Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 12 · Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006
134. Amendments concerning exclusion orders
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Section 2(1) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
casino
“casino” means any premises in Singapore that is covered by a casino licence granted under section 49 of the Casino Control Act 2006;
by deleting the words “barred from entering or remaining on any casino premises by” in the definition of “excluded person” and substituting the words “subject to”; and
by deleting “120,” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “excluded person”.
Section 105(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by deleting the words “fruit machine under the Private Lotteries Act 2011” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “gaming machine under the Gambling Control Act 2022”.
Sections 120 and 124 of the Casino Control Act 2006 are repealed.
Section 121 of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting the words “orally or” in subsection (1);
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The Authority may at any time revoke an exclusion order made under subsection (1).”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “each casino operator” in subsection (3), the words “and the Council”.
Section 122 of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) The Commissioner of Police may at any time revoke an exclusion order made under subsection (1).”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “each casino operator” in subsection (2), the words “, the Council”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsections:“(4) However, no appeal may be made to the Minister under subsection (3) unless the person who has been given an exclusion order under this section first applies to the Commissioner of Police to reconsider the making of the exclusion order and the Commissioner of Police refuses to revoke the exclusion order in whole or in part.
An application for reconsideration under subsection (4) and an appeal under subsection (3) must be made within the time and manner prescribed by the Minister in rules published in the Gazette.
In this section and sections 123 and 168(3)(b), a reference to the “Commissioner of Police” includes a reference to a public officer who —
holds a post in a law enforcement agency within the meaning of section 186(6); and
is designated by the Minister for the purposes of this section and sections 123 and 168(3)(b).”.
Section 123 of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “each casino operator” in subsection (2), the words “, the Council”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “each casino operator” in subsection (3), the words “and the Council”.
Section 125(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “or 165(1),” in paragraph (a), the words “a family exclusion order made under section 162, a provisional family exclusion order made under section 164,”.
Section 126(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by deleting paragraph (a).
Section 128(1) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by deleting “120,” in paragraph (a).
Section 132(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by deleting “$1,000” and substituting “$1,500”.
Section 153(1) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Committee”, the following definition:“ “defined work” means —
in relation to casino premises of a casino operator —
to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the casino operator carried on at the casino premises;
to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the casino operator; or
to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law; or
in relation to a gaming machine room of a gambling operator —
to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the gambling operator carried on at the gaming machine room;
to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the gambling operator; or
to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “family member”, the following definitions:“ “gambling” means gambling whether or not inside casino premises, and includes remote gambling;“gambling operator” means a person who is authorised either by a licence under the Gambling Control Act 2022 to conduct a betting operation, or conduct gaming or a lottery involving —
playing of gaming machines; or
remote gambling;“gaming machine room” has the meaning given by section 7(6) of the Gambling Control Act 2022;“general remote gambling” and “engaging in general remote gambling” have the meanings given by section 11(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022;”; and
by deleting the words “from any casino premises under section 165A(1)(c) upon a voluntary application of that person” in the definition of “self‑exclusion” and substituting the words “from any casino premises or gaming machine room, or from engaging in all manner of general remote gambling, upon a voluntary application of that person under section 165A(1)(c)”.
Section 159(3) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting the words “or any casino operator” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “, any casino operator or gambling operator”; and
by deleting the words “or casino operator” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “, casino operator or gambling operator”.
Section 163(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)ban the respondent from —
entering or remaining on all casino premises; or
taking part in any gaming in all casino premises;”; and
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (d) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(e)ban the respondent from —
entering or remaining on all gaming machine rooms except to perform defined work within any of those rooms; or
taking part in any gaming in all gaming machine rooms;
require the respondent to not engage in all manner of general remote gambling;
all bans and requirements in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) or any combination thereof.”.
Section 164(2) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “A provisional family exclusion order”, the words “may do one or more things mentioned in section 163(2) and”.
Section 165 of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting the word “activities” in subsection (2)(c) and substituting the words “whether or not”;
by deleting the words “or any casino operator” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “, any casino operator or gambling operator”;
by deleting the words “or casino operator” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “, casino operator or gambling operator”; and
by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:“(6) An exclusion order made under subsection (1) may do any of the following:
ban the respondent from —
entering or remaining on all casino premises; or
taking part in any gaming in all casino premises;
ban the respondent from —
entering or remaining on all gaming machine rooms except to perform defined work within any of those rooms; or
taking part in any gaming in all gaming machine rooms;
require the respondent to not engage in all manner of general remote gambling;
all bans and requirements in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) or any combination thereof,for as long as the circumstances in subsection (1) exist in relation to that person or for such other period as may be specified in the order.”.
Section 165A of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting the words “excluded from entering or remaining, or taking part in any gaming, on any casino premises” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “subject to this section”;
by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)a person who makes a voluntary application in the prescribed form and manner to the Council for any of the following:
ban the person from —
entering or remaining on all casino premises; or
taking part in any gaming in all casino premises;
ban the person from —
entering or remaining on all gaming machine rooms except to perform defined work within any of those rooms; or
taking part in any gaming in all gaming machine rooms;
ban the person from engaging in all manner of general remote gambling;
all bans in sub‑paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) or any combination thereof.”; and
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) A person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is excluded from all of the following, starting the time the person’s name is entered in the list of excluded persons in section 168(1) and continues for so long as the circumstances in subsection (1)(a) or (b) exist in relation to that person:
from —
entering or remaining on all casino premises except to perform defined work within any of those premises; and
taking part in any gaming in all casino premises;
from —
entering or remaining on all gaming machine rooms except to perform defined work within any of those rooms; and
taking part in any gaming in all gaming machine rooms;
from engaging in all manner of general remote gambling.”.
Section 168 of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —
by deleting the words “excluded from any casino premises by” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the words “the respondent of”;
by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(a);
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(c)the person against whom an exclusion order is made under section 121(1) or 122(1); or
the person against whom an entry ban is made under section 79 of the Gambling Control Act 2022.”;
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) The Council —
must provide the list of excluded persons to —
the Authority;
the Commissioner of Police; and
every casino operator; and
must make available to every gambling operator access to the list of excluded persons, without charge.”;
by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (4)(b);
by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(ca)the lapsing or revocation of any exclusion order made under section 121(1) or 122(1) against any person whose name is on the list of excluded persons; or
the lapsing or cancelling of an entry ban made under section 79 of the Gambling Control Act 2022 against any person whose name is on the list of excluded persons,”; and
by deleting the words “, (b) and (c)” in subsections (4)(e) and (5).
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;
casino
Defined · s 3“casino” means any premises in Singapore that is covered by a casino licence granted under section 49 of the Casino Control Act 2006;
contractor
Defined · s 3“contractor”, in relation to any person, means —(a)a person engaged by another person (P) otherwise than under a contract of service to engage in any conduct; or (b)a direct or an indirect subcontractor engaged by a contractor mentioned in paragraph (a) when the subcontractor is working under the direct or indirect direction of P as to the manner in which the work is carried out;
defined work
Defined · s 3“defined work”, in relation to an approved gambling venue or a gaming machine room of a licensee, means —(a)to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the licensee carried on at the approved gambling venue or a gaming machine room; (b)to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the licensee; or(c)to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law;
excluded person
Defined · s 3“excluded person” means an individual who is subject to —(a)a family exclusion order, provisional family exclusion order or third party exclusion order made under Part 10 of the Casino Control Act 2006 against the individual;(b)section 165A of the Casino Control Act 2006;(c)self-exclusion under section 165AA of the Casino Control Act 2006; or(d)an entry ban made against the individual;
law enforcement agency
Defined · s 3“law enforcement agency” means —(a)the Singapore Police Force; (b)the Central Narcotics Bureau;(c)the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau; or(d)any other public sector agency which is charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders under any written law and designated by the Minister for the purposes of this definition;
licence
Defined · s 3“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
list of excluded persons
Defined · s 3“list of excluded persons” means the list of excluded persons established and maintained under section 168 of the Casino Control Act 2006, as varied or updated from time to time;
premises
Defined · s 3“premises” means —(a)any space, whether built on or not and whether underground or underwater, or any part of such a space; or(b)any building or structure, whether situated underground or underwater, or any part of a building or structure or place, but does not include a conveyance;
public authority
Defined · s 3“public authority” means any body established or constituted by or under any public Act to perform a public function;
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