Singapore legislation
Clause 171
Clause 171
Possession of certain things prohibited
(1)
A person shall not use any device for the purpose of enabling the person or some other person to count or otherwise record cards dealt in the course of gaming in the casino.
(2)
A person shall not, in any casino or on premises within any designated site, use or have in his possession —
chips that he knows or has reason to believe are bogus or counterfeit chips;
cards, dice or coins that he knows or has reason to believe have been marked, loaded or tampered with;
any equipment, device or thing that permits or facilitates cheating or stealing; or
such other thing as may be prescribed.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction ––
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both; or
in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $300,000.
(4)
Subsection (2) does not prohibit the possession in a casino of any thing referred to in that subsection by a person in charge of the casino, an agent of the casino operator, a casino employee, an inspector, or a police officer, if that thing has been seized by any of those persons from another person for use as evidence in proceedings for an offence.