| REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
| GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
| ACTS SUPPLEMENT |
| Published by Authority |
| NO. 29] | Friday, October 4 | [2024 |
| The following Act was passed by Parliament on 10 September 2024 and assented to by the President on 30 September 2024:— |
| Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024 |
(No. 29 of 2024)
I assent.
President. 30 September 2024. |
Date of Commencement: 30 October 2024 Sections 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10(a) and (c) to (f), 11 to 17, 23, 24, 26, 40(a) to (d), 41, 45, 48 to 52, 81, 82, 84(b) to (i), 85 to 89, 90(i), 91(a) to (h) and (j) to (n), 93(h) and (q) to (u), 94, 95 and 96(1), (2) and (8)
| An Act to amend the Casino Control Act 2006 and to make consequential and related amendments to the Gambling Control Act 2022 and the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022. |
| Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: |
| Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act is the Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. |
| Amendment of long title |
2. In the Casino Control Act 2006 (called in this Act the principal Act), in the long title —
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| Amendment of section 2 |
3. In the principal Act, in section 2(1) —
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| Amendment of section 42 |
| 4. In the principal Act, in section 42(1)(a) and (b), replace “Authority” with “Minister”. |
| Amendment of section 45 |
| Amendment of section 45A |
6. In the principal Act, in section 45A(1), after paragraph (c), insert —
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| Amendment of section 46 |
| 7. In the principal Act, in section 46, delete subsections (2) and (4). |
| Amendment of section 49A |
8. In the principal Act, in section 49A, after subsection (1), insert —
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| Amendment of section 49B |
9. In the principal Act, in section 49B, after subsection (3), insert —
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| Amendment of section 54 |
10. In the principal Act, in section 54 —
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| Amendment of section 59 |
| 11. In the principal Act, in section 59(a), after “casino licence”, insert “, having regard to the matters in section 45”. |
| Deletion of section 61 |
| 12. In the principal Act, delete section 61. |
| Amendment of section 62 |
| 13. In the principal Act, in section 62(1), after “it takes place”, insert “or such longer period as the Authority may allow in any particular case”. |
| Amendment of section 63 |
14. In the principal Act, in section 63 —
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| Amendment of section 64 |
15. In the principal Act, in section 64 —
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| Amendment of section 67 |
16. In the principal Act, in section 67 —
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| Miscellaneous amendments for Division 2 of Part 4 |
17.—(1) In the principal Act, in the following sections, in the section heading, replace “corporation with casino licence” with “casino operator”:
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| Amendment of section 72 |
18. In the principal Act, in section 72(1), replace the definitions of “controlled contract” and “notifiable contract” with —
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| Deletion of section 73 |
| 19. In the principal Act, delete section 73. |
| Amendment of section 74 |
20. In the principal Act, in section 74(1), replace paragraphs (a) and (b) with —
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| Amendment of section 75 |
| 21. In the principal Act, in section 75, delete “a controlled contract or”. |
| Amendment of section 76 |
22. In the principal Act, in section 76 —
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| Amendment of section 80 |
23. In the principal Act, in section 80 —
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| Amendment of section 81 |
24. In the principal Act, in section 81 —
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| Deletion of provisions relating to special employees |
| 25. In the principal Act, delete sections 83, 84, 86, 87, 89 to 92, 95, 97, 97A and 98. |
| Amendment of section 93 |
26. In the principal Act, in section 93, after subsection (6), insert —
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| Amendment of section 99 |
27. In the principal Act, in section 99 —
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| Amendment of section 100 |
28. In the principal Act, in section 100 —
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| Amendment of section 103 |
29. In the principal Act, in section 103 —
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| Amendment of section 103A |
30. In the principal Act, in section 103A —
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| Deletion of section 104 |
| 31. In the principal Act, delete section 104. |
| Amendment of section 105 |
32. In the principal Act, in section 105 —
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| Deletion of sections 106 and 107 |
| 33. In the principal Act, delete sections 106 and 107. |
| Amendment of section 108 |
34. In the principal Act, in section 108 —
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| Amendment of section 110B |
35. In the principal Act, in section 110B(6)(j) —
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| Amendment of section 111 |
36. In the principal Act, in section 111 —
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| Amendment of section 112 |
37. In the principal Act, in section 112, after subsection (8), insert —
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| Amendment of section 113 |
38. In the principal Act, in section 113, replace subsection (1) with —
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| Deletion of section 114 |
| 39. In the principal Act, delete section 114. |
| Amendment of section 116 |
40. In the principal Act, in section 116 —
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| Amendment of section 117 |
41. In the principal Act, in section 117 —
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| Replacement of section 125 |
42. In the principal Act, replace section 125 with —
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| Amendment of section 128 |
43. In the principal Act, in section 128 —
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| Miscellaneous amendments for Division 4 of Part 6 |
44. In the principal Act —
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| Deletion of sections 131 and 137 |
| 45. In the principal Act, delete sections 131 and 137. |
| Amendment of section 139 |
46. In the principal Act, in section 139 —
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| New section 139A |
47. In the principal Act, after section 139, insert —
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| Amendment of section 140 |
48. In the principal Act, in section 140 —
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| Amendment of section 141 |
49. In the principal Act, in section 141 —
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| Amendment of section 142 |
50. In the principal Act, in section 142 —
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| Amendment of section 144A |
51. In the principal Act, in section 144A —
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| Deletion of section 145 |
| 52. In the principal Act, delete section 145. |
| Amendment of section 153 |
53. In the principal Act, in section 153(1) —
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| Amendment of section 154 |
54. In the principal Act, in section 154 —
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| Amendment of section 155 |
55. In the principal Act, in section 155 —
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| Amendment of section 156 |
| 56. In the principal Act, in section 156(1), replace “section 155(5)” with “the prescribed requirements for quorum”. |
| New section 156A |
57. In the principal Act, after section 156, insert —
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| Replacement of Division 3 heading of Part 10 |
58. In the principal Act, in Part 10, in Division 3, replace the Division heading with —
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| Amendment of section 157 |
59. In the principal Act, in section 157 —
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| New Subdivision (1) heading of Division 3 of Part 10 |
60. In the principal Act, after section 157, insert —
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| Amendment of section 158 |
61. In the principal Act, in section 158 —
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| Amendment of section 162 |
62. In the principal Act, in section 162 —
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| Amendment of section 163 |
63. In the principal Act, in section 163(2) —
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| Amendment of section 163A |
64. In the principal Act, in section 163A —
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| Amendment of section 164 |
65. In the principal Act, in section 164 —
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| New Subdivision (2) heading of Division 3 of Part 10 |
66. In the principal Act, after section 164, insert —
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| Amendment of section 165 |
67. In the principal Act, in section 165 —
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| Amendment of section 165A |
68. In the principal Act, in section 165A —
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| New section 165AA |
69. In the principal Act, after section 165A, insert —
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| Amendment of section 165B |
70. In the principal Act, in section 165B —
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| New Subdivision (3) heading of Division 3 of Part 10 |
71. In the principal Act, after section 165B, insert —
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| Amendment of section 165C |
72. In the principal Act, in section 165C —
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| Amendment of section 165D |
73. In the principal Act, in section 165D —
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| Amendment of section 166 |
74. In the principal Act, in section 166 —
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| New section 166A |
75. In the principal Act, after section 166, insert —
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| Amendment of section 167 |
76. In the principal Act, in section 167 —
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| Amendment of section 168 |
77. In the principal Act, in section 168 —
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| Amendment of section 170 |
78. In the principal Act, in section 170(2) —
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| Amendment of section 171 |
79. In the principal Act, in section 171, replace subsection (1) with —
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| Amendment of section 172A |
80. In the principal Act, in section 172A —
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| Amendment of section 176 |
81. In the principal Act, in section 176 —
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| Amendment of section 177 |
82. In the principal Act, in section 177 —
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| Amendment of section 183 |
83. In the principal Act, in section 183 —
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| Amendment of section 184 |
84. In the principal Act, in section 184 —
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| New section 184A |
85. In the principal Act, after section 184, insert —
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| Amendment of section 185B |
86. In the principal Act, in section 185B, after subsection (2), insert —
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| Replacement of section 189 |
87. In the principal Act, replace section 189 with —
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| Amendment of section 190 |
88. In the principal Act, in section 190 —
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| Replacement of section 199 |
89. In the principal Act, replace section 199 with —
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| Amendment of section 200 |
90. In the principal Act, in section 200 —
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| Miscellaneous amendments to penalties |
91. In the principal Act —
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| Miscellaneous amendments relating to gambling terminology |
92. In the principal Act, in each provision listed in the first column of the following table, replace the term specified in the second column for that provision with the corresponding term specified in the third column:
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| Consequential and related amendments to Gambling Control Act 2022 |
93. In the Gambling Control Act 2022 —
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| Related amendments to Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022 |
94. In the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022, in section 5 —
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| Validation |
95.—(1) Every sum purportedly collected as entry levy, in respect of entry to or stay in a casino during the period starting on 4 April 2024 and ending on 7 May 2024, at the rate set out in section 116(1) of the principal Act as amended by section 40 is deemed to be and always to have been validly collected.
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| Saving and transitional provisions |
96.—(1) As from the date of commencement of sections 15, 16 and 17 —
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