Ministry of Finance

NO. 5/2017                                          DATE: January 30, 2017

GAMING SECRETARIAT ESTABLISHED

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017:  The public is advised that the Gaming Secretariat has been established and is located at the Ministry of Legal Affairs on H.A Blaize Street, St George’s.

Registration for current Gaming Operators is ongoing and will end on January 31st, 2017.  All operators of gaming establishments and importers of gaming machines are required to register with the Gaming Secretariat, on or before January 31^st, 2017.

The Secretariat will be responsible for receiving applications for licences and will commence this process shortly after the end of the registration period.

Gaming is defined as the playing of any game of chance for a prize, and includes every form of gaming using a gaming machine, betting and participating in a lottery.

 For more information, contact the Inland Revenue Division on 440-3556.