Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 2 · Offences
37. Providing credit for unlawful gambling
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if —
the person offers or provides credit to another; and
the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that the credit is intended to be used for unlawful gambling.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) —
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 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.
An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.
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
Defined · s 3“unlawful gambling” means gambling that —(a)is not social gambling; but(b)is any of the following:(i)unlawful betting;(ii)unlawful gaming activity; (iii)unlawful participation in a lottery; (iv)an offence under section 31;
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