Police in Bedok and Changi have carried out raids against alleged illegal gambling operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Singapore.- Police have carried out\u00a0two separate raids <\/strong>to dismantle alleged illegal gambling operations\u00a0in Bedok and Changi. The first raid ended with the arrest of\u00a0nine men who were allegedly taking bets <\/strong>physically and online. Those arrested were aged between 52 and 76.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A second raid\u00a0was carried out on Changi Road. Police arrested eight men and a woman<\/strong>\u00a0who were allegedly involved in illegal gambling activities. During the raid, police seized gambling paraphernalia and mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Singapore, bookmakers may be fined $20,000 to $200,000 <\/strong>and can be sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail. Those who place bets with a bookmaker may be fined up to $5,000 and receive up to six months in jail, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In March, the Singapore parliament<\/a> approved the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Bill<\/strong> and the Gambling Control Bill.<\/strong> The former will create the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA)<\/a> as a single regulator for all forms of gambling. Singapore hopes the new regulator will be in place for mid-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second bill makes it a criminal offence for under-aged individuals to gamble<\/strong>, \u201cregardless whether with legal or unlawful operators\u201d and for under-aged individuals to enter gambling areas, \u201cexcept where entry checks are not required\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new bill, the legal age for gambling in Singapore will remain 21, except for gambling at Singapore Pools\u2019 physical outlets which will remain at 18. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Police in Bedok and Changi have carried out raids against alleged illegal gambling operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Singaporean police conducted two separate raids in Bedok and Changi, leading to the arrest of 18 individuals involved in alleged illegal physical and online gambling operations. 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