In an operation against illegal gambling, the Police conducted enforcement operations at a commercial unit located along Ubi Avenue 3.
The Police discovered that five men and a woman, aged between 42 and 62, purportedly engaging in gambling-related activities.
The suspects were placed under arrest. They were subsequently arrested for their suspected involvement in offences under the Remote Gambling Act 2014. Cash amounting to $950, computer terminals used in the commission of the offence, and various gambling-related paraphernalia was seized.
Penalties
Under Section 8(1)(b) of the Remote Gambling Act 2014, an individual who, in Singapore, gambles using remote communication and using a remote gambling service that is not provided by a person otherwise exempt, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both. Under Sec 9(1)(e) of the same Act.
Any person who assists in providing unlawful remote gambling service for another shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.
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