§ 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;

(b)

offer an opportunity to or otherwise facilitate others to participate in the lottery in accordance with arrangements made by the person;

(c)

solicit or receive (other than as a prize winner or participant in the lottery) any money or money equivalent or any thing else of value in the course of organising or operating the lottery or managing or supervising it;

(d)

manage or supervise any activity described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

(e)

authorise the carrying on of any activity described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) in respect of the lottery —(i)

by a contractor or an employee or agent of the person; or

(ii)

as an officer, a trustee or member of the governing body of an incorporated or unincorporated body that is promoting the lottery;

(f)

assist in an activity described in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) or any combination of those activities,

and each person is to be regarded as a lottery promoter of that lottery.

Illustrations

Selling or offering for sale any ticket or chance, or share in a ticket or chance, in a lottery.

Giving, delivering or collecting any ticket for a lottery arranged by the giver.

Drawing, throwing, declaring, or exhibiting expressly or otherwise, the winner or winning number, ticket, lot, figure, design, symbol or other result of any lottery.

Printing or publishing in Singapore any lottery ticket or list of prizes or any announcement of the result of a lottery or any announcement or riddle relating to a lottery.

(2) Without affecting subsection (1), a person is also regarded as conducting a lottery if the person engages in any conduct on behalf of, or in accordance with arrangements made by, another, for or in connection with any activity mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) However, despite subsections (1) and (2), a person is not to be treated as assisting in an activity described in subsection (1), or engaging in any conduct on behalf of or in accordance with arrangements made by another as mentioned in subsection (2), merely because —(a)

the person supplies, installs or repairs, in the course of business, any gambling article intended to be used or is used for or in connection with an activity described in subsection (1);

(b)

the person —(i)

is a provider of —(A)

an internet access service;

(B)

a telecommunication service; or

(C)

a relevant electronic service other than a service that enables end‑users to play online games with other end‑users; and

(ii)

makes available, in the course of business of providing a service mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), information or material produced entirely by another person —(A)

without altering the information or material; or

(B)

only altering the information or material to the extent to fit time, space or format constraints; or

(c)

the person publishes a gambling advertisement in Singapore or sends an inducement to gamble to anyone.

—(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;

(b)

offer an opportunity to or otherwise facilitate others to participate in the lottery in accordance with arrangements made by the person;

(c)

solicit or receive (other than as a prize winner or participant in the lottery) any money or money equivalent or any thing else of value in the course of organising or operating the lottery or managing or supervising it;

(d)

manage or supervise any activity described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

(e)

authorise the carrying on of any activity described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) in respect of the lottery —(i)

by a contractor or an employee or agent of the person; or

(ii)

as an officer, a trustee or member of the governing body of an incorporated or unincorporated body that is promoting the lottery;

(f)

assist in an activity described in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) or any combination of those activities,

and each person is to be regarded as a lottery promoter of that lottery.

Illustrations

Selling or offering for sale any ticket or chance, or share in a ticket or chance, in a lottery.

Giving, delivering or collecting any ticket for a lottery arranged by the giver.

Drawing, throwing, declaring, or exhibiting expressly or otherwise, the winner or winning number, ticket, lot, figure, design, symbol or other result of any lottery.

Printing or publishing in Singapore any lottery ticket or list of prizes or any announcement of the result of a lottery or any announcement or riddle relating to a lottery.

(2) Without affecting subsection (1), a person is also regarded as conducting a lottery if the person engages in any conduct on behalf of, or in accordance with arrangements made by, another, for or in connection with any activity mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) However, despite subsections (1) and (2), a person is not to be treated as assisting in an activity described in subsection (1), or engaging in any conduct on behalf of or in accordance with arrangements made by another as mentioned in subsection (2), merely because —(a)

the person supplies, installs or repairs, in the course of business, any gambling article intended to be used or is used for or in connection with an activity described in subsection (1);

(b)

the person —(i)

is a provider of —(A)

an internet access service;

(B)

a telecommunication service; or

(C)

a relevant electronic service other than a service that enables end‑users to play online games with other end‑users; and

(ii)

makes available, in the course of business of providing a service mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), information or material produced entirely by another person —(A)

without altering the information or material; or

(B)

only altering the information or material to the extent to fit time, space or format constraints; or

(c)

the person publishes a gambling advertisement in Singapore or sends an inducement to gamble to anyone.