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Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 5 · Gambling Venue and Games Approval

64. Grant of gambling venue approval

(1)

After considering any application for approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue, including the results of any investigation and inquiry under section 63(3), the Authority may, subject to subsection (4) —

(a)

on payment of an approved gambling venue fee (if prescribed), grant the approval; or (b)refuse to grant the approval.

(2)

In determining whether an applicant should be granted an approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue, the Authority is to have regard to, and give such weight as the Authority considers appropriate to, all of the following matters: (a)the desirability of the proposed gambling venue in maintaining the cultural interest and social wellbeing of the community in the area concerned;

(b)

the level of criminal activity in the vicinity of the proposed gambling venue;

(c)

whether it is otherwise contrary to the public interest for the approval to be granted to the applicant.

(3)

To avoid doubt, 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.

(4)

However, an approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue for any gambling service must not be granted to any person who is not a licensee to carry out that gambling service.

Terms defined in s 3

applicant
Defined · s 3
“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a licence;
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approved gambling venue
Defined · s 3
“approved gambling venue”, for a licensee, means any place or premises approved under section 64 as an approved gambling venue for the licensee to use in connection with providing a gambling service authorised by the licence thereof;
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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;
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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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gambling venue
Defined · s 3
“gambling venue” means any place or premises in Singapore used or to be used in connection with conducting a betting operation, gaming or a lottery, but excludes the following:(a)any casino;(b)any place or premises in Singapore that is used exclusively to contain a computer server used for conducting a betting operation, gaming or a lottery;
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grant
Defined · s 3
“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
Defined · s 3
“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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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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place
Defined · s 3
“place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;
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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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public
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“public” includes a section of the public;
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