S.L. 583.7 ст. 8Pathological gamblers.

(1) Persons who are confirmed by a competent medical professional as being pathological gamblers may present proof of such diagnosis to any gaming premises operator or to the Authority, accompanied by a duly filled in self-exclusion form.

(2) In any such case:

(a) if the recipient is a gaming premises operator, he shall forthwith take the steps envisaged in regulation 7(2), excluding the person from gaming for a period of one year, which is automatically renewable and shall forthwith notify the Authority of the registration of a pathological gambler in the unified self-exclusion database;

(b) if the recipient is the Authority, it shall forthwith enter the person’s details in the unified self-exclusion database, barring such person from gaming for a period of one year which is automatically renewable:

Provided that in either case, the Authority shall inform all gaming premises operators of the registration of a pathological gambler in the unified self-exclusion database forthwith, subject to all requirements in terms of data protection legislation and other applicable laws.

(3) A person who has been excluded from gaming in terms of sub-regulation (2) shall only be allowed to make use of a gaming service upon producing proof from a competent medical professional that he is no longer a pathological gambler.

(4) (a) The exclusion envisaged in this regulation may also be requested by any interested person for any person who has been medically diagnosed as a pathological gambler.

(b) In any such case, the interested person shall apply in the manner envisaged in this regulation, specifying the person with regards to whom the exclusion is sought and his interest in the welfare of such person, and submitting all the necessary documentation to accompany the exclusion form.