Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Gambling Control (Trade and Other Promotional Games and Lotteries — Class Licence) Order 2022
Regulation 7
Class licence for trade promotion games and lotteries
Subregulation 1
Unless exempt under section 128 of the Act, every entity which provides a gambling service by conducting a trade promotion game involving a defined game or a trade promotion lottery involving a defined lottery at any time on or after 1 February 2023 in or from any place in Singapore is subject to a class licence in connection with the provision of such a gambling service.
Subregulation 2
However, for the purposes of this Order, a person that makes available an interactive game for others to play the game for a prize in accordance with arrangements made by or on behalf of the person is not to be regarded as conducting —
a trade promotion game for any goods or services just because an advertisement promoting trade in goods or services appears as a banner or interstitially on screen when a player plays that interactive game, and those goods or services are wholly unconnected with the interactive game; or
a trade promotion game for the interactive game or any associated features of the interactive game just because a player is encouraged to make or makes in‑game microtransactions when playing the interactive game so as to do all or any, or a combination of any, of the following:
to alter the player’s computer-generated image or visual representation within the interactive game;
to unlock a feature of or add new content to the interactive game;
to add to or enhance the entertainment value of the interactive game;
to ease the player’s progression in the interactive game (such as by assisting the player to accomplish a score, level or achievement faster).