Section 12 — Meaning of “social gambling”

(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;

(c)is substantially spontaneous, even though it may occur regularly, habitually or by arrangement between the individuals involved;

(d)is not promoted or conducted —

(i)by or for the private gain of any person not participating in the gambling; or

(ii)in the course of any business;

(e)is conducted so that the only way a participant in the gambling can make a profit or gain any other benefit as a result of the gambling is by winning; and

(f)is conducted in accordance with the conditions prescribed (if any) by Regulations, is to be taken to constitute social gambling and is not unlawful.

(2)A reference in any other written law to gambling, gaming or wagering, or to betting, that is unlawful is taken not to refer to social gambling.