Casino Control (Surveillance)(Amendment) Regulations 2026

These Regulations are the Casino Control (Surveillance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into operation on 21 September 2026.

In the Casino Control (Surveillance) Regulations 2009 (G.N. No. S 431/2009) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 2 —

delete the definition of “casino surveillance system”; and

replace the definition of “surveillance plan” with —“ “surveillance plan”, in relation to any casino premises and the designated site within which those casino premises are located, means a plan showing the surveillance system for those casino premises and the designated site;“surveillance system” means a surveillance system for casino premises and the designated site within which those casino premises are located, comprising all the installations, devices and equipment (whether electronic or otherwise), including video cameras, audio sensors, monitors, recorders, video printers, switches, selectors and other ancillary or related equipment, with the capability to observe, monitor and record activities within those casino premises and the designated site;”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 3(2), after “for its casino premises”, insert “and the designated site within which those casino premises are located”.

In the principal Regulations, replace regulation 4 with —“Surveillance plan for casino premises and designated site4.—

A casino operator must not conduct or permit the conduct of any casino operations unless —

there is an approved surveillance plan for those casino premises and the designated site within which those casino premises are located; and

there is a surveillance system which is installed, operated and maintained in accordance with that approved surveillance plan.

An approved surveillance plan for any casino premises and the designated site within which those casino premises are located remains in force until a surveillance plan that is to replace it is approved by the Authority.”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 5 —

in paragraph (1), after “any casino premises shall”, insert “and the designated site within which those casino premises are located must”; (b)in paragraph (1)(a), after “casino premises”, insert “and the designated site”;

in paragraph (1)(a)(i), after “the areas within the casino premises”, insert “and the designated site”; and

in paragraphs (2) and (3)(a), after “any casino premises”, insert “and the designated site within which those casino premises are located”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 7(2)(a), after “the casino premises”, insert “and the designated site within which those casino premises are located”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 11(1), replace “within and in the immediate vicinity of any casino premises” with “within any casino premises and designated site in the exercise of its functions under the Act”.

In the principal Regulations, in regulation 14 —

in the regulation heading, replace “game” with “casino gambling, promotional games”; and

in paragraph (i), replace “game or any operations of a casino” with “casino gambling, promotional game or casino operations”.

In the principal Regulations —

in the following provisions, replace “casino surveillance system” wherever it appears with “surveillance system”:Regulation 2, definition of “surveillance system requirements”Regulation 3(1) and (2)Regulation 5(1)(a)(i) to (iv), (c), (d) and (e) and (2)Regulation 7(1), (2)(c) and (5)Regulation 8(1), (2) and (3)Regulation 9(1)(a) and (c)Regulation 10(1)(a)Regulation 12(1)Regulation 13(1)(a), (b) and (c)Regulation 14(b), (c), (d) and (ii)Regulation 15(1); and

in the following provisions, in the regulation heading, replace “casino surveillance system” with “surveillance system”:Regulation 12Regulation 13.