Offence of promoting remote gambling
17.—(1) A person who promotes in Singapore, or by any conduct (inside or outside Singapore) authorises a promotion in Singapore of, any remote gambling shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.
(2) This section does not apply to an exempt operator promoting or authorising the promotion of the remote gambling service it is authorised to provide under and in accordance with the conditions of its certificate of exemption.
(3) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the operation of any provision in Part 2.
Defence to offence of promoting remote gambling
18. Where a person is charged with an offence under section 17(1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that—
- (a) the promotion was not in the course of any business; and
- (b) the person does not receive any direct or indirect benefit (whether financial or not) for promoting remote gambling.
PART 4
BLOCKING OF ACCESS AND PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
Interpretation of this Part
19. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
- “access blocking order” means an order under section 20(1) to disable access to an online location;
- “Internet service provider” means—
- (a) an Internet Access Service Provider licensed under section 5 of the Telecommunications Act (Cap. 323);
- (b) a person (commonly referred to as a Localised Internet Service Reseller)—
