The National Crime Prevention Council launched a campaign, including television advertisements and social media posts, to warn the public of the risks of betting with illegal operators.īalloon clappers and hand fans with messages discouraging illegal betting are also being given out at public venues showing live telecasts of World Cup matches. To guard against illegal betting during the World Cup period, which ends on Dec 18, the authorities are intensifying public education efforts. Repeat offenders can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined up to $700,000. Those who conduct illegal gambling can face jail time of up to seven years and be fined up to $500,000.
Under the law, a person found to have placed bets with an unlicensed service provider can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $10,000.
mouse in the maze' with an electronic memory that enables the rodent to find. The cleaner was caught by a police officer who had been deployed to the hawker centre to watch out for illegal betting activities. betting given asthe reason for cancellation. They reopened only in July 2021 at a reduced capacity. He was convicted of receiving bets worth $125 at Block 628 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 on Feb 7, 2021.Īt the time, off-course betting centres operated by gaming operator Singapore Pools had been shut since March 2020 around the period of a partial lockdown. In May, a 66-year-old cleaner who took illegal bets for such races at a hawker centre was jailed for two weeks and fined $20,000.
