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Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences

32. Offence by underaged individual or excluded person entering gambling venue, etc.

(1)

An underaged individual must not —

(a)

intentionally enter or remain in any approved gambling venue during a restricted period of the approved gambling venue; or

(b)

intentionally open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling.

(2)

An excluded person must not —

(a)

intentionally enter or remain in any gaming machine room during a restricted period of the gaming machine room except to perform defined work within the room; or

(b)

intentionally open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling,in contravention of any gambling ban applicable to the excluded person.

(3)

An underaged individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

(4)

An excluded person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(5)

However, an underaged individual is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (1)(a) if the underaged individual proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —

(a)

the underaged individual did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is an approved gambling venue; or

(b)

the entry or remaining in an approved gambling venue during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the underaged individual by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law.

(6)

However, an excluded person is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (2)(a) if the excluded person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —

(a)

the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is a gaming machine room; (b)the entry or remaining in the gaming machine room during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the excluded person by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law; or

(c)

for an individual who is an excluded person solely by reason of the operation of section 165A(1)(a) or (b) of the Casino Control Act 2006, the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that he or she is an excluded person because the electronic transaction system provided by the NCPG to the public to access the list of excluded persons is for any reason unavailable for general use or malfunctions at the material time.

(7)

In this section and section 33, “approved gambling venue” excludes any place or premises in Singapore where a place‑based gambling service is lawfully provided for place‑based gambling involving —

(a)

participating in any lottery; or

(b)

betting connected with a sporting event happening in Singapore or elsewhere and at which a live broadcast of the sporting event is not provided at the place or premises.

(8)

Despite section 42(2) and (3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, an underaged individual must not be imprisoned, or detained in a detention centre, as a consequence of a failure to pay a fine that is imposed in respect of an offence under this section.

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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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gambling ban
Defined · s 3
“gambling ban”, in relation to an individual, means —(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 where applicable to the individual; or(c)an entry ban made against the individual;
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licensee
Defined · s 3
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
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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;
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live broadcast
Defined · s 3
“live broadcast”, of an event, means —(a)an audio or a video broadcast of the event in the manner generally accepted within the broadcasting industry as live; and(b)the simultaneous audio or visual transmission, through the Internet or other form of communication network, from the place where the event is taking place to another place, including any reasonable period of delay, due to any technical or other reason, between any part of the sporting event and the audio or visual transmission of it;
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lottery
Defined · s 3
“lottery” has the meaning given by section 9;
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NCPG
Defined · s 3
“National Council on Problem Gambling” or “NCPG” means the National Council on Problem Gambling established under section 154 of the Casino Control Act 2006;
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place
Defined · s 3
“place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;
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place‑based gambling
Defined · s 3
“place‑based gambling” means engaging in any conduct in person as follows at premises as a customer of a place‑based gambling service provided at those premises:(a)making a bet; (b)participating in a lottery, but excludes any on‑course betting and off‑course betting;
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place‑based gambling service
Defined · s 3
“place‑based gambling service” means a gambling service —(a)that is for —(i)the placing, making, receiving or accepting of bets, or the sole or dominant purpose of which is to introduce individuals who wish to make or place bets to others who are willing to receive or accept those bets; or(ii)the sale and purchase of lottery tickets or offering of an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating others to participate in a lottery;(b)that is provided only to customers who are attending at a particular premises;(c)if the placing, making, receiving or accepting of bets or purchasing of lottery tickets or participating in a lottery may be engaged in by a customer at the particular premises using remote communication, that is provided on the basis that — (i)dealings with such customers involve only the use of an approved automated electronic equipment or an approved electronic media application (or app); (ii)the approved automated electronic equipment is available for use, or the approved electronic media application (or app) is usable, only by any customer who is attending at the particular premises; and (iii)the approved automated electronic equipment is not available for use and the approved electronic media application (or app) is not usable by customers in connection with another gambling service unless the other gambling service is provided by the provider of the firstmentioned gambling service; and (d)that is provided by or on behalf of a licensee which is authorised to provide the gambling service at those particular premises;
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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;
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public
Defined · s 3
“public” includes a section of the public;
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remote gambling
Defined · s 3
“remote gambling” has the meaning given by section 11;
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restricted period
Defined · s 3
“restricted period”, for an approved gambling venue or a gaming machine room of a licensee, means the hours that the licensee concerned —(a)is authorised under its licence to provide facilities in the gambling venue or gaming machine room (as the case may be) for others to gamble; and(b)is using, or allowing the use of, the approved gambling venue or gaming machine room for gambling;
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sporting event
Defined · s 3
“sporting event” means a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity, involving primarily the exercise of physical prowess or dexterity, physical strength, physical stamina or mental stamina and to the extent that —(a)human beings are the only contestants or participants who take part in or play the sport, competition, exhibition, entertainment or activity; or(b)it is a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity in which human beings take part in —(i)by riding animals or exercise of other skill in relation to animals;(ii)by driving, piloting, crewing any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other form of transport;(iii)by competing with natural obstacles or natural forces, or by overcoming them; or(iv)by using a computer on a computer monitor, television screen, mobile device or similar medium with electronically recorded data installed in to support an interactive computer game or computer‑generated images,and includes a match, a series of matches, a race, a series of races, a time trial, a qualification session, a tournament and a round, but does not include the following:(c)any game of chance; (d)any fitness activity or recreational activity that is not organised in the course of any business;
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underaged individual
Defined · s 3
“underaged individual” has the meaning given by section 13;
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Presumptions and Evidence

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Licensing

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Gambling Venue and Games Approval

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Harm Minimisation and Integrity Protection Measures

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Regulatory Sanctions

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Reconsideration and Appeals

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Enforcement

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Administration

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Miscellaneous

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Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006

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Repeals, Amendments to Other Acts and Final Provisions

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