Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Gambling Control (General) Regulations 2022

Regulation 17

Equipment, etc., making up requisite surveillance system

For the purpose of the definition of “requisite surveillance system” in section 3(1) of the Act, the equipment and devices that must be installed in every approved gambling venue to which this Part applies, are a collection of equipment and devices (including any software) that —

(a)

consists of an adequate number of closed‑circuit television cameras or other electronic visual monitoring devices installed at suitable locations in or on the approved gambling venue and the immediate vicinity of the approved gambling venue for the purpose of monitoring all of the following:

(i)

any point of entry to and exit from the approved gambling venue, including every emergency exit; (ii)any part of the approved gambling venue where gambling activities take place;

(iii)

any part of the approved gambling venue where gambling articles which are used or intended to be used, in conducting or in connection with conducting, any betting operation, gaming or lottery, are stored;

(b)

is capable of recording colour images at the resolution of at least —

(i)

HD 1080p: 1920×1080 pixels or equivalent; or

(ii)

SD 480p: 640×480 pixels or its equivalent with the Authority’s express permission in an exceptional case;

(c)

is capable of recording images of at least 12 frames per second; (d)is capable of supporting the export of recorded images or video footages in *.avi (Microsoft), *.mov (Apple QuickTime), *.mp4 (MPEG) or an equivalent format; and

(e)

makes recordings with a date stamp, time stamp and camera identification code, which do not materially obstruct the recorded images.