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2. Definitions

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026. 3 amendments in all.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“casino advertisement” means any writing, object, still or moving visual image or message or audible message, or any combination of them, which —

(a)

contains any express or implied inducement, suggestion or request to visit any casino;

(b)

expressly or impliedly leads to, induces, urges, promotes or encourages participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;

(c)

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

(i)

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”;

(d)

publicises a casino promotion;“casino promotion” means —

(a)

any membership or loyalty programme by which —

(i)

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

(ii)

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

(b)

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 —

(i)

the visiting of any casino; or

(ii)

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game; or

(d)

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 —

(i)

the visiting of any casino; or

(ii)

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;“Changi Airport” means the area declared as Changi Airport under the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Changi Airport) Notification 2009 (G.N. No. S 293/2009);“designated tourist attraction” means a place designated as a tourist attraction and listed on the official website of the Authority at https://www.gra.gov.sg as such;“distribute” includes delivering or sending to any person, or leaving on any premises or vehicle;“printed notice” means any handbill, circular, brochure, pamphlet, map or other like document;“publish”, in relation to a casino advertisement, means —

(a)

publish the advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, journal, periodical, directory or other printed publication or printed notice or on any object;

(b)

disseminate the advertisement by radio, television or other mass medium;

(c)

disseminate the advertisement by the public exhibition or broadcast of a photograph, slide, film, video recording, audio recording or other recording of images or sound;

(d)

publish or disseminate the advertisement electronically, including (but not limited to) publishing the advertisement on the Internet or in any way that renders it accessible from the Internet;

(e)

publicly exhibit the advertisement in, on, over or under any building, place, vehicle, vessel, train, aircraft or in the air; or

(f)

make known the advertisement to the public or a section thereof in any other manner or by any other means;“Singapore Tourism Board” means the Singapore Tourism Board established under the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963;“tourist” means an individual who is —

(a)

neither a Singapore citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore; and (b)on a short-term visit to Singapore principally for recreation, pleasure or business.

“casino advertisement” means any writing, object, still or moving visual image or message or audible message, or any combination of them, which —

(a)

contains any express or implied inducement, suggestion or request to visit any casino;

(b)

expressly or impliedly leads to, induces, urges, promotes or encourages participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;

(c)

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

(i)

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”;

(d)

publicises a casino promotion;

“casino promotion” means —

(a)

any membership or loyalty programme by which —

(i)

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

(ii)

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

(b)

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 —

(i)

the visiting of any casino; or

(ii)

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game; or

(d)

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 —

(i)

the visiting of any casino; or

(ii)

participation in any casino gambling or promotional game;

“Changi Airport” means the area declared as Changi Airport under the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Changi Airport) Notification 2009 (G.N. No. S 293/2009);

“designated tourist attraction” means a place designated as a tourist attraction and listed on the official website of the Authority at https://www.gra.gov.sg as such;

“distribute” includes delivering or sending to any person, or leaving on any premises or vehicle;

“printed notice” means any handbill, circular, brochure, pamphlet, map or other like document;

“publish”, in relation to a casino advertisement, means —

(a)

publish the advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, journal, periodical, directory or other printed publication or printed notice or on any object;

(b)

disseminate the advertisement by radio, television or other mass medium;

(c)

disseminate the advertisement by the public exhibition or broadcast of a photograph, slide, film, video recording, audio recording or other recording of images or sound;

(d)

publish or disseminate the advertisement electronically, including (but not limited to) publishing the advertisement on the Internet or in any way that renders it accessible from the Internet;

(e)

publicly exhibit the advertisement in, on, over or under any building, place, vehicle, vessel, train, aircraft or in the air; or

(f)

make known the advertisement to the public or a section thereof in any other manner or by any other means;

“Singapore Tourism Board” means the Singapore Tourism Board established under the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963;

“tourist” means an individual who is —

(a)

neither a Singapore citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore; and (b)on a short-term visit to Singapore principally for recreation, pleasure or business.

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