Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2020

[31st January 2020] Supplement to Official Gazette 43

S.I. 10 of 2020

SEYCHELLES GAMBLING ACT, 2014

(Act 29 of 2014)

Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Seychelles Gambling Act, 2014, the Minister responsible for Finance, in consultation with the Financial Services Authority, makes the following Regulations —

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2020 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2020.

Citation and commencement

2. The application fee for applying for licence under section 6 (1) of the Act shall be as follows —

Application fee

1	2
(a) Casino Licence	SCR 25,000
(b) Slot Machine Licence	SCR 15,000
(c) Interactive Gambling Licence	SCR 50,000
(d) Transfer of licence to another person subject to joint application under section 15(4) (a) and (7)	100% of the respective licence application fee
(e) Remove the gambling and other activities authorised under a licence, from the licenced premises to any other premises, whether permanently or temporarily under section 15 (4) (b) and (7)	20% of the respective licence application fee
(f) Request to have a licence or any conditions to the licence amended in anyway whatsoever under section 15(4) (c) and (7)	30% of the respective licence application fee

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Annual fee

3. The annual licence fee payable by the licensee under section 27 (1) of the Act shall be as follows —

1	2
(a) Interactive Gambling licence	SCR 300,000
(b) Casino licence
Base fee	SCR 1,000,000
Fee per table	SCR 3,500
Fee per slot machine	SCR 2,500
(c) Slot machine licence
Fee per slot machine	SCR 2,500
Base fee
0-10 slot machines	SCR 125,000
11-50 slot machines	SCR 250,000
51-100 slot machines	SCR 375,000
101-200 slot machines	SCR 500,000
200 slot machines or more	SCR 1,000,000

Fee for inspection

4. The fee payable for copy of document under section 8 (1) of the Act shall be —

1	2
The fee payable for a copy or extract of the application, objection, response or information specified under section 8(1) of the Act	SCR500

Fee for application for procurement

5. The fee payable for an application under section 19(5) shall be as follows —

1	2
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	SCR 10,000

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6. The license fee payable on renewal of a licence under section 30 of the Act shall be the same amount as specified under regulation 3.

Fee payable on renewal of licence

7. The Seychelles Gambling (Fees) Regulations, 2018 is hereby repealed.

Repealed of S.I. 14 of 2018

MADE this 31st day of January, 2020.

MAURICE LOUSTAU-LALANNE
MINISTER OF FINANCE, TRADE,
INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC PLANNING