Part V: Regional & Cultural · Asia-Pacific Regional Terms

Proxy Gambling

Singapore — Regulatory/Illegal GamingREPORTED

Proxy gambling occurs when an individual inside a casino gambling area places wagers on behalf of a decision-maker located outside the gambling area, effectively allowing the external person to bypass entry checks and exclusion orders. Singapore made proxy gambling in casinos an offence in 2022: the Gambling Control Act 2022 added section 170D to the Casino Control Act, in force from 1 August 2022.

In practice

Proxy gambling has also been a concern in other jurisdictions including Australia and Macau, where excluded persons use proxies to circumvent gaming bans.

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