Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 7 · Regulatory Sanctions
94. Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approved game, etc.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Subject to section 95, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under section 70 to a licensee in respect of —
Authority
“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;
any race, competition, sporting event or other event or process the outcome of which bets are or are likely to be received, accepted or negotiated on in the course of a betting operation;
sporting event
“sporting event” means a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity, involving primarily the exercise of physical prowess or dexterity, physical strength, physical stamina or mental stamina and to the extent that —(a)human beings are the only contestants or participants who take part in or play the sport, competition, exhibition, entertainment or activity; or(b)it is a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity in which human beings take part in —(i)by riding animals or exercise of other skill in relation to animals;(ii)by driving, piloting, crewing any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other form of transport;(iii)by competing with natural obstacles or natural forces, or by overcoming them; or(iv)by using a computer on a computer monitor, television screen, mobile device or similar medium with electronically recorded data installed in to support an interactive computer game or computer‑generated images,and includes a match, a series of matches, a race, a series of races, a time trial, a qualification session, a tournament and a round, but does not include the following:(c)any game of chance; (d)any fitness activity or recreational activity that is not organised in the course of any business;
the rules of betting for any of the following activities:
placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of any bets;
operating a betting exchange or betting information centre; (iii)operating a totalisator;
organising pool betting;
a game of chance; (d)the content of rules of a game of chance; (e)a lottery;
the content of the rules of a lottery, if the Authority is satisfied that —
the licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with any condition of the approval granted to the licensee;
licensee
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
the conditions of the approval granted to the licensee are not stringent enough to prevent cheating or other contravention of any provision of this Act; (i)compliance with the conditions of the approval cannot be effectively monitored or enforced; or
granted
“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;
the approval had been obtained by the licensee by fraud or misrepresentation.
Terms defined in s 3
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;
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;
licensee
Defined · s 3“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
provision of this Act
Defined · s 3“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
sporting event
Defined · s 3“sporting event” means a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity, involving primarily the exercise of physical prowess or dexterity, physical strength, physical stamina or mental stamina and to the extent that —(a)human beings are the only contestants or participants who take part in or play the sport, competition, exhibition, entertainment or activity; or(b)it is a sport or competition, or an exhibition, entertainment or activity in which human beings take part in —(i)by riding animals or exercise of other skill in relation to animals;(ii)by driving, piloting, crewing any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other form of transport;(iii)by competing with natural obstacles or natural forces, or by overcoming them; or(iv)by using a computer on a computer monitor, television screen, mobile device or similar medium with electronically recorded data installed in to support an interactive computer game or computer‑generated images,and includes a match, a series of matches, a race, a series of races, a time trial, a qualification session, a tournament and a round, but does not include the following:(c)any game of chance; (d)any fitness activity or recreational activity that is not organised in the course of any business;
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