{"id":22011,"date":"2021-08-26T11:58:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=22011"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:16:58","slug":"singapore-21-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-21-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Singapore: 21 arrested for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police have arrested 21 people for illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Singapore.-\u00a0Police in Singapore have arrested 21 people<\/strong>\u00a0due to alleged gambling activities<\/strong>. A raid was carried out on a commercial unit in Bukit Batok Crescent, where 11 women and 10 men were said to be gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers said those arrested included a couple who were using the unit as an\u00a0illegal gambling venue<\/strong>. The other people were arrested for gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the raid,\u00a0police seized equipment. <\/strong>Those arrested are also accused of breaching Covid-19 measures ordered by the government. They could be fined up to $10,000 or sentenced to up to six months in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Common Gaming Company Act,\u00a0those who use a public place for gambling face a fine of up to $50,000<\/strong>\u00a0and up to three years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Straits Time, police said: “The public is advised not to participate in any form of illegal gambling and to observe the current safety distance measures.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first week of August,\u00a0Lim Beng Tiong<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was sentenced to five years and five months in prison for leading an\u00a0illegal lottery-betting outfit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beng Tiong was originally arrested in a raid in 2016 with 48 others. Officers found that Lim Beng Tiong\u2019s syndicate controlled online gambling sites <\/strong>that offered options for betting on lotteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The syndicate collected up to SGD4.32m in illegal bets between January 2013 and November 2016<\/strong>. In the last month of operations, before the arrests, it recorded SGD2m (US$1.49m) in bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casinos allowed to resume standing bets at table games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The government of Singapore<\/a> has allowed casinos to resume taking standing bets at table games. Resorts World Sentosa<\/strong> and Marina Bay Sands<\/strong> have also been allowed to increase guest capacity from 25 per cent to 50 per cent<\/strong> of pre-pandemic levels at non-gaming attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB)<\/strong> said standing bets remain subject to safe management measures such as a 1-metre safe distance between individuals and a maximum of five people including seated and standing players, and the dealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casino operators will have to follow \u201cSG Clean\u201d requirements<\/strong> for good personal and environmental hygiene habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Bay Sands<\/a> recently detected new Covid-19 cases associated with a cluster of infections<\/strong> at the casino venue. However, it reopened its doors after a two-week closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The casino operator said it had adhered to the highest safety, hygiene, and testing standards, often going beyond regulatory guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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