Casino Control (Advertising) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026

These Regulations are the Casino Control (Advertising) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 21 September 2026.

In the Casino Control (Advertising) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 86/2010) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 2 —

in the definition of “casino advertisement”, replace paragraphs (b) and (c) with —“(b)expressly or impliedly leads to, induces, urges, promotes or encourages participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;

being designed to publicise or to promote the casino or participation in any casino gambling or promotional game, mentions, illustrates or depicts —

any brand name, trade mark or service mark of a casino; (ii)any pictorial device commonly associated with any brand name, trade mark or service mark of a casino; or (iii)any pictorial representation, or any brand name, trade mark or service mark, of any form of casino gambling, any promotional game or any thing associated with or used to carry out casino gambling or promotional games; or”;

replace the definition of “casino promotion” with —“ “casino promotion” means —

any membership or loyalty programme by which —

points, credits or rewards may be earned from participating in any casino gambling or promotional game; or

points, credits or rewards may be redeemed within the casino premises (whether for participation in any casino gambling or promotional game or otherwise);

any promotional game; (c)the offering of any transportation or other amenity or service which gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote —

the visiting of any casino; or

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game; or

any other activity, programme, service or incentive (other than the winnings from any casino gambling), or any combination of them, which gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote —

the visiting of any casino; or

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;”; and

in the definition of “tourist”, in paragraph (a), delete “within the meaning of section 116(9) of the Act”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 3A —

in paragraph (1), replace sub‑paragraph (d) with —“(d)if the casino promotion is to include any promotional game, detailed descriptions of all of the following:

any device, thing, software application or other computer program intended to be used for the promotional game;

the promotional game; (iii)the manner of use of the device, thing, software application or other computer program.”; and

replace paragraph (3) with —“(3) Any person who has made an application under paragraph (1) must provide such other documents or information as the Authority may require to determine the application in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Authority.

The Authority may refuse to consider any application under paragraph (1) —

if the applicant fails to provide any document or information mentioned in paragraph (1); or

if the applicant fails to provide any document or information required by the Authority under paragraph (3).”.

In the principal Regulations, after regulation 3B, insert —“Devices, etc., used exclusively for promotional game3C.—

Subject to paragraph (3), a casino operator must not use or permit to be used in its casino any device, thing, software application or other computer program used or intended to be used exclusively for any promotional game which is not manufactured, installed, tested, inspected, operated, maintained and repaired in accordance with any requirements set out in any notice under paragraph (2) relating to that device, thing, software application or other computer program.

The Authority may from time to time, by written notice given to a casino operator, require that any device, thing, software application or other computer program used or intended to be used exclusively for any promotional game must comply with certain requirements, including but not limited to requirements as to additional testing or reporting to be carried out on the device, thing, software application or other computer program.

The Authority may, on the application of a casino operator, modify or waive any of the requirements in notices under paragraph (2) relating to any device, thing, software application or other computer program, subject to such conditions as the Authority may impose, having regard to game design, integrity or security.”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 4(3), replace sub‑paragraphs (c) and (d) with —“(c)the advertisement does not contain any information on any casino gambling or promotional game, participation in any casino gambling or promotional game or the winnings of or prizes won by patrons of a casino, including any testimonial from any patron on his or her winnings from casino gambling or information on any prize won by playing a promotional game;

the advertisement does not contain any express or implied inducement, suggestion or encouragement to participate in any casino gambling or promotional game.”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 4A(b), replace “playing any game or playing on a gaming machine in a casino” with “participating in any casino gambling or promotional game”.

In the principal Regulations, after regulation 4A, insert —“Participation in promotional games by intoxicated persons prohibited4B. A casino operator and its licensed special employees must not permit a person who is in a state of intoxication to participate in any promotional game.”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 5(2) —

in sub‑paragraph (c), replace “the playing of any game in the casino” with “participation in any casino gambling or promotional game”; and

in sub‑paragraph (d)(ii), replace “a game which may be played or gaming equipment which may be used in a casino” with “any form of casino gambling, any promotional game or any thing associated with or used to carry out casino gambling or promotional games”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 6(2) —

in sub‑paragraph (b), replace “the playing of any game in a casino” with “participation in any casino gambling or promotional game”; and

in sub‑paragraph (c)(ii), replace “a game which may be played or gaming equipment which may be used in a casino” with “any form of casino gambling, any promotional game or any thing associated with or used to carry out casino gambling or promotional games”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 9, after paragraph (2), insert —“(3) Any casino operator or licensed special employee (as the case may be) who contravenes regulation 3C(1) or 4B (as the case may be) shall —

in the case of a casino operator, be liable to disciplinary action under section 54 of the Act; and

in the case of a licensed special employee, be liable to disciplinary action under section 93 of the Act.”.