Section 2

For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Betting Duties or any Deputy Commissioner of Betting Duties or Assistant Commissioner of Betting Duties appointed under the Private Lotteries Act 2011;“exempt organisation” means any person who is an exempt operator within the meaning of the Remote Gambling Act 2014 or any person who is otherwise exempt from section 10 or 11 of that Act, or any person or organisation that is exempt from all of the provisions of the Betting Act 1960 under a notification made under section 22(1) of that Act, or from all of the provisions of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1961 under a notification made under section 24(1) of that Act;“football game” means the game also known as soccer, whether taking place inside or outside Singapore;“promote” includes controlling or supervising the receipt or negotiation of bets or the conduct of games of chance, and “promoter” and “promoting” shall be construed accordingly;“promoter”, in relation to any racing club or association, means the secretary of the racing club or association which has promoted any totalisator, pari-mutuel or any other system or method of cash or credit betting or sweepstake;“sporting event” means any type of game, sport or exercise prescribed by the Minister, whether taking place inside or outside Singapore;“starting prices”, in relation to any event, means the odds ruling at the scene of the event immediately before the start;“totalisator odds” means the odds paid on bets made by means of a totalisator at the scene of the event;“winnings” includes winnings of any kind in money.