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

33. Offence by underaged individual using false evidence of age, etc.

(1)

An underaged individual who uses any evidence that is false in a material particular in relation to the individual in order —

(a)

to gamble in or from Singapore; (b)to enter or remain in an approved gambling venue during a restricted period of the approved gambling venue; or

(c)

to open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling,shall be guilty of an offence and, subject to subsection (2), shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(2)

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.

(3)

An excluded person who uses any evidence that is false in a material particular in relation to the excluded person in order —

(a)

to enter or remain in any gaming machine room during a restricted period of the gaming machine room; or

(b)

to engage in general remote gambling in or from Singapore,in contravention of any gambling ban applicable to the excluded person 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 3 years or to both.

(4)

This section does not apply to social gambling.

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;
Open s 3
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;
Open s 3
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;
Open s 3
licensee
Defined · s 3
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
Open s 3
remote gambling
Defined · s 3
“remote gambling” has the meaning given by section 11;
Open s 3
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;
Open s 3
social gambling
Defined · s 3
“social gambling” has the meaning given by section 12(1);
Open s 3
underaged individual
Defined · s 3
“underaged individual” has the meaning given by section 13;
Open s 3

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Part 3

Presumptions and Evidence

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Part 4

Licensing

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Part 5

Gambling Venue and Games Approval

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Part 6

Harm Minimisation and Integrity Protection Measures

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Part 7

Regulatory Sanctions

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Part 8

Reconsideration and Appeals

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Part 9

Enforcement

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Part 10

Administration

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Part 11

Miscellaneous

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Part 12

Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006

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Part 13

Repeals, Amendments to Other Acts and Final Provisions

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Schedules

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