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Documents to be Submited when Applying for Grant of a Bookmakers Permit

Certified copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association

A statement showing the names and addresses of the directors and

secretary of the company and of the persons in accordance with whose

directions or instructions the directors are accustomed to act and whether

or not such persons are citizens of and resident in Jamaica.

A statement showing the authorized capital, the issued capital, the paid up

capital and a list of the names, addresses and occupations of the person

who are shareholders in the company at the time of the application and

whether or not such persons are citizens of and residents in Jamaica.

Last audited Financial Statement, if not yet available, in house financial

statements.

Opening Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet.

Documentary evidence to substantiate the filing of Income Tax Returns for the

company and its directors.

A Permit Fee is payable to the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission

Notice

The Commission will investigate all Companies and Individuals that have applied

and/or have been granted licences in order to protect the Betting and Gaming

consumers from fraudulent operators and persons.

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Application for Licence to operate Gaming Machine(s) on Precribed Premises

Gaming Machine Operators must apply to the Commission for licences to operate

any such machines using the Application Forms provided by the Commission.

Completed Applications Forms must be submitted to the Commission along with

receipts evidencing payments of the Annual Levy required by the Act.

. An Annual Levy in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per machine is due

and payable by each operator to the Collector of Taxes on the 1^st day of April each

year.

. Additionally, the payment of the following fees by the licencees must be made to

the Commission: -

A licence fee of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) in respect of each gaming

machine specified in the licence, payable on the grant of a licence.

A fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to cover the provision by the

Commission of an identification disc in respect of each gaming machine

specified in the licence.

Every Gaming Machine Licence granted by the Commission shall be valid for a

period of twelve (12) months from the date of issue and may be renewed not

less than twenty-one (21) days before expiration.

Owners or Operators of premises on which gaming machines are operated without

licence, in default of the provisions of the Act will be liable to punishment by fine

and/or imprisonment upon conviction

Notice

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Betting Gaming and Lotteries

(Amendment) Act, 2000 which came into effect 19^th July, 2000, the Betting,

Gaming & Lotteries Commission (the Commission) is the only Authority empowered

to grant licences for and to regulate the operations of gaming machines in any

prescribed premises in Jamaica.

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Requirements for Conducting Prize Competitions

All applications should be submitted to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries

Commission at least twenty-one (21) days prior to any advertisement of the

competition. Applicants must submit details of each competition including at lease

the following :-

Name of Competition

Commencement date of Competition

Final Date of Competition

Rules

Method of selection

Date(s) of selection

Details of prize(s)

Copy of promotional advertisement (Flyers, Newspaper, Radio & Television

publications)

Notice

Approvals, if granted, will include requirements that the names of prizewinners are

to published and evidence of the proof of payment of prizes is to be submitted to

the Commission, which will reserve the right to observe the selection of prizewinners.

Promoters who are granted approval will be required to include the following

statement in at least one medium that is used to advertise the promotion:-

"Authorized by Order under the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act"

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i Applications Forms and further information if needed are available at our office.