According to a Police media releaase, 7 men between the ages of 37 and 53 were arrested, and 45 others are under investigations for illegal gambling activities.
The Police conducted an island-wide operation in Singapore which includes Marsiling Road, Norris Road, Bendemeer Road, Beach Road, Sago Lane, New Market Street, and King George’s Avenue.
Cash, mobile phones, and gambling paraphernalia were seized amount each of the locations.
Penalties
Under Section 7 of the Common Gaming Houses Act, the offence of gaming in a common gaming house carries a fine of up to $5,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both. The offence of being the owner or occupier or of which he/she has the use temporarily or otherwise thereof keeps or uses a place as a common gaming house under Section 4(1)(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act carries a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000, and a jail term of up to three years.
Under the Remote Gambling Act, any person involved in unlawful remote gambling shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both. Any person involved in providing unlawful remote gambling service for another shall be liable on conviction to a fine not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
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