117. Blocking of access to online remote gambling services, etc.

an online location through which a remote gambling service is provided in contravention of section 18;

an online location that is or may be used by individuals present in Singapore to gamble in contravention of section 20(1);

an online location that contains an invitation to young persons to gamble in contravention of section 34; or

an online location that is otherwise a remote gambling service advertisement published in Singapore in contravention of section 85,the Authority may, after having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (2), direct the IMDA to order the internet service provider to take reasonable steps to disable access to that online location (called an access blocking order); and the IMDA must then give that internet service provider an access blocking order.

whether, having regard to the content of the online location and the way the online location is advertised or promoted, the primary purpose of the online location —

is for use by others to commit an offence under section 18, 20(1) or 34; or

is to publish a remote gambling service advertisement in contravention of section 85,and the online location is available for access by end‑users in Singapore;

whether the online location makes available or contains directories or indexes of other online locations which may be used to, or categories of the means to, commit an offence under section 18, 20(1) or 34;

whether the owner or operator of the online location demonstrates a disregard for the prohibitions and restrictions in this Act against remote gambling generally;

whether access to the online location has been disabled by orders from any court of another country or territory, or any foreign competent authority, on the ground of or related to remote gambling;

whether the online location contains guides or instructions to circumvent any measure, or any order of any such court or competent authority, to disable access to the online location on the ground of or related to remote gambling;

the volume of traffic at the online location by end‑users in Singapore;

the burden that the making of the access blocking order will place on the internet service provider;

the technical feasibility of complying with the access blocking order.

must send a notice to the owner or operator of the online location (called the relevant online location proprietor), stating the intention to direct the IMDA to issue an access blocking order if the relevant online location proprietor does not, within the prescribed period —

stop the invitation on that online location to young persons to gamble in contravention of section 34; or

stop the publishing of a remote gambling service advertisement in contravention of section 85 on that online location; and

must be satisfied that, upon or after the end of that prescribed period or after reasonable efforts are made to send the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) to the relevant online location proprietor, the relevant online location proprietor does not stop the activity referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), as the case may be.