Seven Persons Under Investigation Following A Joint Enforcement Operation Against Illegal Online Gambling Activities

Five men and two women, aged between 17 and 69, are being investigated for their suspected involvement in illegal online gambling activities.

On 10 June 2024, officers from Bedok Police Division and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority conducted a joint enforcement operation against illegal online gambling activities along Ubi Avenue 3. During the operation, cash amounting to more than S$4,480 and other gambling-related paraphernalia were seized.

Under Section 20(2) of the Gambling Control Act 2022, any individual who gambles with another person in or from any place or premises in Singapore and knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that the place or premises is an unlawful gambling place shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to six months or both. Under Section 18(3)(a) of the same Act, any individual who conducts betting operations, gaming or lotteries unlawfully, shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of up to $200,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

Investigations against the seven persons are ongoing.

Deputy Commander of Bedok Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chia Wee Hiong said, “The Police take a zero-tolerance approach against all forms of illegal gambling activities. The Police will continue to work closely with other enforcement agencies to clamp down on such illegal gambling activities and take tough enforcement action whenever locations with illegal gambling are identified. Members of the public are advised against participating in illegal gambling activities. Those found engaging in unlawful activities will be dealt with sternly, in accordance with the law.” 

Cash exhibits seized during a joint enforcement operation against 
illegal online gambling activities along Ubi Avenue 3

Photo of a unit taken during an enforcement operation against illegal online gambling activities

Man arrested for his alleged involvement in illegal online gambling activities