Common Gaming Houses Act
(CHAPTER 49)

  Table of Contents

  Long Title

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

2A Act not applicable to remote gambling

3 Gaming houses declared public nuisances

4 Offences

5 Assisting in carrying on a public lottery, etc.

6 Advancing or furnishing money for establishing or conducting

7 Gaming in a common gaming house

8 Gaming in public

9 Buying a ticket

10 Money paid recoverable

11 Presumptions

12 Sale of lottery tickets to be void

13 Search warrants against premises

14 Search warrants against persons

15 Arrest without warrant

16 Police officer not below the rank of assistant superintendent may himself enter and search

17 Presumptions

18 Obstruction of police officers

19 Protection of informers from discovery

20 Examination of offenders

21 Professional gamblers not being citizens of Singapore may be banished by order of Minister

22 Jurisdiction of courts

23 Binding over on second conviction

24 Exemption

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