{"id":777007529,"date":"2023-07-24T03:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T06:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777007529"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:46:36","slug":"singapore-25-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-25-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Singapore: 25 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Men and women were arrested at an industrial premise in Gambas Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Singapore.- Police have arrested 13 men and 12 women at an industrial premise in Gambas Crescent<\/strong> over suspected illegal gambling. A police statement released on Saturday (July 22) says the suspects, aged between 31 and 76, were apprehended by the Woodlands Police Division in a targeted sweep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers say a 39-year-old man and 52-year-old woman were allegedly serving as gaming service providers to 23 people. They confiscated SG$19,752 in cash, 11 mobile phones and various gambling-related paraphernalia. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those found guilty of participating in unlicensed gambling activities or operating at illegal gambling establishments face imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to SG$10,000, or both. In more severe cases, offenders can be sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail and a fine of up to SG$200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Singapore regulator blocks over 1,600 illegal gambling websites in first year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Men and women were arrested at an industrial premise in Gambas Crescent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26852,"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 have arrested 25 individuals (13 men, 12 women) at an industrial premise in Gambas Crescent for suspected illegal gambling activities. Two individuals were identified as gaming service providers, with SG$19,752 in cash and other paraphernalia confiscated. Investigations are ongoing, with severe penalties for those found guilty of participating in or operating unlicensed gambling.","focusai_entities":"Woodlands Police Division","focusai_location":"Singapore, Gambas Crescent","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulated Market?","query":"What is the estimated GGR diversion from licensed operators due to such illicit gambling operations in Singapore, and how does this impact the overall market's growth trajectory?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy?","query":"How do these enforcement actions against physical illegal gambling establishments complement or inform the Singapore regulator's strategy for blocking illegal online gambling websites, as mentioned in the 'See also' section?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777007529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777007529"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777007571,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007529\/revisions\/777007571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777007529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777007529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777007529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}