Regulatory Alerts2018-01-01
Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2018
The Minister for Finance, Trade and Economic Planning of Seychelles issued the 2018 Gambling (Fees) Regulations to establish standardized application and licence charges for interactive, casino, and slot machine operators. The framework mandates application fees between SCR 15,000 and SCR 50,000, alongside licence fees starting at SCR 300,000 for interactive operators and SCR 1,000,000 for casinos with additional per-table and per-machine surcharges. Renewal charges replicate the initial licence rates, while fixed fees of SCR 500 and SCR 10,000 govern document copies and business interest procurement applications.
[5th March 2018] Supplement to Official Gazette 43
S.I. 14 of 2018 SEYCHELLES GAMBLING ACT, 2014 (Act 29 of 2014)
Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2018
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Seychelles Gambling Act, 2014, the Minister for Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, in consultation with the Authority makes the following Regulations —
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2018.
2. The application fee for applying for licences shall be as follows —
(a) Interactive gambling licence: SCR 50,000 (b) Casino licence: SCR 25,000 (c) Slot machine licence: SCR 15,000
3. The licence fee payable by the licensee shall be as follows —
(a) Interactive gambling licence: SCR 300,000 (b) Casino licence: SCR 1,000,000 plus SCR 3,500 for every casino table above 10 casino tables and SCR 2,500 for every slot machine. (c) Slot machine licence: SCR 2,500 per slot machine.
44 Supplement to Official Gazette [5th March 2018]
4. (1) The licence fee payable on renewal of a licence under section 30 of the Act shall be the same amount as specified in regulation 3.
(2) (a) The fee payable for copy or extract of application, objection, response or information specified under section 8(1) of the Act shall be SCR 500.
(b) The fee payable for an application for procurement of an interest in a business into which a licence relates, specified under section 19(5) of the Act shall be SCR 10,000.
MADE this 23rd day of February, 2018.
PETER LAROSE MINISTER FOR FINANCE, TRADE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING