BILL NO. 32
1st Session, 57th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
47 Elizabeth II, 1998
Gaming Control Act
(amended)
Helen MacDonald
Cape Breton The Lakes
First Reading: October 19, 1998
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill prohibits
(a) the extension of casino hours;
(b) the provision of free alcoholic drinks to casino gamblers; and
(c) the provision of credit to casino gamblers.
An Act to Amend Chapter 4
of the Acts of 1994-95,
the Gaming Control Act, to
Prohibit the Extension of
Casino Hours or the Provision
of Free Drinks and of Credit
to Casino Gamblers
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Gaming Control Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 25 the following Section:
(2) No person shall serve or provide complimentary liquor in a casino.
(3) A casino operator shall not, directly or indirectly, grant credit to or make loans to, or facilitate the granting of credit to or the making of loans to, individuals playing games of chance in a casino.
2 Clause 127(1)(al) of Chapter 4 is repealed.
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