicable documentation: –
  • A comprehensive business plan demonstrating viability including cashflow projections
  1. Financial position evidencing concrete capacity to acquire the gaming devices and pay prizes including jackpots [Audited financial statements (to enable the Board to determine solvency, liquidity, capital adequacy and other prudential measures) and six months current bank statements or a bank guarantee for not less than fifty thousand United States of America dollars (US$50 000) or equivalent covering exposure to sundry punters for prizes and jackpots].
  1. A mandatory approval of gaming device by the board will take place in due course upon receipt of a suitable letter of invitation to inspect the device at source.
  1. Remit the prescribed/statutory application fee in due course.

When all the above requirements have been considered and approved, the enabling documents shall be issued.

  1. Applicant should be a member of the prescribed betting Associations
  2. Documentation of application from the Association with the underlisted.
  1. The applicant’s vetted set of fingerprints together with clearance by the Financial Clearing Bureau.
  1. Applicable documentation: –
  • A comprehensive business plan demonstrating viability including cashflow projections
  1. Financial position evidencing concrete capacity to acquire the devices and pay prizes including jackpots [Audited financial statements (to enable the Board to determine solvency, liquidity, capital adequacy and other prudential measures) and six months current bank statements or a bank guarantee for not less than fifty thousand United States of America dollars (US$50 000) or equivalent covering exposure to sundry punters for prizes and jackpots].
  1. Remit the prescribed/statutory application fee in due course

When all the above requirements have been considered and approved, the enabling documents shall be issued

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Gambling can be lawful if performed within the confines of the law. It is from this stand point that regulation become much needed to protect both the business and its clients. Many times responsible gaming and gambling has assisted to create wealth, not only for those in the business, but we have seen communities benefitting a lot due to corporate responsibility from the players concerned. This has been made possible through lawful structures created by the government to bring sanity and order into this activity from way down the past. People have betted, gambled and put their money to games thereby helping to circulate wealth in societies and improved livelihoods not only from those that would have won, but from the regulators who invested in community development. It is from this angle that we  see our partners coming to join in the development of communities in areas like construction of clinics, public amenities like tennis courts, schools and colleges to name but just a few. We welcome you to our online system so that you partner with us in realizing our set goals and objectives to cause sanity that benefits society in the manner that lotteries and gaming industry operates. Lotteries and Gaming Board stands ready to provide useful information on all legal gambling activities.

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