§ 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 or other event or process is not approved under section 70; or

(b)

any of the following in a manner that is not in conformity with rules of betting approved by the Authority under section 70 for that activity and person:(i)

placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of any bets;

(ii)

operating a betting exchange or betting information centre;

(iii)

operating a totalisator;

(iv)

organising pool betting.

(2) A person must not conduct gaming involving a game of chance (but not a gaming machine game in a gaming machine) —(a)

that is not approved under section 70 for that person; or

(b)

in a manner that is not in conformity with the rules of the game of chance approved under section 70 for that game.

(3) A person must not conduct a lottery —(a)

that is not approved under section 70 for that person; or

(b)

in a manner that is not in conformity with the rules of the lottery approved under section 70 for that lottery.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and —(a)

shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years; but

(b)

where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $700,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.

(5) However, a person who —(a)

contravenes subsection (1) by engaging in conduct described in section 6(2);

(b)

contravenes subsection (2) by engaging in conduct described in section 8(3); or

(c)

contravenes subsection (3) by engaging in conduct described in section 10(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and —

(d)

shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years; but

(e)

where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years.

(6) However, a person is not guilty of any offence under this section if the person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that the person at the time of conducting the betting operation, gaming or lottery, did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that the betting operation, gaming or lottery (as the case may be) would be in contravention of subsection (1), (2) or (3).

(7) An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.

(8) Strict liability applies to offences under subsections (4) and (5), respectively.

(9) This section does not extend to the following:(a)

engaging in conduct within a casino;

(b)

a class licensee who provides a gambling service according to a class licence applicable to that class licensee and gambling service.

—(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 or other event or process is not approved under section 70; or

(b)

any of the following in a manner that is not in conformity with rules of betting approved by the Authority under section 70 for that activity and person:(i)

placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of any bets;

(ii)

operating a betting exchange or betting information centre;

(iii)

operating a totalisator;

(iv)

organising pool betting.

(2) A person must not conduct gaming involving a game of chance (but not a gaming machine game in a gaming machine) —(a)

that is not approved under section 70 for that person; or

(b)

in a manner that is not in conformity with the rules of the game of chance approved under section 70 for that game.

(3) A person must not conduct a lottery —(a)

that is not approved under section 70 for that person; or

(b)

in a manner that is not in conformity with the rules of the lottery approved under section 70 for that lottery.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and —(a)

shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years; but

(b)

where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $700,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.

(5) However, a person who —(a)

contravenes subsection (1) by engaging in conduct described in section 6(2);

(b)

contravenes subsection (2) by engaging in conduct described in section 8(3); or

(c)

contravenes subsection (3) by engaging in conduct described in section 10(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and —

(d)

shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years; but

(e)

where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years.

(6) However, a person is not guilty of any offence under this section if the person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that the person at the time of conducting the betting operation, gaming or lottery, did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that the betting operation, gaming or lottery (as the case may be) would be in contravention of subsection (1), (2) or (3).

(7) An offence under this section is an arrestable offence.

(8) Strict liability applies to offences under subsections (4) and (5), respectively.

(9) This section does not extend to the following:(a)

engaging in conduct within a casino;

(b)

a class licensee who provides a gambling service according to a class licence applicable to that class licensee and gambling service.