s 172 Unlawful interference with gaming equipment
172.—(1) A person must not, whether in a casino or elsewhere —(a) be in possession of any device made or adapted, or intended by the person to be used, for improperly interfering with gaming equipment; (b) do any act or thing calculated, or likely, to improperly interfere with gaming equipment; or (c) insert, or cause to be inserted, in a gaming machine any thing other than Singapore currency or a gaming token of the denomination or type displayed on the gaming machine as a gaming token to be used in order to operate or gain credit on the gaming machine.[36/2012] (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both; or (b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding $300,000. (3) If a police officer or an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence under subsection (1), the police officer or inspector may search the person for any device or thing that the police officer or inspector suspects was used in the commission of the offence. (4) Nothing in subsection (3) authorises any police officer or inspector to remove, or require a person to remove, any of the person’s clothing, and a search of a person’s clothing being worn by the person may only be done by a police officer or an inspector of the same sex as the person.[36/2012] (5) This section applies only in relation to —(a) a gaming machine that is situated within a casino; and (b) gaming equipment used for or in connection with gaming within a casino.[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022]