BILL NO. 49

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
67 Elizabeth II, 2018

 

Government Bill

 

Gaming Control Act
(amended)

 

The Honourable Karen Casey
Minister responsible for Part 1 of the Gaming Control Act

First Reading: September 21, 2018

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: September 25, 2018

Third Reading: October 9, 2018 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Explanatory Note

This Bill authorizes the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting the self-exclusion of individuals from casinos and the consequences of those individuals entering a casino in contravention of the self-exclusion.

An Act to Amend Chapter 4
of the Acts of 1994-95,
the Gaming Control Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Subsection 127(1) of Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Gaming Control Act, as amended by Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2000 and Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (ai) the following clause:

(aia) respecting the self-exclusion of individuals from casinos, including their reinstatement and the consequences of those individuals entering a casino in contravention of the self-exclusion, which consequences may include disentitlement to prizes or winnings and forfeiture of wagers;

 

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