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Gambling License Malta: Malta Lotteries and other Games Act

PART IX- PROVISION OF MONEY FOR GAMING

47. (1) It shall not be lawful, and shall constitute an offence against this Act, for a licensee or an operator of a game exempt from licence under this Act or regulations made thereunder, or any person acting on behalf of such licensee or operator or under any arrangement with him, to make any loan or otherwise provide or al low any credi t to any person for enabl ing such per son to participate in authorised games.

(2) It shall likewise not be lawful, and shall constitute an offence against this Act, for the holder of a permit granted under regulations made under article 78(3) or any person acting on his behalf or under any arrangement with him to make any loan or otherwise provide or allow any credit to any person for enabling such person to participate in games operated in terms of the said permit.

48. Article 1716 of the Civil Code shall not apply with respect to an authorised game and to a game operated in terms of a permit granted under regulations made under article 78(3).

49. (1) Subject to any regulations made by the Minister or any relevant directive that may be issued by the Authority, a licensee, or operator of a game exempted from licence under this Act or regulations made thereunder, or the holder of a permit granted under regulations made under article 78(3), or any person acting on behalf of such licensee, operator or permit holder or under any arrangement with him, may –

1. accept payment of a stake in respect of an authorised game or, as the case may be, in respect of a game operated in terms of the said permit –
   1. in cash; or
   2. except where he has reasonable cause to believe that such means of payment will not be honoured upon presentation or claim therefor, by cheque, credit card, debit card or any other lawful means of payment, whether documentary or electronic; and
2. effect payment of any monetary prize won in an authorised game or, as the case may be, in a game operated in terms of the said permit, by any of the means of payment referred to in subarticle (1)(a)(i).

(2) The acceptance of payment of stakes in accordance with the provisions of subarticle (1)(a) shall not be deemed to be contrary to the provisions of article 47.

(3) The provisions of article 1713 of the Civil Code shall not prejudice –

1. the right of a licensee, operator, permit holder or person referred to in subarticle (1), to recover a debt arising from the acceptance of payment of a stake by any of the means of payment referred to in subarticle (1)(a) in accordance with the provisions of the said subarticle (1)(a); or
2. the right of a winner of a monetary prize under an authorised game or, as the case may be, under a game operated in terms of a permit granted under regulations made under article 78(3), to recover any debt arising from acceptance of payment of such prize by any of the means of payment referred to in subarticle (1)(b).