Licensed Gaming Houses.
9. The Officer administering the Government may at any time order any or all Licensed Gaming Houses to be closed either sun. marily and at once, or after such notice as the said Officer adminis- tering the Government may direct, and in every case of a House being closed for breach of Regulations then so long as any Licensed House or Houses remain open, the Officer administering the Go- vernment, for the purpose of preventing such irregularity operating to the advantage of any holder of a Gaming License, may direct the Monthly fees payable for the remaining Licenses to be so increased that the total amount of fees receivable by the Govern- ment shall remain unaltered.
10. Playing in the Licensed Houses shall not commence before 6 A.M. and shall cease at 11 P.M., or earlier if so ordered by the Officer administering the Government.
11. Not more than 7 per cent discount shall be claimed by the Proprietor of any House on the Gains of the Players.
12. No Proprietor of a Licensed House or Person connected therewith shall on any account give money or articles of value directly or indirectly to any Person in Government employ either by way of reward, bribe, gratuity, or payment for service.
13. No Persons other than those of the Chinese, Malay, and Indian Races, shall be, unless authorised thereto under these Re- gulations, permitted to enter any of the said Licensed Houses.
14. All Licensed Houses within these Regulations shall be closed as hitherto on Sundays, and no Play allowed therein on any pretext under pain of forfeiture of License and Deposit Money.
15. No Women of any nationality shall under any pretext be admitted to any of the Licensed Houses.
Approved in Council,
RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL,
L. D'ALMADA È CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
Governor.
14th January, 1870.
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