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GUIDELINE 7 - POSTAL APPLICATIONS

a) The Act requires an application to be made in writing. Any form of transmission of the application (including for instance by fax or e-mail) will be regarded as meeting that requirement as long as it contains the applicant's signature. It is acceptable for a casino to fax an application to another branch on a player’s behalf, or put it in the internal mail for them, provided the applicant has filled in the form as an application to the other club.

b) Casinos are free to prepare application forms in any style they wish. Any application must however include as a minimum the applicant's signature, full name, permanent address and a declaration that the applicant is over 18.  A letter will be acceptable as an application as long as it contains this minimum information.

c) Casinos must date/time stamp the application when it is received by whatever means so that it can be confirmed that the applicant has complied with the "24 hours rule" before being permitted to game.

d) Before granting the applicant entry as a member, the casino must verify the applicant's identity as required by part 1 of the "Code of Practice relating to the prevention and detection of money laundering in casinos".  Such identification must be produced on the first visit to the casino.

e) A person may join more than one casino using a single application form, provided the form specifies the names of all the casinos which the individual is applying to join. The completed form or a copy of it must then be faxed or posted to the premises of each casino where that person must be formally enrolled as a member of that casino.
The application must be date/time stamped as in ( c ) above; and the person must not be allowed to take part in gaming until 24 hours after that casino received the application.

Information source: Gaming Board of Great Britain

last updated: January 2002