The police will take enforcement action against those who exploit this to conduct illegal gambling activities, the ministry added. 'This allowance for social gambling in homes will not be extended to online platforms, given the practical difficulties in establishing the relationship of individuals in the online context, whether an online gambling activity is really social gambling among family and friends,' said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a press release on Sunday. Among them, the activity has to take place in an individual's home and cannot be conducted in the course of any business or for the private gain of any person not participating in the gambling. Under the new Gambling Control Act, definitions are set out for social gambling. SINGAPORE: Social gambling among family and friends in homes has been legalised under new laws that took effect on Monday (Aug 1).Īlthough it was not illegal, social gambling was not clearly defined under previous laws.
