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What is gambling?

What is gambling?

Gambling is any activity where a person risks an item of value (e.g. money) on the outcome of an event that is determined mostly by chance, to get something valuable.

In Singapore, legalised gambling include:

  • Social gambling – gambling with family that is not conducted in the course of any business and takes place within the confines of an individual’s home.
  • Betting with Singapore Pools on 4D, Toto, Singapore Sweep, football and horseracing
  • Casino gambling in Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa
  • Jackpot gambling in private clubs