Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences
29. Supplying prohibited or unapproved gaming machines
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if the person —
supplies any object or thing, or takes part in the supply of any object or thing, to another;
the object or thing is a gaming machine that is not an approved gaming machine;
the person knows that, or ought reasonably to have known, that object or thing is to be used in the provision of a gambling service outside of a casino; and
the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the object or thing is not an approved gaming machine.
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.
Subsection (1) does not apply to —
the acquisition of possession by a licensee or class licensee, or supply of a gaming machine to a licensee or class licensee, as a customer of the supplier of a gaming machine in order for the customer to decide whether or not to purchase or lease the gaming machine;
the acquisition of possession or supply of a gaming machine if the Authority has agreed to the making of an application under section 73 to have the gaming machine evaluated by the Authority to be an approved gaming machine and the possession is for the purposes of the application; or (c)the acquisition of possession or supply of a gaming machine in any case where the Authority terminates an investigation of, or refuses to approve, such an application, if the possession is for the purpose of disposing of the gaming machine in a manner directed by the Authority and does not extend beyond a reasonable time.
In this section, “supply” includes carrying on any of the following activities, or a combination of those activities, in relation to any object or thing in Singapore, and whether or not the object or thing is to remain in Singapore:
selling by wholesale or retail, and whether by tender, auction or otherwise, or agreeing to so sell;
bartering or exchanging;
offering for sale, barter or exchange or attempting to sell, barter or exchange;
offering or giving away for the purpose of advertisement or in furtherance of any trade or business;
doing any of the above as an agent or a broker, or by an agent or a broker, of another.
An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.
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;
class licensee
Defined · s 3“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
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;
licensee
Defined · s 3“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
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;
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