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Casino Control Act 2006 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10 · National Council on Problem Gambling

165A. Persons excluded by law from casino, etc.

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 4 amendments in all.

(1)

The following persons are subject to this section:

(a)

a person who is on such social assistance programme or subsidy scheme funded by the Government or any statutory body as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe;

(b)

an undischarged bankrupt.

(c)

[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 21/09/2026]

(2)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) from subsection (3), subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.

(3)

A person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is excluded from all of the following, starting the time the person’s name is entered in the list of excluded persons in section 168(1) and continues for so long as the circumstances in subsection (1)(a) or (b) exist in relation to that person:

(a)

from —

(i)

entering or remaining on all casino premises except to perform defined work within any of those premises; and

(ii)

taking part in any casino gambling or promotional game on all casino premises;

(b)

from —

(i)

entering or remaining in all gaming machine rooms except to perform defined work within any of those rooms; and

(ii)

taking part in any playing of a gaming machine in all gaming machine rooms;

(c)

from engaging in all manner of general remote gambling.

(4)

[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 21/09/2026]

(5)

[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 21/09/2026]

Terms defined in this Act

casino gambling
Defined · s 2
“casino gambling” means any of the following that is carried out within the casino premises:(a)playing a casino game;(b)betting (within the meaning of section 5 of the Gambling Control Act 2022) conducted by a casino operator;(c)participating in a lottery (within the meaning of section 9 of the Gambling Control Act 2022) conducted by a casino operator,but does not include any promotional game or any prescribed form of gambling;
Open s 2
casino premises
Defined · s 2
“casino premises” means the casino premises referred to in section 51;
Open s 2
defined work
Defined · s 153
“defined work” means —(a)in relation to casino premises of a casino operator —(i)to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the casino operator carried on at the casino premises;(ii)to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the casino operator; or(iii)to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law; or(b)in relation to a gaming machine room of a gambling operator —(i)to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the gambling operator carried on at the gaming machine room;(ii)to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the gambling operator; or(iii)to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law;
Open s 153
gaming machine
Defined · s 2
“gaming machine” means any device, whether wholly or partly mechanically or electronically operated, that is so designed that —(a)it may be used for the purpose of playing a casino game or for any other form of casino gambling; and(b)as a result of making a bet on the device, winnings may become payable,and —(c)includes anything prescribed as a gaming machine; but(d)excludes anything prescribed as not being a gaming machine;
Open s 2
general remote gambling
Defined · s 153
“general remote gambling” and “engaging in general remote gambling” have the meanings given by section 11(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022;
Open s 153
list of excluded persons
Defined · s 153
“list of excluded persons” means the list of excluded persons established and maintained under section 168, as varied or updated from time to time;
Open s 153
Minister
Defined · s 2
“Minister”, except in section 45A and Parts 9 and 10, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for gambling suppression;
Open s 2
promotional game
Defined · s 2
“promotional game” means a game or lottery played within the casino premises —(a)that is conducted or played as part of an event to promote the visiting of the casino or the playing of any casino game or participation in any other form of casino gambling; and(b)that does not involve a wager in money or casino chips;
Open s 2

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Casino Advertising and Responsible Gambling

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Part 11

General Offences

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Part 12

Enforcement Powers and Proceedings

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Part 13

Miscellaneous

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Schedules

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Casino Control Act 2006 · s 165A

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Judgments that cite this Act

18 in all

A Hong Kong judgment for a Macau casino debt could not be enforced in Singapore SummaryVenetian Macau Ltd v Hu Yangning · [2026] SGHC 180
A director who breached his duty of diligence was given jail instead of fines SummaryPublic Prosecutor v Zheng Jia · [2025] SGHC 76
A loan was held genuine and the claim to recover it was not time-barred SummaryChan Tuck Cheong v Sin Wee Hiong · [2026] SGHC 1

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Singapore Statutes Online · Casino Control Act 2006, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 7 Oct 2026.

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