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Volume 50, No. 7

B.C. Reg. 74/2007

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

April 10, 2007

B.C. Reg. 74/2007, deposited March 30, 2007, pursuant to the GAMING CONTROL ACT [Section 105]. Order in Council 182/2007, approved and ordered March 29, 2007.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Gaming Control Regulation, B.C. Reg. 208/2002, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— J. LES, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

Section 29 of the Gaming Control Regulation, B.C. Reg. 208/2002, is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:

(1) The following classes of registration as gaming services providers are established:

(

a) class A casino services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide casino gaming services at a gaming facility that contains 500 or more slot machines;

(

b) class B casino services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide casino gaming services at a gaming facility that contains fewer than 500 slot machines;

(

c) class A bingo services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide bingo gaming services at a gaming facility with respect to which the lottery corporation has paid remuneration that exceeded $1 000 000 in the most recently completed financial year of the services provider;

(

d) class B bingo services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide bingo gaming services at a gaming facility with respect to which the lottery corporation has paid remuneration that did not exceed $1 000 000 in the most recently completed financial year of the services provider;

(

e) community gaming centre services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide gaming services at a community gaming centre;

(

f) class A suppliers , comprised of gaming services providers that manufacture slot machines or that manufacture and distribute slot machines;

(

g) class B suppliers , comprised of gaming services providers that carry out one or more of the activities described in paragraph (

b) of the definition of "gaming services provider" for remuneration of a total value exceeding $25 000 during the most recent 12 month period, including the value of gaming supplies supplied by associates of the person;

(

h) class C suppliers , comprised of gaming services providers that carry out one or more of the activities described in paragraph (

b) of the definition of "gaming services provider" for remuneration of a total value that does not exceed $25 000 during the most recent 12 month period, including the value of gaming supplies supplied by associates of the person;

(

i) other gaming services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that carry out one or more of the activities described in paragraph (

a) or (

c) of the definition of "gaming services provider";

(

j) horse racing operators , comprised of gaming services providers that provide gaming services at a race track for horse racing at which there are 50 or more race days per year;

(

k) seasonal horse racing operators , comprised of gaming services providers that provide gaming services at a race track for horse racing at which there are fewer than 50 race days per year;

(

l) horse racing teletheatre operators , comprised of gaming services providers that provide gaming services at horse racing teletheatres;

(

m) security services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide security services, surveillance services or both at a gaming facility;

(

n) concessionaire games operators , comprised of gaming services providers that provide gaming services at licensed gaming events;

(

o) ticket rafflers , comprised of gaming services providers that run ticket raffles;

(

p) social occasion casino operators , comprised of gaming services providers that provide casino gaming services at licensed gaming events;

(

q) gaming lessors , comprised of gaming services providers that, as lessors, provide to other gaming services providers premises to be used as facilities for gaming;

(

r) ancillary services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide ancillary services as prescribed under

section 3 (a);

(

s) automated banking services providers , comprised of gaming services providers that provide automated banking services as prescribed in

section 3 (

c) of this regulation. , and

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding the following paragraph:

(

i) lottery ticket personnel, comprised of persons who have on-site managerial responsibility for a retail facility where lottery tickets are sold.

Section 31 (2) and (3) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) At the time of application for registration, the applicant must pay to the branch, for registration in any of the classes of gaming services providers set out in any of paragraphs (

a) to (

s) of this subsection, the application fee specified in that paragraph, plus $250 for each background investigation to be carried out in assessing the application:

(

a) class A casino services providers, $35 000 per gaming facility;

(

b) class B casino services providers, $15 000 per gaming facility;

(

c) class A bingo services providers, $2 000 per gaming facility;

(

d) class B bingo services providers, $1 000 per gaming facility;

(

e) community gaming centre services providers, $5 000 per gaming facility;

(

f) class A suppliers, $20 000;

(

g) class B suppliers, $5 000;

(

h) class C suppliers, $1 000;

(

i) other gaming services providers, $1 000;

(

j) horse racing operators, $5 000 per gaming facility;

(

k) seasonal horse racing operators, $100 per gaming facility;

(

l) horse racing teletheatre operators, $1 000;

(

m) security services providers, $1 000;

(

n) concessionaire games operators, $1 000;

(

o) ticket rafflers, $1 000;

(

p) social occasion casino operators, $1 000;

(

q) gaming lessors, $250;

(

r) ancillary services providers, $250;

(

s) automated banking services providers, $250.

(3) A person registered in any of the classes of registration referred to in subsection (2) (

a) to (

s) must pay to the branch, on every anniversary date of the person's registration, a registration fee equal to the application fee the person would have paid under subsection (2) had the person been an applicant.

(4) At the time of application for registration the applicant must pay to the branch, for registration in any of the classes of gaming workers set out in any of paragraphs (

a) to (

d) of this subsection, the application fee specified in that paragraph:

(

a) senior officials, $250;

(

b) senior employees, $250;

(

c) class A licence managers, lottery ticket personnel and other employees, $45;

(

d) race horse owners and horse racing personnel, $30.

(5) A person registered in a class of registration referred to in subsection (4) (

a) or (

b) must pay to the branch, on every anniversary date of the person's registration, a registration fee equal to the application fee the person would have paid under subsection (4) had the person been an applicant.

3 The following

section is added:

Service fees

31.1 A registrant must pay to the branch, for the service set out in any of paragraphs (

a) to (b), the service fee specified in that paragraph:

(

a) replacement of identification card, $25;

(

b) replacement of certificate of registration, $50.

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