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Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 4 · Licensing

54. Grant of licences

(1)

Subject to this section, after considering any application under section 53 for or to renew a licence, the Authority may —

(a)

on payment of —

(i)

the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to provide the gambling service authorised by the licence; or

(ii)

a renewal fee (if prescribed) or, in the case of a late renewal application a late renewal fee (if prescribed), renew the licence; or

(b)

refuse to grant or renew the licence, as the case may be.

(2)

In deciding whether an applicant should be granted a licence, or the applicant’s licence should be renewed, and the conditions to impose or modify, the Authority must have regard, and give such weight as the Authority considers appropriate, to all of the following matters:

(a)

whether the applicant is or is not —

(i)

carrying on or intending to provide any other gambling service; or

(ii)

a holder of another licence or already a class licensee;

(b)

the demand for the gambling service in the application;

(c)

whether the applicant does or does not have (or is likely or unlikely to have) the financial capacity and ability to provide the gambling service in the application in accordance with the provisions of this Act and according to the applicable standards;

(d)

whether the applicant, and every responsible executive and category 1 key officer of the applicant, is a suitable person to be involved in providing the gambling service in the application;

(e)

whether the licensee has gambling service agents;

(f)

whether it is otherwise contrary to the public interest or national security of Singapore for the licence to be granted to the applicant.

(3)

To avoid doubt —

(a)

the Authority is not confined to consideration of the matters specified in subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant; and

(b)

this Act applies to an application for the renewal of a licence as if it were an application for a new licence.

(4)

Without affecting subsection (1), the Authority may grant a renewal of a licence with or without modifying the conditions of the licence, but section 58(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to or in relation to granting a renewal of a licence with modifications to the conditions of the licence.

(5)

A licence must not be granted to any person who is not an entity.

Terms defined in s 3

applicant
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“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a licence;
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Authority
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“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;
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category 1 key officer
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“category 1 key officer”, in relation to an applicant or a licensee, means an individual who is within a class of key officers prescribed to be category 1 key officers of such an applicant or a licensee;
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class licensee
Defined · s 3
“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
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entity
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“entity” means —(a)a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership); (b)an unincorporated association;(c)a partnership;(d)a body of individuals who together form a body; or(e)a person other than an individual;
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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;
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grant
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“granted” or “grant”, for a licence or gambling venue approval, includes —(a)granted or grant on renewal; or (b)treated as granted under the Second Schedule;
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granted
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“granted” or “grant”, for a licence or gambling venue approval, includes —(a)granted or grant on renewal; or (b)treated as granted under the Second Schedule;
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licence
Defined · s 3
“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
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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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modify
Defined · s 3
“modification” or “modify”, in relation to the conditions of a licence or gambling venue approval, includes deleting, or varying and substituting a condition, and adding a condition;
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public
Defined · s 3
“public” includes a section of the public;
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responsible executive
Defined · s 3
“responsible executive”, in relation to an applicant or a licensee or class licensee, means an officer thereof who is —(a)in the case of a corporation, a director, chief executive, general manager or a person in a position analogous to any of those offices;(b)in the case of a corporation whose affairs are managed by its members, a member designated by those members to be the responsible executive of the corporation;(c)in the case of a partnership (including a limited partnership), a partner of the partnership; or(d)in the case of a society or unincorporated association (other than a partnership), a president, secretary or treasurer or a person in a position analogous to that of a president, secretary or treasurer,and includes any person carrying out the duties of any such office referred to in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) if the office is vacant;
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Gambling Venue and Games Approval

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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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Administration

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Miscellaneous

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Part 12

Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006

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Repeals, Amendments to Other Acts and Final Provisions

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Schedules

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