S.L. 583.7 ст. 16Restrictions on operation.

(1) The Authority shall only approve controlled gaming premises that satisfy the following requirements:

(a) the premises are operated, managed or otherwise controlled by persons which are deemed to be fit and proper by the Authority;

(b) the premises have, as their sole and exclusive purpose, the offering of games provided through gaming devices which are not gaming tables and, for the avoidance of doubt, the making available for use, hosting or operation of amusement machines shall, in no case, take place in controlled gaming premises;

(c) the premises have adequate restricted access controls, including but not limited to player registration, in accordance with any applicable regulatory instrument;

(d) the premises contain no more than one gaming device per two square metres of the area in which the playing of games through gaming devices is designed to take place:

Provided that in aggregate the premises shall not contain more than ten gaming devices:

Provided further that in the case of gaming devices designed or adapted in such a way as to allow more than one player to use such gaming device simultaneously, for the purposes of the limitations set out in this paragraph, the number of any such gaming devices shall be multiplied by the aggregate number of players who can use such gaming device simultaneously;

(e) the premises indicate on all access points, by means of an identification plate issued by the Authority, that such premises are approved controlled gaming premises;

(f) the premises are equipped with closed circuit television cameras, which are in operation twenty-four hours a day, every day of the week, and on which all gaming devices, the reception area where registration is carried out, and the self-exclusion submission box are clearly visible and footage recorded by such closed circuit television cameras is stored for a minimum of thirty days.

(2) Without prejudice to the above and to any other requirements in terms of any other applicable law or regulatory instrument, controlled gaming premises shall:

(a) be dedicated solely to gaming as the sole activity. The offering of food or beverages, amongst others, is considered to constitute an ancillary activity and accordingly is not permitted to be carried out in controlled gaming premises

(b) not be accessible directly from any other premises which are not included in the site plans submitted to the Authority and the Planning Authority;

(c) not permit the gaming area to be visible to passing pedestrian traffic;

(d) provide for a registration area to be located at the entrance of the gaming premises for the purpose of registering every person prior to entry in terms of these regulations and any other applicable law or regulatory instrument. There shall not be any direct street access to the gaming area of controlled gaming premises;

(e) be operated in such a manner as to ensure that no person may make use of the gaming service provided therein unless such person has been registered in accordance with any applicable regulatory instrument and, or other law;

(f) be operated in such a manner as to ensure at all times that the making available for use, hosting or operation of a relevant gaming device therein is carried out in a secure, safe and proper manner;

(g) be structured and operated in a manner which ensures that during the opening hours of the controlled gaming premises, the area in which the playing of games is designed to take place is constantly supervised by employees; and

(h) be opened for business solely between the hours of eleven in the morning and eleven in the evening (11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.).

(3) Controlled gaming premises shall also conform with any other requirements as the Authority may, by binding instrument, establish.