Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences
19. Betting operation, etc., outside of approved gambling venue
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person must not conduct any betting operation, or conduct any gaming or any lottery in or from any place or premises in Singapore that is not an approved gambling venue for the conduct of that betting operation, gaming or lottery (as the case may be) if the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that the place or premises is not an approved gambling venue for the conduct of that betting operation, gaming or lottery.
Subject to subsection (3), a person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and —
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $700,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.
However, a person who contravenes subsection (1) by engaging in conduct described in section 6(2), 8(3) or 10(2) shall be guilty of an offence and —
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years.
The following offences are each a countable offence for the purpose of the reference in subsection (2) or (3) to a “repeat offender”:
repeat offender
“repeat offender”, in relation to any offence under this Act, means a person who —(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and(b)has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of —(i)the same offence; or(ii)another offence prescribed as a countable offence in respect of the current offence;
an offence under section 3 of the Betting Act 1960 repealed by this Act; (b)an offence under section 4 or 5 of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1961 repealed by this Act;
an offence under section 9, 10 or 11 of the Remote Gambling Act 2014 repealed by this Act.
An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.
This section does not extend to engaging in conduct —
within a casino; or
authorised by a class licence.
Terms defined in s 3
approved gambling venue
Defined · s 3“approved gambling venue”, for a licensee, means any place or premises approved under section 64 as an approved gambling venue for the licensee to use in connection with providing a gambling service authorised by the licence thereof;
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;
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;
place
Defined · s 3“place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;
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;
repeat offender
Defined · s 3“repeat offender”, in relation to any offence under this Act, means a person who —(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and(b)has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of —(i)the same offence; or(ii)another offence prescribed as a countable offence in respect of the current offence;
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Part 3
Presumptions and Evidence
Part 4
Licensing
Part 5
Gambling Venue and Games Approval
Part 6
Harm Minimisation and Integrity Protection Measures
Part 7
Regulatory Sanctions
Part 8
Reconsideration and Appeals
Part 9
Enforcement
Part 10
Administration
Part 11
Miscellaneous
Part 12
Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006
Part 13