Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences
25. Offence of financing unlawful gambling place
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if the person provides financing (whether money or a money equivalent) for any step taken in the process of organising or conducting an unlawful gambling place.
However, a person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that at the time of providing financing, the person did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that the financing (whether money or a money equivalent) was for a step taken in the process of organising or conducting an unlawful gambling place.
unlawful gambling place
“unlawful gambling place” means any place or premises —(a)used for or in connection with conduct of —(i)any unlawful betting operation;(ii)any unlawful gaming; or(iii)any unlawful lottery; or(b)used for or in connection with any unlawful gambling,and any place or premises may be regarded as used for or in connection with a purpose in paragraph (a) or (b) even if it is used for that purpose on only one occasion;
Subject to subsection (4), a person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) —
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.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) by engaging in conduct described in section 6(2), 8(3) or 10(2) —
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 (3) or (4) 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 or 4 of the Betting Act 1960 repealed by this Act; (b)an offence under section 4 or 6 of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1961 repealed by this Act.
An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.
Strict liability applies to an offence under subsection (1).
Terms defined in s 3
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;
unlawful gambling place
Defined · s 3“unlawful gambling place” means any place or premises —(a)used for or in connection with conduct of —(i)any unlawful betting operation;(ii)any unlawful gaming; or(iii)any unlawful lottery; or(b)used for or in connection with any unlawful gambling,and any place or premises may be regarded as used for or in connection with a purpose in paragraph (a) or (b) even if it is used for that purpose on only one occasion;
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