Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 4 · Licensing
60. Class licences
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, determine a class licence that authorises a person to which the order applies to provide a gambling service, or a class or description of gambling service, without a licence —
class licence
“class licence” means a class licence determined under an order made under section 60(1) and as from time to time varied under section 61;
for a specified period or indefinitely, or to an extent specified in that order; and
subject to such conditions necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objectives and as may be specified in that order.
To avoid doubt, there may be more than one class licence determined, and according (but not limited) to any of the following:
specified kinds of gambling;
specified kinds of betting operations, conduct of gaming or conduct of lotteries;
gambling, or betting operations, conduct of gaming or conduct of lotteries, undertaken in or in connection with specified types of gambling venues;
facilities of a specified nature, or adapted or presented in a specified way, and used for purposes of gambling;
specified types of gaming machines;
specified types of gambling articles (other than gaming machines) or prizes;
specified types of customers who may engage in gambling using the gambling service authorised by the class licence.
An order under subsection (1) continues in force, unless it is revoked, for such period as may be specified in the order.
Terms defined in s 3
class licence
Defined · s 3“class licence” means a class licence determined under an order made under section 60(1) and as from time to time varied under section 61;
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;
licensing objectives
Defined · s 3“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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