Singapore's online statute book now displays the Gambling Control Act 2022 in the amended form that took effect on 30 October 2024, a version the site labels "Not current version (effective from 30 Oct 2024 to 29 May 2025)"1. The change is recorded as an amendment by Act 29 of 2024, which the timeline dates to 30 October 20241. The same amending Act is cited throughout the Casino Control Act 2006, where provisions carry the marker "[Act 29 of 2024 wef 30/10/2024]" and several sections are shown as "[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 30/10/2024]"2.
The Gambling Control Act 2022 was passed by Parliament on 11 March 2022 and assented to by the President on 25 March 20221. Its stated purposes include authorizing some gambling and prohibiting the rest as unlawful gambling, and repealing the Betting Act 1960, the Common Gaming Houses Act 1961, the Private Lotteries Act 2011 and the Remote Gambling Act 20141. Parts 1 to 12 and sections 136 to 140 commenced on 1 August 2022, while sections 137(1) and (2) commenced on 1 June 20221.
The Act's structure covers licensing, venue and game approval, harm minimization and enforcement. Its table of contents lists section 52 on types of licenses, section 82 requiring a licensee to bar excluded persons from gambling, section 85 on advertising unlawful gambling, section 117 on blocking access to online remote gambling services, and section 30 on gambling with underaged individuals1. It defines "unlawful gambling" as gambling that is not social gambling, and defines a free bet as a bet made wholly or partly using an amount provided by the authorized betting operator with whom the bet is made and not immediately redeemable for cash1.
Separately, the Casino Control Act 2006, as consolidated, states that the Authority must ensure there are not more than 2 casino licenses in force at any particular time during the period ending on 31 December 2030, and that a casino license applies to one casino only2.
"Not current version (effective from 30 Oct 2024 to 29 May 2025)"
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Amending Act | Act 29 of 20241 |
| Effective from | 30 October 20241 |
| Version ends | 29 May 20251 |
| Next version shown | 30 May 2025, amended by Act 31 of 20231 |
What it means for players
The version in force from 30 October 2024 to 29 May 2025 is the text that governs how gambling is regulated in Singapore during that window, covering what counts as unlawful gambling, which licenses exist, and the rules on excluded persons and underaged individuals1. For anyone gambling in Singapore, the practical effect is that the offenses and controls listed in the Act, including those on advertising unlawful gambling and on gambling with underaged individuals, apply as amended by Act 29 of 20241. Casino entry and exclusion arrangements sit in the Casino Control Act 2006, which also carries the 30 October 2024 amendments2. The sources do not set out the specific wording of the amendments made by Act 29 of 2024, so what changed in substance has not been reported here.
What happens next
The statute book shows a further version effective from 30 May 2025, amended by Act 31 of 2023, and another from 1 December 20251.
Sources4 sources
- Gambling Control Act 2022 - Singapore Statutes Online, sso.agc.gov.sg
- b2eac49f-3f75-4807-8bee-2b423828fe34 1..222, sso.agc.gov.sg
- 6686fb31-c40c-4d80-bfd1-92c2c66f9781 1..222, sso.agc.gov.sg
- 6686fb31-c40c-4d80-bfd1-92c2c66f9781 1..222, sso.agc.gov.sg
