Five men and one woman, aged between 58 and 70, are being investigated for their suspected involvement in illegal betting activities, following an enforcement operation conducted by Clementi Police Division at Sentosa Gateway on 27 February 2021.
During the operation, cash amounting to $300 and gambling paraphernalia were seized as case exhibits. The suspects are being investigated for offences under the Betting Act.
Under Section 5(1) of the Betting Act, any person who bets with a bookmaker shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both. Under Section 5(3) of the Betting Act, any person who acts as a bookmaker, or loiters in any common betting-house or in any place the public has access to for the purpose of bookmaking or settling debts, or assists a person committing a Betting Act offence to evade arrest or detection, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000, and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
The Police will continue to clamp down on criminal activities, including illegal betting. Those found engaging in such activities will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.
Case exhibits seized
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
01 March 2021 @ 8:13 PM