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Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Remote Gambling (Exempt Persons) Order 2015

Regulation 6

Standard conditions for exempt remote gambling service

Subregulation 1

The standard conditions applicable to a remote gambling service that is to be provided for individuals to participate by the use of remote communication in a customer lottery, or a non‑commercial organisation lottery, are as follows:

(a)

that at least 4 weeks before any advertisement giving publicity to, or otherwise promoting or that is intended to promote, that remote gambling service is published, Head SCPB CID is given the details of how any prize which is not won, or which is left unclaimed after 2 months of the announcement of the winners, is to be disposed of by the organisation providing that service;

(b)

every draw of that lottery —

(i)

is done in a manner where members of the public or a section of the public may attend the draw; or

(ii)

if using a computerised system to determine the winner or winners, is done in the manner in sub‑paragraph (i) or in a manner where a public accountant not employed by the organisation providing the remote gambling service may witness and audit;

(c)

where any draw of that lottery is done using a telecommunication system, no participant of the lottery is to be required to pay more than 20 cents per telephone call;

(d)

every winner must be notified of the prize won —

(i)

by ordinary post or by electronic mail at an electronic mailing address provided by the winner; or

(ii)

by telephone at a telephone number provided by the winner,unless the prize is already given upon acquiring the right in respect of membership of the class among whom prizes in that lottery are to be allocated;

(e)

if the total value of prizes exceeds $10,000, the results of the lottery are published, within 7 days after the last draw of the lottery —

(i)

in a newspaper; or

(ii)

on an online location which is accessible to the individuals conferred any right in respect of membership of the class among whom prizes in that lottery are to be allocated;

(f)

before the start of any draw of the lottery, the organisation concerned gives to Head SCPB CID a written undertaking to give an audited statement of accounts, together with the results of the lottery and the description and value of the prizes, to Head SCPB CID no later than 3 months after the last draw of the lottery.