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

57. Conditions of licence

(1)

In granting a licence to any person, the Authority may impose such conditions as the Authority considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(2)

In particular, in granting a licence authorising the provision of a gambling service, the Authority may impose conditions that are necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objectives, such as —

(a)

conditions fixing the kind of gambling or betting, the games of chance or lotteries involved in providing the gambling service;

(b)

conditions fixing the maximum or minimum number, amount or quantity, or both, of any of the following during the validity period of the licence or any part of that period:

(i)

the bets or wagers;

(ii)

the gaming machines involved in providing the gambling service;

(iii)

the amount and number or type of the prizes to be offered in providing the gambling service;

(iv)

the number of tickets or chances to be offered and the prices and denominations of those tickets or chances;

(c)

conditions fixing the hours of gambling, or the maximum number of gamblers to whom facilities to gamble may be made available at any time during the provision of the gambling service; (d)conditions requiring advertisements about the gambling service authorised by the licence —

(i)

to be published only to certain classes of persons;

(ii)

to contain certain content which may, in particular, require specified words to be included in the advertisement;

(iii)

to not contain certain content;

(iv)

not to be published in certain types of publications or media; and

(v)

to be approved by the Authority before they are published in Singapore;

(e)

conditions restricting or prohibiting, or requiring the prior approval of the Authority for —

(i)

the sending of inducements to gamble through the gambling service authorised by the licence; and

(ii)

the practice that the licensee adopts in connection with offering or providing the gambling service authorised by the licence;

(f)

conditions requiring the facilities and equipment provided for persons conducting monitoring and surveillance of operations of the gambling service to conform to the applicable standards;

(g)

conditions requiring the licensee to establish and maintain appropriate internal policies, procedures and controls to encourage responsible gambling among customers of the gambling service and to minimise the possibility of problem gambling connected with the gambling service; (h)conditions concerning the management of the gambling service provided, including the records that must be maintained and reporting requirements;

(i)

conditions concerning the management, application, and distribution of funds derived from gambling through the gambling service;

(j)

conditions restricting or prohibiting a manner of disposal of approved gaming machines or approved peripheral equipment for a gaming machine used by the licensee in providing the gambling service;

(k)

conditions requiring the licensee to be responsible for every employee of the licensee and every gambling service agent of the licensee in providing any gambling service authorised by the licence; and

(l)

conditions requiring the licensee to undergo (at its own cost) such audit as the Authority may require to ascertain the licensee’s compliance with —

(i)

the provisions of this Act or a standard applicable to the licensee; or

(ii)

the conditions of the licence granted to that licensee.

(3)

An audit referred to in subsection (2)(l) must be carried out by authorised officers or other officers of the Authority or such qualified individuals approved by the Authority for that purpose.

Terms defined in s 3

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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gambling
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“gambling” has the meaning given by section 4;
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gambling service
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“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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gambling service agent
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“gambling service agent”, in relation to a licensee or class licensee, means a person who is, under a gambling agency agreement, appointed as an agent of the licensee or class licensee in relation to any gambling service that —(a)is provided by the licensee or class licensee; and (b)is specified in that agreement;
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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
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“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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licensing objectives
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“licensing objectives” means the objectives of —(a)preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, or being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;(b)ensuring that gambling is conducted honestly; and(c)minimising the adverse social effects of lawful gambling;
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standard
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“standard” means a standard issued or approved by the Authority under section 125, and includes any such standard as amended from time to time under that section;
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words
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“words” includes abbreviations, initials and numbers.
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