Gambling Control Act 2022

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• § 1 — Short title and commencement

  1. This Act is the Gambling Control Act 2022 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

• § 10 — Meaning of “conducting a lottery”

  10.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, a person is conducting a lottery if the person, whether or not or through an agent and whether alone or with others, and whether by remote communication or otherwise, undertakes any of the following activities:(a) organise or operate the lottery;

• § 100 — Appeal to Minister

  100.—(1) An appellant who is aggrieved by —(a) an initial appealable decision affirmed on reconsideration under section 99 or a substitute appealable decision made on reconsideration under section 99; or (b) an access blocking order or a payment blocking order that is confirmed or varied under sect

• § 101 — Decision on appeal

  101.—(1) After considering an appeal under section 100, the Minister may —(a) reject the appeal and confirm the appealable decision; or (b) allow the appeal and substitute or vary the appealable decision. (2) In relation to the Minister determining an appeal made under section 100, Parts 4, 5 and

• § 102 — Designate may hear appeal in place of Minister

  102.—(1) The Minister may designate any of the following office‑holders in his or her Ministry to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal made under section 100:(a) the Second Minister, if any; (b) any Minister of State or Senior Minister of State; (c) any Parliamentary Secretary o

• § 103 — Purpose for which powers are exercisable

  103.—(1) A police officer or an authorised officer may exercise the powers set out in this Part for all or any of the following purposes:(a) to detect and investigate —(i) offences under this Act; or (ii) crimes involving dishonesty that involve or relate to gambling or conducting betting operation

• § 104 — Saving for powers under other laws

  104. Nothing in this Part affects a police officer’s or an authorised officer’s powers or duties under any provision of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or other written law, and the powers in this Part are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any power otherwise conferred on that officer.

• § 105 — Power to require particulars from underaged individuals, etc.

  105.—(1) A police officer or an authorised officer who has reasonable grounds to suspect that an individual has committed, is committing, or is attempting to commit, an offence under section 30 or 31 may —(a) require the individual in the approved gambling venue or gaming machine room to state his o

• § 106 — Proof of age, etc., may be required for section 32 or 33 offence

  106.—(1) If a police officer or an authorised officer has reasonable cause to suspect that an individual in an approved gambling venue or gaming machine room during the restricted period of the approved gambling venue or gaming machine room is an underaged individual who has committed, is committing

• § 107 — Power to seize winnings

  107.—(1) In addition to making a requirement in section 105 or 106, a police officer or an authorised officer may further require the underaged individual or excluded person concerned —(a) to declare all winnings derived by the underaged individual or excluded person (as the case may be) from the co

• § 108 — Powers of entry, etc., at premises

  108.—(1) A police officer or an authorised officer may without warrant, enter, at all reasonable times, and remain at any premises —(a) that is an approved gambling venue; (b) where a licensee or former licensee, a class licensee for any gambling service provided, or a gambling service agent of a l

• § 109 — Powers in relation to conveyances

  109.—(1) A police officer or an authorised officer may without warrant, do all or any of the following in relation to any conveyance on which a police officer or an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that gambling has been, or is being, conducted, or which is used to convey any gam

• § 11 — Meanings of “remote gambling” and associated terms

  11.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act —“engaging in general remote gambling” includes opening or re‑opening an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling; “general remote gambling” means remote gambling that is none of the following:(a) on‑course betting; (b) off‑c

• § 110 — Power to obtain information

  110.—(1) The powers in this section may be exercised only in relation to any of the following: (a) any licensee or class licensee; (b) any gambling service agent of a licensee; (c) any employee or former employee of a licensee, class licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee; (d) an indivi

• § 111 — Power of examination

  111.—(1) A police officer or an authorised officer may, for the purpose in section 103(1), do all or any of the following:(a) require any individual whom the police officer or authorised officer reasonably believes to have committed an offence under any provision of this Act to provide evidence of t

• § 112 — Power of arrest

  112.—(1) An authorised officer may arrest without warrant any individual whom the authorised officer reasonably believes has committed an arrestable offence under this Act and —(a) is found in any place or premises —(i) that is an approved gambling venue; (ii) where a licensee, a class licensee or

• § 112A — Bail and bond

  112A.—(1) A person who has been arrested by an authorised officer under section 112(1) may be released on bail or on personal bond granted by any authorised officer.(2) Division 5 (Bails and bonds) of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 applies to the release of a person on bail or on persona

• § 113 — Obstructing police officer or authorised officer

  113.—(1) If a police officer or an authorised officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person who —(a) wilfully prevents the police officer or authorised officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises; (b) wilfully obstructs or delays the poli

• § 114 — Other offences

  114.—(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to do anything required of the person by a police officer or an authorised officer under section 108 or 109, or by a notice under section 110(2) or 111, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20

• § 115 — Composition of offences

  115.—(1) The Authority or an authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence —(a) by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(i) one half of the amount of the

• § 116 — Definitions for Division

  116. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“access blocking order” means an order under section 117(1) to disable access to an online location; “internet service provider” means a provider of an internet access service; “payment blocking order” means an order under section 118(1

• § 117 — Blocking of access to online remote gambling services, etc.

  117.—(1) Where the Authority, after receiving a complaint or on the Authority’s initiative, is satisfied that the services of an internet service provider have been or are being used to access or facilitate access to —(a) an online location through which a remote gambling service is provided in cont

• § 118 — Blocking of payment transactions

  118.—(1) Where the Authority, after receiving a complaint or on the Authority’s initiative, is satisfied that a person is participating or has participated in any unlawful remote gambling activity, the Authority may, after having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (4) —(a) direct the MA

• § 119 — Review of blocking orders

  119.—(1) After a direction is given under section 117(1) to the IMDA or under section 118(1)(a) to the MAS, or a payment blocking order under section 118(1)(b) is given, the Authority must, unless not practicable, serve —(a) on an owner or operator of an online location, a notice of every access blo

• § 12 — Meaning of “social gambling”

  12.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), non‑remote gambling which —(a) is conducted by an individual in premises that are either the individual’s home or another individual’s home in Singapore; (b) has as participants only individuals who are members of the same family or who know each other personally;

• § 120 — Immunity for complying with blocking orders

  120.—(1) No criminal or civil liability is to be incurred —(a) by an internet service provider or an officer or agent of such provider; or (b) by a financial institution, a financial transaction provider, or an officer or agent of a financial institution or financial transaction provider, for anyt

• § 121 — Administration of Act by Authority

  121.—(1) It is the function of the Authority to administer this Act.(2) Despite anything in the Interpretation Act 1965, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022 or any other law, the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Authority by any provision of this Act are non‑delegable

• § 122 — Authorised officers

  122.—(1) The Authority may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint —(a) any of its employees; (b) any individual performing duties in the Authority under a secondment arrangement making available temporarily to the Authority the services of the individual; (c) any public officer; or (d

• § 123 — Compliance officers

  123.—(1) The Authority may, with the general or specific approval of the Minister, appoint an individual who —(a) is not an employee of any public authority and not a public officer; (b) is at least 18 years of age; and (c) has suitable qualifications or experience, to be a compliance officer. (

• § 124 — Unlawful gambling place a public nuisance, etc.

  124.—(1) Every unlawful gambling place is declared to be a common and public nuisance contrary to law.(2) The provision of a gambling service pursuant to and in accordance with a licence at a gambling venue or a class licence anywhere does not of itself constitute a public nuisance or private nuisan

• § 125 — Standards for licensees and class licensees, etc.

  125.—(1) The Authority may —(a) issue one or more standards applicable to licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines, or specified types of licensees, class licensees or suppliers of gaming machines; (b) approve as a standard applicable to licensees, class licensees or suppliers of

• § 126 — Regulations

  126.—(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.(2) In particular, the Authority, with the approval of the Minister, may make regulations for any matter specified in the First Sched

• § 127 — Incorporation by reference, etc.

  127.—(1) Any Regulation may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating by reference, with or without modification, any material contained in any code, standard, rule, requirement, specification or other document, as in force at a particular time or from time

• § 128 — Exemption

  128. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, either generally or in a particular case and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose.

• § 129 — Presentation to Parliament

  129. All orders and Regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

• § 13 — Meaning of “underaged individual”

  13.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, an underaged individual is an individual who is below the age specified in the second column of the table below when he or she is gambling in the manner specified opposite that age:First column Second column Type of gambling Minimum age 1. On

• § 130 — Offences by corporations

  130.—(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that conduct within the scope of his or her actual or apparen

• § 131 — Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

  131.—(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the unincorporated association or partnership engaged in that co

• § 132 — Jurisdiction of courts

  132. Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try, and has power to impose the full punishment for, any offence under this Act.

• § 133 — Service of documents

  133.—(1) A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a) by giving it to the individual personally; (b) by sending it by post to

• § 134 — Amendments concerning exclusion orders

  134.—(1) Section 2(1) of the Casino Control Act 2006 is amended —(a) by deleting the words “barred from entering or remaining on any casino premises by” in the definition of “excluded person” and substituting the words “subject to”; and (b) by deleting “120,” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “

• § 135 — Amendments concerning offences, etc.

  135.—(1) The Casino Control Act 2006 is amended by inserting, immediately before section 171 in Part 11, the following section:“Proxy gambling outside of casino 170D.—(1) An individual who —(a) is not present within the casino premises; and (b) is an individual on whose behalf another individual i

• § 136 — Amendment of Civil Law Act 1909

  136. Section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1909 is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately before the words “Common Gaming Houses Act 1961” in subsections (3A)(a), (3B), (3C) and (3E) (definition of “private body”), the word “repealed”; (b) by inserting, immediately before the words “Betting Act 1960” in s

• § 137 — Amendment and repeal of Private Lotteries Act 2011

  137.—(1) Section 8 of the Private Lotteries Act 2011 is amended —(a) by deleting subsection (3); (b) by deleting the words “the applicant or” in subsection (4); and (c) by deleting the words “refusing an application for a permit or” in subsection (6). (2) Section 9 of the Private Lotteries Act 20

• § 138 — Amendment of Road Vehicles (Special Powers) Act 1960

  138. Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Road Vehicles (Special Powers) Act 1960 is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after the words “Betting Act 1960” in sub‑paragraph (b), the words “repealed by the Gambling Control Act 2022”; (b) by inserting, immediately after the words “Common Gaming Hous

• § 139 — Repeal

  139. The following Acts are repealed:(a) the Betting Act 1960; (b) the Common Gaming Houses Act 1961; (c) the Remote Gambling Act 2014.

• § 14 — Meaning of “money equivalent”

  14.—(1) For the purposes of the provisions of this Act, “money equivalent” means —(a) an arrangement under which a party has —(i) an encashable legal or equitable right to receive a financial benefit; (ii) an encashable legal or equitable obligation to provide a financial benefit; (iii) a combinat

• § 140 — Saving and transitional provisions

  140.—(1) The Second Schedule has effect.(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Second Schedule, where any period of time specified in any former provision is current immediately before the date of commencement for the repeal of the former provision, this Act has effect as if the correspon

• § 15 — Meaning of “possession”

  15.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person has “possession” of a gambling article if —(a) the person, being an individual, carries or has an object or a thing on his or her person, including something carried or worn by the person (called in this section physical possession), and the individual

• § 16 — Meanings of “gambling advertisement”, “inducement to gamble” and “publish in Singapore”

  16.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act —“gambling advertisement” means any information or material that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote —(a) a particular gambling service; (b) gambling services in general; (c) the whole or part of a trade mark rela

• § 17 — Application of Act

  17.—(1) Except where expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Act extend to apply to and in relation to —(a) a betting operation — (i) in which persons physically present in Singapore negotiate, place, make, receive or accept bets, or can negotiate, place, make, receive or accept bets; a

• § 18 — Unlawful conduct of betting operations, gaming or lotteries

  18.—(1) A person must not conduct any betting operation, or conduct gaming or any lottery, unless the person is one of the following:(a) a person granted a licence authorising the person to provide a gambling service involving, as the case may be —(i) conducting that betting operation or a betting o

• § 19 — Betting operation, etc., outside of approved gambling venue

  19.—(1) A person must not conduct any betting operation, or conduct any gaming or any lottery in or from any place or premises in Singapore that is not an approved gambling venue for the conduct of that betting operation, gaming or lottery (as the case may be) if the person knows, or ought reasonabl

• § 2 — Purposes of Act

  2. The purposes of this Act are —(a) to authorise some gambling and prohibit the rest as unlawful gambling; (b) to prohibit advertising of unlawful gambling; (c) to minimise social harm associated with gambling, including problem gambling; (d) to ensure the integrity and fairness of gambling and

• § 20 — Gambling with unlicensed gambling service provider or at unlawful gambling place

  20.—(1) An individual (A) commits an offence if —(a) A gambles with another person (B) using a gambling service provided by B; (b) B is providing the gambling service in contravention of section 18(1); and (c) A knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that B is providing the gambling service in

• § 21 — Having financial interest in unlawful gambling service

  21.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person has a financial interest in a gambling service; and (b) the gambling service is being provided in contravention of section 18(1) or 19(1). (2) However, a person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the person proves, on a balanc

• § 22 — Conducting games, lotteries, etc., that are not approved

  22.—(1) A person must not conduct a betting operation involving —(a) the placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of any bets on the outcome of any race, competition, sporting event or other event or process taking place in Singapore or elsewhere if that race, competition, sporting event

• § 23 — Owning, etc., place used for unlawful gambling

  23.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person is an owner or an occupier of a place or premises; and (b) the person uses, or allows the place or premises to be used, as an unlawful gambling place. (2) However, a person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the person proves,

• § 24 — Offence of organising gambling place

  24.—(1) A person must not organise or manage, or assist in organising or managing, any unlawful gambling place.(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and —(a) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 and shall also b

• § 25 — Offence of financing unlawful gambling place

  25.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person provides financing (whether money or a money equivalent) for any step taken in the process of organising or conducting an unlawful gambling place.(2) However, a person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if the person proves, on a balanc

• § 26 — Offence of being in unlawful gambling place

  26.—(1) An individual who is found in, or who enters or leaves, an unlawful gambling place commits an offence.(2) However, an individual is not guilty of an offence under this section if the individual proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) he or she did not know and had no reasonable caus

• § 27 — Prohibited or unapproved gaming machine use

  27.—(1) A person (X) must not —(a) conduct gaming involving any prohibited gaming machine; or (b) use or operate, or allow the use or operation of, in or from Singapore any prohibited gaming machine, for the purposes of gaming activities by another person, where X knows, or ought reasonably to kno

• § 28 — Proxy gambling outside of gaming machine room

  28.—(1) This section applies only in respect of the playing of a gaming machine that is played by —(a) inserting a coin or gaming token into the machine; (b) causing gaming machine credits to be registered by the machine; (c) making a bet on the machine; or (d) causing the activation of any proce

• § 29 — Supplying prohibited or unapproved gaming machines

  29.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person —(a) supplies any object or thing, or takes part in the supply of any object or thing, to another; (b) the object or thing is a gaming machine that is not an approved gaming machine; (c) the person knows that, or ought reasonably to have known, tha

• § 3 — General interpretation

  3.—(1) In any provision of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“a point” includes a mobile or potentially mobile point, whether on land, underground, in the atmosphere, underwater or anywhere else; “applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a licence; “approved gambling venue”, fo

• § 30 — Gambling with underaged individuals

  30.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person —(a) engages in gambling (that is not social gambling) with an underaged individual; or (b) engages in gambling (that is not social gambling) with another person on behalf of an underaged individual.Illustrations Accepting a bet from, or giving or

• § 31 — Gambling by underaged individuals and excluded persons

  31.—(1) An underaged individual must not engage in gambling in or from Singapore. (2) An underaged individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and, subject to subsection (5), shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500. (3) An excluded person must not en

• § 32 — Offence by underaged individual or excluded person entering gambling venue, etc.

  32.—(1) An underaged individual must not —(a) intentionally enter or remain in any approved gambling venue during a restricted period of the approved gambling venue; or (b) intentionally open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling. (2) An excluded person must no

• § 33 — Offence by underaged individual using false evidence of age, etc.

  33.—(1) An underaged individual who uses any evidence that is false in a material particular in relation to the individual in order —(a) to gamble in or from Singapore; (b) to enter or remain in an approved gambling venue during a restricted period of the approved gambling venue; or (c) to open or

• § 34 — Inducement to underaged individuals to gamble

  34.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person sends (or causes to be sent) to an underaged individual any inducement to gamble that is not social gambling.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000 or to imprisonme

• § 35 — Unlawful employment of young person in gambling

  35.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), a person who employs in Singapore an individual who is below 21 years of age (called in this section a young person) to conduct a betting operation, gaming or a lottery in or from Singapore in accordance with arrangements made by that person shall be guilty of an o

• § 36 — Possession of unlawful gambling instruments

  36.—(1) An individual who is in possession of any thing that may reasonably be suspected of being an unlawful gambling instrument when he or she is —(a) present at any unlawful gambling; or (b) in or near a place —(i) in which any unlawful gambling is taking place; or (ii) which is habitually used

• § 37 — Providing credit for unlawful gambling

  37.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person offers or provides credit to another; and (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that the credit is intended to be used for unlawful gambling. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) —(a) shall be liable

• § 38 — Unlawful interference with approved gaming machines, etc.

  38.—(1) A person who —(a) has possession of a device made or adapted, or intended by the person to be used, for interfering with the normal operation of any relevant gambling equipment; (b) does anything calculated, or likely to interfere with the normal operation of any relevant gambling equipment

• § 39 — Unlawful interference with requisite surveillance system

  39.—(1) A person who —(a) has possession of a device made or adapted, or intended by the person to be used, for interfering with the normal operation of a requisite surveillance system in an approved gambling venue; or (b) does anything calculated, or likely to interfere with the normal operation o

• § 4 — Meaning of “gambling”

  4. For the purpose of any provision of this Act, “gambling” means any of the following:(a) betting (within the meaning of section 5); (b) engaging in gaming activity (within the meaning of section 7); (c) participating in a lottery (within the meaning of section 9).

• § 40 — Forfeiture of seized articles, money, etc.

  40.—(1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, order to be forfeited any equipment, thing, document, or any money or money equivalent or other thing of value —(a) used in the commission of the offence and found in t

• § 41 — Forfeiture on conviction of unlawful gambling winnings

  41.—(1) If a person is convicted of an offence under section 28(2) or 30(1)(b), a court may order that the convicted person forfeit —(a) all winnings derived by the convicted person from the commission of the offence; and (b) all reward paid to the convicted person by the other person on whose beha

• § 42 — Presumptions in respect of unlawful gambling

  42.—(1) An individual who is found at a particular time —(a) in an unlawful gambling place; or (b) escaping from an unlawful gambling place, before, upon or after the entry to the place by a police officer or an authorised officer as authorised to do so under this Act, is to be presumed, until the

• § 43 — Presumptions in respect of conduct of betting operations, lotteries, etc.

  43.—(1) An individual who is found —(a) in possession of any gambling article which is used, or appears to have been used or intended to be used, in conducting, or in connection with conducting, any betting operation or gaming; (b) accepting or receiving one or more bets, stakes or wagers relating

• § 44 — Presumption of using, etc., of premises as gambling place

  44.—(1) If a police officer or an authorised officer as authorised under this Act to enter any premises —(a) is, at a particular time, wilfully prevented from, or is obstructed or delayed in, entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises; (b) finds at a particular time, an ex

• § 45 — Presumption of assisting

  45.—(1) An individual who acts as a look‑out, door attendant or guard in respect of any place or premises which are organised or managed as an unlawful gambling place is to be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have assisted in organising or conducting the unlawful gambling place.(2) If —(a)

• § 46 — Presumptions relating to inducements to gamble

  46.—(1) If an inducement to gamble (within the meaning of section 16) refers to a person to whom any payment may be made, or from whom information may be obtained, in relation to any gambling, the person so referred to is to be presumed to have sent the inducement (or caused it to be sent) unless th

• § 47 — Evidence

  47.—(1) In proceedings for an offence under this Act, an assertion by the prosecution —(a) as to a matter specified in subsection (2); (b) made in writing and verified by an affidavit sworn by a police officer or an authorised officer; and (c) served on the defendant not less than 7 days before th

• § 48 — Special provision for offences involving remote gambling

  48. On the trial of any person (called the accused) for an offence under section 18, 19 or 20 where the offence committed involves remote gambling, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove the identity of any particular individual facilitated by the accused to gamble in Singapore in contrave

• § 49 — Certain witnesses exempt from liability

  49. An individual who is examined as a witness before a court in any proceedings for an offence under this Act is exempt from any criminal or civil liability in relation to that offence if the individual receives from the court a certificate in writing to the effect that the individual has made true

• § 5 — Meanings of “betting” and “totalisator”

  5.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, “betting” means making or accepting a bet, involving payment or staking of any money or money equivalent or any thing else of value, on —(a) the outcome of a race, competition, sporting event or other event or process, taking place in Singapore or

• § 50 — Protection of informants

  50.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), no witness in any civil or criminal proceedings is obliged —(a) to disclose the name and address of any informer who has given information with respect to an offence under this Act; or (b) to answer any question if the answer would lead, or would tend t

• § 51 — Abetment not affected

  51. To avoid doubt, nothing in sections 6(2), 8(3) and 10(2) affects the law relating to abetment of offences.

• § 52 — Types of licences

  52.—(1) The Authority may grant different types of licences under this Part.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the types of licences may be as follows:(a) specified kinds of gambling; (b) specified kinds of betting operations, conduct of gaming or conduct of lotteries; (c) gambling, or betting o

• § 53 — Application for or to renew licence

  53.—(1) An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Authority in accordance with this section.(2) An application for or to renew a licence must —(a) be in the form and manner the Authority specifies; (b) be accompanied by an application fee, if prescribed; (c) contain —(i) an addr

• § 54 — Grant of licences

  54.—(1) Subject to this section, after considering any application under section 53 for or to renew a licence, the Authority may —(a) on payment of —(i) the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to provide the gambling service authorised by t

• § 55 — Suitability assessment

  55.—(1) For the purpose of determining under this Act whether or not an applicant or a licensee and where necessary, whether a responsible executive or key officer of the applicant or licensee, is a suitable person to be involved in providing a gambling service, the Authority must have regard, and g

• § 56 — Licence validity

  56.—(1) Every licence granted under this Part is in force for the period specified in the licence —(a) except when it is suspended under Part 7; or (b) unless it is earlier revoked under Part 7. (2) Every licence must be in the form the Authority determines. —(1) Every licence granted under this

• § 57 — Conditions of licence

  57.—(1) In granting a licence to any person, the Authority may impose such conditions as the Authority considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular, in granting a licence authorising the provision of a gambling service, the Authority may impose conditi

• § 58 — Modifying conditions of licence

  58.—(1) Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Authority to modify the conditions of a licence without compensating the licensee concerned.(2) Before modifying any condition of a licence, the Authority must, unless the Authority considers that it is impracticable or undesirable to do so, give

• § 59 — Restriction on transfer and surrender of licence

  59.—(1) A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless —(a) the licence contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and (b) the Authority consents in writing to the transfer or assignment. (2) Any

• § 6 — Meanings of “conducting a betting operation” and associated expressions

  6.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is conducting a betting operation if the person, whether or not or through an agent and whether alone or with others, and whether by remote communication or otherwise —(a) undertakes any of the following activities:(i) accept or receive bets; (ii) pay,

• § 60 — Class licences

  60.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, determine a class licence that authorises a person to which the order applies to provide a gambling service, or a class or description of gambling service, without a licence —(a) for a specified period or indefinitely, or to an extent specified in t

• § 61 — Variation and revocation of class licence

  61.—(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, vary a class licence by —(a) varying or revoking any condition specified in the class licence; or (b) specifying additional conditions of the class licence. (2) Before varying a class licence or revoking an order under sec

• § 62 — Conditions applicable to class licensee

  62.—(1) Without limiting section 60(1) or 61, the conditions subject to which a class licensee may authorise the provision of a gambling service may include any of the following:(a) conditions fixing the maximum or minimum number, amount or quantity, or both, of any of the following connected with t

• § 63 — Application for approval of gambling venue

  63.—(1) An application for approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue for a licensee or an applicant for a licence to provide a gambling service must —(a) be made to the Authority in the form and manner that the Authority may determine; and (b) be accompanied by an application

• § 64 — Grant of gambling venue approval

  64.—(1) After considering any application for approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue, including the results of any investigation and inquiry under section 63(3), the Authority may, subject to subsection (4) —(a) on payment of an approved gambling venue fee (if prescribed), g

• § 65 — Validity of gambling venue approval

  65.—(1) Every gambling venue approval granted under section 64 is to continue in force for such period as may be specified in the approval unless it —(a) is earlier revoked or suspended under Part 7; or (b) earlier lapses because the person to whom the gambling venue approval was granted ceases to

• § 66 — Conditions of gambling venue approval

  66.—(1) In granting a gambling venue approval to any licensee, the Authority may impose such conditions as the Authority considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular, in granting a licensee a gambling venue approval, the Authority may impose conditions

• § 67 — Modification of conditions of gambling venue approval

  67.—(1) Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Authority to modify the conditions of a gambling venue approval without compensating the licensee concerned.(2) Before modifying any conditions of a gambling venue approval, the Authority must, unless subsection (5) applies, give notice to the li

• § 68 — No application to gaming machine games

  68. This Division does not apply in relation to any gaming machine game to which Division 3 applies.

• § 69 — Application for game or game rules, etc., approval

  69.—(1) A licensee authorised under a licence to provide a gambling service involving the conduct of betting operations, must apply to the Authority for approval under section 70 of every race, competition, sporting event or other event or process the outcome of which bets are or are likely to be re

• § 7 — Meanings of “game of chance”, “gaming activity” and associated terms

  7.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, engaging in a gaming activity means —(a) playing a game of chance for a prize; or (b) playing a gaming machine, and includes any transaction by way of gambling that is classified under the Regulations as gaming activity. (2) For the purpose of

• § 70 — Grant of approval of game or game rules, etc.

  70.—(1) After considering any application under section 69, the Authority may —(a) on payment of a fee (if prescribed), grant the approval that is the subject of the application subject to any condition that is necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objec

• § 71 — Validity of approval of game or game rules, etc.

  71. Every approval granted under section 70 to a licensee is to continue in force until —(a) the period of approval lapses (where such a period is specified in the approval); (b) it is cancelled on the application of the licensee; (c) it is cancelled by the Authority under Division 2 of Part 7 by

• § 72 — Application of Division

  72. This Division applies only in relation to —(a) a gaming machine that is played by —(i) inserting a coin or gaming token into the machine; (ii) causing gaming machine credits to be registered by the machine; (iii) making a bet on the machine; or (iv) causing the activation of any process relat

• § 73 — Application for approval of gaming machine, etc.

  73.—(1) An application for approval of —(a) any gaming machine mentioned in section 72(a); (b) any gaming machine game mentioned in section 72(b); or (c) any peripheral equipment for a gaming machine mentioned in section 72(c), is to be made by a supplier of the gaming machine, the gaming machine

• § 74 — Approval of gaming machine, etc.

  74.—(1) After considering any application under section 73, the Authority may —(a) on payment of a fee (if prescribed), grant approval to the supplier of —(i) any gaming machine mentioned in section 72(a); (ii) any gaming machine game mentioned in section 72(b); and (iii) any peripheral equipment

• § 75 — Validity of gaming machine approval

  75. Every approval granted under section 74 continues in force for such period as may be specified in the approval unless it is earlier cancelled —(a) on the application of the supplier of the gaming machine or peripheral equipment for a gaming machine, as the case may be; or (b) by the Authority u

• § 76 — Conditions of gaming machine, etc., approval

  76.—(1) An approval granted under section 74 may be subject to any condition that is necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objectives.(2) In particular, an approval granted under section 74 may be subject to any of the following conditions:(a) conditions

• § 77 — Restriction on transfer of gaming machine, etc., approval

  77.—(1) An approval granted under section 74, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the approval, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless —(a) the approval contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and (b) the Authority consents in writing to the tran

• § 78 — Corrective action needed for gaming machine, etc.

  78.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may by a notice of corrective action given in accordance with this section, temporarily suspend the approval of a gaming machine (and any gaming machine game installed therein) or any peripheral equipment for a gaming machine if —(a) the gaming machin

• § 79 — Entry ban by Commissioner of Police, etc., and Authority

  79.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner of Police may, by an entry ban given to an individual, ban the individual for a fixed period from —(a) entering or remaining in all gaming machine rooms during their respective restricted periods; (b) engaging in general remote gambling; or (c) e

• § 8 — Meanings of “conducts gaming” and associated terms

  8.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, a person conducts gaming if the person, whether or not or through an agent and whether alone or with others, and whether by remote communication or otherwise —(a) undertakes any of the following activities in the course of business:(i) install and

• § 80 — Opportunity to be heard not required

  80.—(1) It is not necessary for the Commissioner of Police or the Authority to give any individual who may be affected by an entry ban a chance to be heard before the entry ban to be given is given.(2) If the Commissioner of Police made an entry ban because of information that is classified by the C

• § 81 — Effect of entry ban

  81.—(1) An entry ban is binding on the individual to whom it is given and takes effect when written notice of it is given under section 79(6).(2) An entry ban continues in force until the earlier of the following occurs:(a) the expiry date stated in the entry ban is reached; (b) the person who made

• § 82 — Licensee must bar excluded persons, etc., from gambling

  82.—(1) Every licensee who is authorised by a licence to conduct gaming involving gaming machines installed in a gaming machine room must take all steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that an underaged individual or excluded person —(a) does not enter or remain, and is not allowed to enter

• § 83 — Licensee empowered to remove or detain excluded persons, etc.

  83.—(1) It is lawful for the licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, to do any of the following using no more force than is reasonably necessary:(a) to refuse entry to the licensee’s approved gambling venue during the

• § 84 — Licensee may refuse to pay winnings to underaged individual or excluded person

  84.—(1) If a licensee or gambling service agent has reasonable grounds to suspect that an underaged individual or excluded person is engaging in conduct that is an offence under section 31 or 32 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee or using remote communication with the licensee or gambling

• § 85 — Advertising unlawful gambling

  85.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person advertises any unlawful gambling.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000. (3) For the purposes of this Division, a person advertises unlawful gambling if —(a) the pe

• § 86 — Defences

  86.—(1) In any proceedings for an offence under section 34 or 85, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the person published a gambling advertisement or sent an inducement to gamble for or on the direction of a licensee or class licensee; or (b) t

• § 87 — Corrective measures relating to unlawful gambling advertisements

  87.—(1) Where any person has advertised or caused advertising of any unlawful gambling (whether or not an offence under section 85 is committed by the person), the Authority may order that person to do all or any of the following:(a) to stop the advertising with immediate effect; (b) to take such m

• § 88 — Suspension or revocation, etc., of licence or class licence

  88.—(1) Subject to section 90, if the Authority is satisfied that —(a) a licensee or class licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with any of the following:(i) any of the conditions of its licence or, in the case of a class licensee, any condition of i

• § 89 — Regulatory action can continue despite licence expiry, etc.

  89.—(1) Subject to section 90, regulatory action started under section 88 against a licensee or class licensee may continue, and the Authority may exercise any powers under subsection (2), in relation to a former licensee or former class licensee, despite either of the following events:(a) the date

• § 9 — Meanings of “lottery” and associated expressions

  9.—(1) For the purpose of any provision of this Act, “lottery” means an arrangement or a scheme, competition or device, which may or may not involve multiple participants, for the distribution of prizes where —(a) entitlement to participate in the arrangement, scheme, competition or device depends o

• § 90 — Proceedings for regulatory action

  90.—(1) Before exercising any powers under section 88(1) or (2) or 89(2), the Authority must give written notice to the licensee or class licensee, or the former licensee or former class licensee, concerned —(a) stating that the Authority intends to take regulatory action against the licensee or cla

• § 91 — Immediate regulatory action against licensee

  91.—(1) Despite section 88, where the Authority —(a) is satisfied that a licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of its licence; or (ii) any provision of a standard applicable to the licensee; (b) has reasonable grounds

• § 92 — Directive regarding responsible executive or key officer

  92.—(1) A directive under this section cannot be given in relation to a class licensee.(2) The Authority may give a directive to a licensee prohibiting the licensee from permitting to act as a responsible executive, or a category 1 key officer, of the licensee an individual —(a) whom the Authority i

• § 93 — Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approved gambling venue

  93.—(1) Subject to section 95, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under section 64 to a licensee in respect of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue if the Authority is satisfied that —(a) the licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has

• § 94 — Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approved game, etc.

  94. Subject to section 95, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under section 70 to a licensee in respect of —(a) any race, competition, sporting event or other event or process the outcome of which bets are or are likely to be received, accepted or negotiated on

• § 95 — Proceedings for regulatory action in respect of approved gambling venue or games

  95.—(1) Before exercising any powers under section 93(1) or (2) or 94, the Authority must give written notice to the licensee concerned —(a) stating that the Authority intends to take regulatory action under section 93(1) or (2) or 94 against the licensee; (b) specifying the type of action in secti

• § 96 — Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approval for gaming machine, etc.

  96.—(1) Subject to section 97, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under Part 5 to a supplier in respect of —(a) any gaming machine mentioned in section 72(a); (b) any gaming machine game mentioned in section 72(b); or (c) any peripheral equipment for a gaming

• § 97 — Proceedings for regulatory action in respect of approved gaming machine

  97.—(1) Before exercising any powers under section 96(1) or (2), the Authority must give written notice to the supplier concerned —(a) stating that the Authority intends to take regulatory action under section 96(1) or (2) against the supplier; (b) specifying the type of action in section 96(1) or

• § 98 — Interpretation of this Part

  98. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the Authority:(a) a decision refusing the grant of a licence under section 54; (b) a decision under section 57 imposing a condition in a licence; (c) a modification under section

• § 99 — Reconsideration by initial decision‑maker of appealable decision

  99.—(1) Where an appealable decision is made by an initial decision‑maker, the appellant to whom the appealable decision is given or relates may apply to the initial decision‑maker for reconsideration of the appealable decision. (2) An application under subsection (1) by an appellant must be made —(