Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 4 · Licensing
53. Application for or to renew licence
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Authority in accordance with this section.
licence
“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
An application for or to renew a licence must —
be in the form and manner the Authority specifies;
be accompanied by an application fee, if prescribed;
contain —
an address in Singapore at which notices and other documents under this Act for the applicant may be served; or
the name and address of one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the applicant to accept on the applicant’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and
be accompanied by the prescribed information and any other additional information that the Authority requires to decide on the application.
In addition, an application to renew a licence must be made no later than a prescribed period before the date of expiry of the licence, unless otherwise allowed by the Authority in any particular case which must then be treated as a late renewal application.
Authority
“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;
The Authority may refuse to consider an application for or to renew a licence —
that is incomplete or not made in accordance with this section; or
where an investigation or inquiry mentioned in subsection (5) in relation to the application is refused by the applicant.
Upon receiving an application for or to renew a licence, the Authority may carry out, or arrange to be carried out by any authorised officer, such investigations and inquiries in relation to the application as the Authority considers necessary for a proper consideration of the application, which may include an inspection of either or both the following:
authorised officer
“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
the place or premises on or at which the applicant intends to provide the gambling service to be authorised by the licence;
any vehicle, equipment or other thing which the applicant intends to use to provide the gambling service in the application.
Terms defined in s 3
authorised officer
Defined · s 3“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
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;
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;
licence
Defined · s 3“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
place
Defined · s 3“place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;
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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