§ 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 not —(a)

intentionally enter or remain in any gaming machine room during a restricted period of the gaming machine room except to perform defined work within the room; or

(b)

intentionally open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling,

in contravention of any gambling ban applicable to the excluded person.

(3) An underaged individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

(4) An excluded person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(5) However, an underaged individual is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (1)(a) if the underaged individual proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a)

the underaged individual did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is an approved gambling venue; or

(b)

the entry or remaining in an approved gambling venue during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the underaged individual by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law.

(6) However, an excluded person is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (2)(a) if the excluded person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a)

the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is a gaming machine room;

(b)

the entry or remaining in the gaming machine room during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the excluded person by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law; or

(c)

for an individual who is an excluded person solely by reason of the operation of section 165A(1)(a) or (b) of the Casino Control Act 2006, the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that he or she is an excluded person because the electronic transaction system provided by the NCPG to the public to access the list of excluded persons is for any reason unavailable for general use or malfunctions at the material time.

(7) In this section and section 33, “approved gambling venue” excludes any place or premises in Singapore where a place‑based gambling service is lawfully provided for place‑based gambling involving —(a)

participating in any lottery; or

(b)

betting connected with a sporting event happening in Singapore or elsewhere and at which a live broadcast of the sporting event is not provided at the place or premises.

(8) Despite section 42(2) and (3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, an underaged individual must not be imprisoned, or detained in a detention centre, as a consequence of a failure to pay a fine that is imposed in respect of an offence under this section.

—(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 not —(a)

intentionally enter or remain in any gaming machine room during a restricted period of the gaming machine room except to perform defined work within the room; or

(b)

intentionally open or re‑open an account with a licensee to engage in general remote gambling,

in contravention of any gambling ban applicable to the excluded person.

(3) An underaged individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

(4) An excluded person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(5) However, an underaged individual is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (1)(a) if the underaged individual proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a)

the underaged individual did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is an approved gambling venue; or

(b)

the entry or remaining in an approved gambling venue during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the underaged individual by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law.

(6) However, an excluded person is not guilty of an offence under this section for contravening subsection (2)(a) if the excluded person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a)

the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place or premises is a gaming machine room;

(b)

the entry or remaining in the gaming machine room during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the excluded person by or on behalf of a police officer or other public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law; or

(c)

for an individual who is an excluded person solely by reason of the operation of section 165A(1)(a) or (b) of the Casino Control Act 2006, the excluded person did not know or could not reasonably have known that he or she is an excluded person because the electronic transaction system provided by the NCPG to the public to access the list of excluded persons is for any reason unavailable for general use or malfunctions at the material time.

(7) In this section and section 33, “approved gambling venue” excludes any place or premises in Singapore where a place‑based gambling service is lawfully provided for place‑based gambling involving —(a)

participating in any lottery; or

(b)

betting connected with a sporting event happening in Singapore or elsewhere and at which a live broadcast of the sporting event is not provided at the place or premises.

(8) Despite section 42(2) and (3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, an underaged individual must not be imprisoned, or detained in a detention centre, as a consequence of a failure to pay a fine that is imposed in respect of an offence under this section.