Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 11 · Miscellaneous
125. Standards for licensees and class licensees, etc.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Authority may —
Authority
“Authority” means the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore, which is the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore continued and renamed under section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022;
issue one or more standards applicable to licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines, or specified types of licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines;
approve as a standard applicable to licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines, or specified types of licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines, any document prepared by a person other than the Authority if the Authority considers the document as suitable for this purpose; or
amend or revoke any standard issued under paragraph (a) or approved under paragraph (b),with respect to all or any of the matters in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.
The matters for the purposes of subsection (1) include any matter that is necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objectives, such as any of the following:
licensing objectives
“licensing objectives” means the objectives of —(a)preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, or being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;(b)ensuring that gambling is conducted honestly; and(c)minimising the adverse social effects of lawful gambling;
advertising and inducements to gamble related to a gambling service authorised by a licence or class licence; (b)measures directed towards ensuring the maintenance of public confidence in the integrity of, and keeping secure, the provision of a gambling service authorised by a licence or class licence;
responsible gambling;
operations of any gambling service provided, including internal controls and changes in management or key officers;
technical requirements for the proper functions and operating of gambling articles, gaming machines, peripheral equipment for gaming machines and requisite surveillance systems;
relating to the conduct of the employees of a licensee or class licensee and gambling service agents of a licensee;
measures to deal with customer complaints, and the processes to handle and dispose of such complaints.
A standard may, in particular, specify the duties and obligations of any licensee, class licensee or supplier of gaming machines in relation to its business operation insofar as it relates to the provision of a gambling service authorised by its licence or class licence or the supply of gaming machines.
standard
“standard” means a standard issued or approved by the Authority under section 125, and includes any such standard as amended from time to time under that section;
If any provision in any standard is inconsistent with any provision of this Act, that provision, to the extent of the inconsistency —
provision of this Act
“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
is to have effect subject to this Act; or
having regard to this Act, is not to have effect.
Where a standard is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the Authority under subsection (1), the Authority must —
give notice of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation (as the case may be) of the standard —
to every licensee and supplier of gaming machines to whom the standard applies; and
to every class licensee to whom the standard applies by publishing the notice on the prescribed website mentioned in section 61(3) or in one or more other forms that are readily accessible by the public;
specify in the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) the date of issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be; and
ensure that, so long as the standard remains in force, copies of that standard, and of all amendments to that standard, are available for inspection, free of charge, by the licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines to whom the standard applies.
No standard, no amendment to an approved standard, and no revocation of any approved standard, has any force or effect as an approved standard until the notice relating thereto is given in accordance with subsection (5).
A standard issued or approved under this section does not have legislative effect.
Subject to subsection (9), every licensee, class licensee and supplier of gaming machines must comply with the standards applicable to the licensee, class licensee or supplier of gaming machines.
licensee
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
The Authority may, for such time as the Authority may specify, waive the application of any standard or part of a standard, issued or approved under this section to any particular licensee, class licensee or supplier of gaming machines.
class licensee
“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
In subsection (2)(b), “secure” means secure from loss, theft, sabotage or unauthorised access.
Terms defined in s 3
Authority
Defined · s 3“Authority” means the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore, which is the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore continued and renamed under section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022;
business
Defined · s 3“business” includes —(a)a venture or concern in trade or commerce, whether or not conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis; and(b)any business, whether or not carried on for profit,and the fact that an unincorporated association provides services to its members does not prevent those services from being services provided in the course of business;
class licence
Defined · s 3“class licence” means a class licence determined under an order made under section 60(1) and as from time to time varied under section 61;
class licensee
Defined · s 3“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
document
Defined · s 3“document” means any thing in which information or material of any description is recorded;
gambling service
Defined · s 3“gambling service” means any of the following services, including such a service provided through a gambling service agent:(a)a service comprising wholly or in part of —(i)the placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of bets;(ii)operating a betting exchange or betting information centre; (iii)operating a totalisator;(iv)organising pool betting;(v)matching gamblers; (vi)laying or offering odds; or(vii)offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating others to bet in accordance with arrangements made by the service provider;(b)a service for the conduct of a lottery; (c)a service for the supply of lottery tickets; (d)a service —(i)for others to play a game of chance; or (ii)offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating others to play a game of chance, for a prize in accordance with arrangements made by the service provider;(e)a service of controlling or operating a computer server —(i)in Singapore that enables any game of chance to be played by others in Singapore or elsewhere by remote communication for a prize; or(ii)in Singapore or elsewhere that enables any game of chance to be played by others in Singapore by remote communication for a prize;(f)a service of making available to others any gaming machine for the purpose of gambling;
licence
Defined · s 3“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
licensee
Defined · s 3“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
licensing objectives
Defined · s 3“licensing objectives” means the objectives of —(a)preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, or being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;(b)ensuring that gambling is conducted honestly; and(c)minimising the adverse social effects of lawful gambling;
provision of this Act
Defined · s 3“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
standard
Defined · s 3“standard” means a standard issued or approved by the Authority under section 125, and includes any such standard as amended from time to time under that section;
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