Key Takeaways
- The Ministry of Home Affairs submitted a Remote Gambling Bill for its first reading in the Singapore parliament on Monday.
- The bill expressly bans internet gambling, including online poker.
- The bill proposes to criminalize internet gambling activity whether by players or operators. It also criminalizes the act of “facilitating” online gambling or “assisting unauthorized operators.”
The Ministry of Home Affairs submitted a Remote Gambling Bill for its first reading in the Singapore parliament Monday.
The bill expressly bans internet gambling—including online poker—with the sole exception of operators who are “based in Singapore; be not-for-profit; contribute to public, social or charitable purposes in Singapore and have a good track record of compliance with Singapore’s legal and regulatory requirements.”
Any operators qualifying under the conditions will remain “subject to strict operating conditions, in the areas of social safeguards, responsible gambling, gaming integrity and law and order.”
