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Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 6 · Harm Minimisation and Integrity Protection Measures

82. Licensee must bar excluded persons, etc., from gambling

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024.

(1)

Every licensee who is authorised by a licence to conduct gaming involving gaming machines installed in a gaming machine room must take all steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that an underaged individual or excluded person —

(a)

does not enter or remain, and is not allowed to enter or remain, in the gaming machine room during any restricted period of the gaming machine room; and

(b)

does not gamble and is not allowed to gamble in the gaming machine room during any restricted period of the gaming machine room,in contravention of section 31 or 32 and, in the case of a self‑excluded person, in contravention of his or her voluntary application under section 165AA of the Casino Control Act 2006.

(2)

Every licensee who is authorised by a licence to provide facilities for general remote gambling must take all steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that an underaged individual or excluded person does not engage in general remote gambling in or from Singapore —

(a)

in contravention of section 31 or 32; and

(b)

in the case of a self‑excluded person, in contravention of his or her voluntary application under section 165AA of the Casino Control Act 2006.

(3)

It is a defence to any regulatory action against a licensee for a contravention of this section by permitting an excluded person to enter or remain in the gaming machine room during any restricted period of the gaming machine room if it is proved that —

(a)

before the individual entered the gaming machine room or while the individual was in the gaming machine room, there was produced to the licensee or to its gambling service agent, or an employee of the licensee or gambling service agent, proof of the individual’s identity; and

(b)

at that time, the individual’s name and particulars were not on the list of excluded persons provided or made available by the NCPG to the licensee under section 168(3A)(b) of the Casino Control Act 2006.

Terms defined in s 3

casino
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“casino” means any premises in Singapore that is covered by a casino licence granted under section 49 of the Casino Control Act 2006;
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excluded person
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“excluded person” means an individual who is subject to —(a)a family exclusion order, provisional family exclusion order or third party exclusion order made under Part 10 of the Casino Control Act 2006 against the individual;(b)section 165A of the Casino Control Act 2006;(c)self-exclusion under section 165AA of the Casino Control Act 2006; or(d)an entry ban made against the individual;
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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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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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list of excluded persons
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“list of excluded persons” means the list of excluded persons established and maintained under section 168 of the Casino Control Act 2006, as varied or updated from time to time;
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NCPG
Defined · s 3
“National Council on Problem Gambling” or “NCPG” means the National Council on Problem Gambling established under section 154 of the Casino Control Act 2006;
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regulatory action
Defined · s 3
“regulatory action” means any action that may be taken by the Authority under Part 7 against —(a)a licensee or class licensee; (b)a former licensee or former class licensee; or(c)a supplier of any gaming machine,and includes a confirmed interim order under section 91 and a directive under section 92;
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remote gambling
Defined · s 3
“remote gambling” has the meaning given by section 11;
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restricted period
Defined · s 3
“restricted period”, for an approved gambling venue or a gaming machine room of a licensee, means the hours that the licensee concerned —(a)is authorised under its licence to provide facilities in the gambling venue or gaming machine room (as the case may be) for others to gamble; and(b)is using, or allowing the use of, the approved gambling venue or gaming machine room for gambling;
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underaged individual
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“underaged individual” has the meaning given by section 13;
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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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Part 10

Administration

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Part 11

Miscellaneous

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Part 12

Amendments to Casino Control Act 2006

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Part 13

Repeals, Amendments to Other Acts and Final Provisions

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Schedules

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