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Gambling Duties Act 2022 · s 5
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Gambling Duties Act 2022 · s 5
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For the purpose of ensuring that the public in Singapore obtains reasonable net benefits from the lawful conduct of gambling in Singapore, a tax called a gambling duty is charged in accordance with the provisions of this Act, in respect of the following gambling undertakings:
any betting that is received, paid, negotiated or settled in the course of betting operations conducted in or from a place in Singapore by an authorised betting operator and that is prescribed;
any lottery that is promoted in or from a place in Singapore by an authorised lottery promoter and that is prescribed; (c)any keeping, in the course of a relevant business, of one or more gaming machines in any non‑casino premises and that is prescribed;
any provision by an authorised person, in the course of a relevant business in or from a place in Singapore, of a gaming service and that is prescribed,and the prescribed gambling undertaking is for the purposes of this Act called a taxable gambling undertaking.
This section is subject to any of the following:
a remission under section 12;
an exemption under section 44.