Singapore Totalisator Board (Amendment) Bill

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Board”, the following definition:“ “gaming” means the playing of any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill for money or money’s worth;”; and

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “horse race”, the following definition:“ “lottery” includes any game, method, device, scheme or competition whereby money or money’s worth is distributed or allotted in any manner depending upon or to be determined by chance or lot;”.

to subscribe for or acquire any securities, stocks or shares of any company or to form or participate in the formation of any company, partnership or joint venture for the purpose of carrying out any function of the Board or for such other purposes as the Minister may approve.”.

by inserting, immediately after the word “employees” in the definition of “bookmaker” in section 2(1), the words “or any other person or organisation”; and

by deleting subsection (1) of section 22 and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, either generally or in any particular case and subject to such conditions as he may impose, exempt from all or any of the provisions of this Act —

the members and officers of any racing club or association in respect of any totalisator or pari-mutuel betting or any other system or method of cash or credit betting held, promoted, organised, administered or operated by the racing club or association where the betting takes place under the control or supervision of one or more officers of that racing club or association; or

any other person or organisation in respect of any system or method of cash or credit betting held, promoted, organised, administered or operated by the person or organisation where the betting takes place under the control or supervision of that person or organisation.”.