Jamaica - Casino Employee License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. The responsible commission for issuing casino employee license is the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) and you can view their location map contact details via this link: Link
2. Visit the commission’s office to obtain the application form and enquire from the assisting officer the required supporting documents that are required to accompany your application
3. Fill the application form correctly and attach all the required supporting documents to it
4. Now submit the application form to the CGC for verification and processing and pay the prescribed application fee
5. The commission will view your application and conduct an investigation to determine if you meet the required criteria to be issued the license, at this point the commission may ask you to provide more documents or information that may assist in their investigation
6. Once the commission determines that you are proper and fit and you meet all the required criteria to be granted the license i.e. You have made a truthful representation of the required material, You are over 18 years old and have not been convicted of a specified offence and you are not an undischarged bankrupt, they will approve your application
7. The license will be proceed and availed for collection at the CGC office
8. Visit the CGC office to collect the license in person or send a proxy with a signed authorization letter by the Justice of Peace (JP) allowing the nominee to collect the license on your behalf
9. Once you have obtained the license, pay the prescribed license fee within 30 day otherwise the license will lapse and rendered invalid
10. In an event that your application is not approved by the commission, you will be notified by the commission in writing the reasons why they have declined to grant the license and advise you on how you can appeal this decision

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Required Documents

• Complete application form
• Identification documents
• Consult with the commission for the rest of the required documents

Office Locations & Contacts

The Casino Gaming Commission
8 Winchester Road, Kingston 10
Tel: +1 (876) 633-7580
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link

Eligibility

• Individuals who are 18 years and over and are not an undischarged bankrupt and has not been convicted of a specified offence who wish to work in a casino

Fees

• The application fee is prescribed by commission, please contact the relevant authority for the fee details. Note that there is an annual fee of renewing the license

Validity

• The validity of the license infinite however you need to renew the license annually at the anniversary of the license.

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Instructions

A personal license may not be transferred, however, a personal license may lapse where:

• The initial fee is not paid within 30 days of the grant of a license
• Any subsequent annual fee is not paid on or before the anniversary date of the grant of license
• The personal license holder dies.

Required Information

• Names
• Address
• Date of Birth

Need for the Document

• Individuals who wish to be employed in a specified office within a casino are required to apply for a licence issued by the Casino Gaming Commission.
• This license proves that you are authorized to work in a casino as required by law

Information which might help

• Casino Gaming Act: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• CGC: Link

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