The Casino Control (Prescribed Casino Chips) Regulations 2026, commenced 21 September 2026, newly classify electronic credits as casino chips, bringing in-casino electronic value instruments within the same regulatory treatment as physical chips. The same regulations criminalise non-card-game cheating conducted through device-based recording of play patterns, extending anti-cheating technical-compliance obligations to gaming machines and other non-card formats. GRA may now approve gaming software, including mobile applications, under the amended framework. These are regulations rather than licence conditions, commenced alongside the broader second-tranche amendments to the Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024, and they widen the technical-compliance perimeter an operator must observe for both value-instrument handling and surveillance against device-assisted cheating.
Singapore · Question 08 of 11
Singapore Gambling — Technical compliance: What must the platform meet?
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| Jurisdiction | Singapore (SG) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | Not reviewed · 1 post-review update · Not reviewed |
| Last collected | 4 Nov 2026 |
Summary answer
The Casino Control (Prescribed Casino Chips) Regulations 2026, commenced 21 September 2026, newly classify electronic credits as casino chips, bringing in-casino electronic value instruments within the same regulatory treatment as physical chips. The same regulations criminalise non-card-game cheati…
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Under the Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2024 second tranche, in force from 21 September 2026, GRA may approve gaming software, including software deployed on mobile devices, before a casino operator deploys it. Approved mobile software may only operate and remain playable within casino premises, meaning the technical-compliance gate functions as a premises-bound certification requirement rather than a general software-licensing scheme. Any technology supplier bringing a new gaming-software product, mobile or otherwise, into either of Singapore's two casino licensees must now clear this pre-approval step before deployment, adding a certification stage to the product-development and procurement cycle for casino-facing gaming technology.