Hong Kong Regulations

GAMBLING REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 2

(Past version on 06/30/1997).

2. No part of the proceeds of the lottery shall be appropriated for the private gain of any individual who assists in the promotion of the lottery or who is a member of the organization on whose behalf the lottery is promoted.

(a) be numbered serially and no such number shall be repeated in respect of the same lottery;
(b) state the licence number under which it is issued;
(c) state the price at which it is sold;
(d) state the number, nature and value of the main prizes available in the lottery;
(e) state the date and manner in which the numbers of the winning tickets shall be published after the draw of the lottery; and
(f) state the manner in which prizes may be claimed.

(a) earlier than 8 weeks before the draw is to take place; or
(b) by advertisement or publication in any newspaper circulating in Hong Kong.

5. Within 10 days from the date of the draw of the lottery, details of the results shall be published in one English and one Chinese newspaper circulating in Hong Kong, and a copy of the relevant newspaper cuttings shall be forwarded to the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing.

6. Within 90 days from the date of the draw of the lottery, the licensee shall-
(a) cause to be prepared a statement of income and expenditure setting out all the moneys collected or received from the sale of lottery tickets and all the disbursements made from the moneys so collected or received;
(b) obtain a written report made by a practice unit within the meaning of the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap 50) stating that-
(i) in the opinion of the practice unit, the statement of income and expenditure is properly prepared from the books and records of the licensee made available to the practice unit; and
(ii) no matter has come to the attention of the practice unit which indicates that the statement of income and expenditure does not accurately reflect all the moneys collected or received from the sale of lottery tickets and all the disbursements made from the moneys so collected or received; and
(c) forward to the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing-
(i) a copy of the statement of income and expenditure; and
(ii) a copy of the report,
for the purpose of, among other things, enabling the copies to be made available for public inspection in such manner, and for such period, as the Commissioner thinks fit.

2. You are warned that the conditions of the licence must be strictly complied with. A breach of a condition may result in the licence being revoked and in your prosecution for an offence.

3. This licence shall cease to have effect on the day named herein.

1. No games shall be played except between the hours of noon and the following midnight.

2. All players in a game must take part in it at the same time and all must be present on the premises at that time.

3. The calling of the numbers must take place on the premises while the game is being played.

4. A claim of a player to have won must be decided on and determined and indicated to the other players before another number is called, and a player's winnings must be paid out before the start of a further game.

5. Except in the case of a game offering a "Jackpot" (大獎) or "Snowball" (累積獎金) , the players must not receive more as winnings than the aggregate amount of stakes hazarded by the players in that game.

6. Only one "Jackpot" (大獎) or "Snowball" (累積獎金) may be offered in respect of a single day's session of play.

7. A "Jackpot" (大獎) or "Snowball" (累積獎金) shall not exceed in value an amount of $ ...................................................................................................................................................................

8. The commission or charge levied against the stakes hazarded in a game shall not exceed ........................ per cent of such stakes.

9. The intention to conduct a session of games shall not be published or advertised in any newspaper circulating in Hong Kong.

10. A police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant shall during the hours of play, be permitted to enter the premises for the purpose of ensuring that the conditions of this licence are complied with.

11. The licensee shall keep a statement of account in the attached form for every calendar month in respect of each day's session of play, showing the amount of stakes hazarded, winnings paid out and commission retained and shall at the end of every calendar month, forward a copy of such statement to the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing.

12. The licensee shall keep a register of all persons employed at the licensed place who assist in the conduct of the games containing their names, descriptions, addresses and photographs and indicating their respective duties. The Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing and any police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant shall on request be permitted to inspect such register.

2. You are warned that the conditions of the licence must be strictly complied with. A breach of a condition may result in the licence being revoked and in your prosecution for an offence.
3. The particulars required by condition 11 must be forwarded to the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing at the end of every calendar month.
4. This licence shall cease to have effect on the day named herein. If you want to apply for the licence to be renewed, you should inform the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing in writing well before that date.

Date of session	Game number	Price of each card	Number of cards sold	Amount of stakes hazarded	Amount of winnings paid out (include Jackpot if any)	Amount of commission levied

2. The opportunity to win a prize shall not be the only inducement to persons to attend the premises.

4. The aggregate amount taken by way of the sale of chances in any one determination of winners, if any, of prizes shall not exceed $100.

5. No individual prize in the form of money's worth that is distributed or offered shall exceed the value of $ ......................................................................................................

7. The sale of chances and the declaration of the result shall take place on the same day and on the premises on which and during the time when the amusement is provided.

8. A police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant shall during the time the amusement is provided, be permitted to enter the premises for the purpose of ensuring that the conditions of this licence are complied with.

2. You are warned that the conditions of the licence must be strictly complied with. A breach of a condition may result in the licence being revoked and in your prosecution for an offence.
3. This licence shall cease to have effect on the day named herein. If you want to apply for the licence to be renewed you should inform the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing in writing well before that date. The licence will in any case cease to have effect, if the premises cease to be licensed as a place of public entertainment.

Trade promotion competition

1. No prize offered shall be a money prize.

2. No fee shall be charged for entering the competition.

3. Advertising in respect of the competition shall refer to this licence by stating its number as follows: "Trade promotion competition Licence No. ..............................".

4. Within 10 days from the date of the drawing or judging of the competition, details of the results shall be published in one English and one Chinese newspaper circulating in Hong Kong, and a copy of the relevant newspaper cuttings shall be forwarded to the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing.

2. You are warned that the conditions of the licence must be strictly complied with. A breach of a condition may result in the licence being revoked and in your prosecution for an offence.

3. This licence shall cease to have effect on the day named herein.

1. No games shall be played except between the hours of noon and the following midnight.

2. No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to play in the games.

3. Neither the licensee nor any person acting on his behalf or under any arrangement with him shall make any loan or otherwise provide to any person any credit for enabling a player to take part in a game or in respect of any losses incurred by a player in a game.

4. A notice setting out in English and Chinese, all fees, commissions, percentages and hire prices charged shall be prominently displayed at the licensed place.

5. The commission or charge levied against the stakes hazarded in a game shall not exceed ........................... per cent of such stakes.

6. A police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant shall during the hours of play, be permitted to enter the premises for the purpose of ensuring that the conditions of this licence are complied with.

7. The licensee shall keep a statement of account in the attached form for every calendar month in respect of each day’s play including the number of games played, winnings and losses incurred by employees and commission retained. If during the period of 7 years after the last day of the month to which the statement relates, the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing makes a written request for a copy of the statement, the licensee shall forward such copy to the Commissioner within 7 days after the date on which the request is made.

8. No person shall be employed by the licensee without the prior written approval of the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing.

9. No person shall be appointed as agent by the licensee to manage the licensed premises without the prior written approval of the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing.

10. The licensee shall keep a register of all persons who are employed at the licensed place and who assist in the conduct of the games. The register shall contain their names, identity card numbers, descriptions, addresses, photographs and indicate their respective duties. The licensee shall keep the register up to date and make it available for inspection by the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing and any police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant.

11. All persons employed by the licensee shall while on duty wear identity badges with photographs and stating the purpose for which they are employed.

12. The licensee shall not transfer, lend or hire this licence to any person.

13. The licensee or his appointed agent shall be present at the premises at all times during the hours of play.

14. There shall be no communicating staircase between residential quarters and the licensed premises.

2. You are warned that the conditions of the licence must be strictly complied with. A breach of a condition may result in the licence being revoked and in your prosecution for an offence.

3. If during the period of 7 years referred to in condition 7, the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing makes a written request for a copy of the statement of account referred to in that condition, such copy must be forwarded to the Commissioner within 7 days after the date on which the request is made.

4. This licence shall cease to have effect on the day named herein. If you want to apply for the licence to be renewed, you should inform the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing in writing well before that date.

Date	Number of games	Commission levied	Admission fee or hire price charged	Amount won by house when employees play	Amount lost by house when employees play	Total earnings of house after deducting amount lost by house