P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 1046
The following special rules shall govern the operation of games of chance at tourist facilities as of the date on which such tourist facilities begin operations until the expiration date set in the decree:
(a) The Selection Committee shall establish a specific proportion of slot machines for each authorized player at the facility.
(b) The number of authorized players per game shall be established by a regulation to be drafted by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, although it shall never be less than those authorized under § 72 of Title 15.
(c) The Tourism Company must submit for the approval of the Legislative Assembly, any new games as deemed necessary to meet the purposes of this chapter. New games shall be established by law only. The Tourism Company shall detail which new game is sought, the rules of such game, a payment schedule, a statistical evaluation of the theoretical percentages of the new game, and any other information as deemed pertinent.
(d) The facility shall not be subject to the maximum betting limits established in § 87 of Title 15.
(e) The facility shall be authorized to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, every day of the year.
(f) The Executive Director shall carry out all oversight functions, investigations, or audits as he/she may deem necessary regarding the current operation of games of chance at the facility to verify that these comply with the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable law or regulation. The grantee shall be responsible for refunding any costs involved in investigations or audits to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.
(g) Facility operations shall be subject to all the provisions of §§ 71 et seq. of Title 15 that do not contravene the provisions of this chapter. If during the term of effectiveness of the decree, §§ 71 et seq. of Title 5 is amended or repealed, any new provision that does not contravene this chapter or the decree shall be deemed to apply to the facility only if any law amending or substituting said sections contains specific wording establishing the applicability of the law to the facility.
Once the decree has expired and the special rules of games of chance are, therefore, no longer considered to apply, the facility shall be subject to all the provisions established in §§ 71 et seq. of Title 15 or any subsequent law that regulates games of chance in Puerto Rico at that time and all the regulations that may be in effect by virtue of said laws.
(h) This chapter, or any rule or regulation approved thereunder, does not and shall not authorize the establishment of machines, games, or video lottery systems, or any similar electronic systems. Under no circumstance may such games, machines, or systems be established under this chapter, which shall not be interpreted as authorizing such businesses.
History —Aug. 1, 2010, No. 118, § 10.