Singapore

State monopoly

Singapore Pools is the only operator allowed to offer online lotteries and sports and horse-race betting, under a licence from the Gambling Regulatory Authority. The two integrated resorts hold the only casino licences. Unlicensed sites are blocked.

Online casino
ProhibitedLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Gambling Regulatory AuthorityCurrent regime since 2022
Legal basis
Gambling Control Act 2022Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting State monopoly Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gambling Control Act 2022Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since
2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Singapore

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Singapore yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Singapore, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Singapore, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Singapore41724.2%
  • Exclude Singapore in their terms56432.8%
  • No declaration74043.0%
Hold a licence covering Singapore0brands
List Singapore as a focus market22brands
Offers marked available11welcome offers
Brands serving Singapore Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Singapore Asia 417 24.2% 564 22 11
Azerbaijan Asia 543 31.6% 400 17 8
Hong Kong Asia 452 26.3% 520 4 2
Israel Asia 272 15.8% 807 3 0
Lebanon Asia 461 26.8% 515 3 0
Türkiye Asia 430 25.0% 572 57 25
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singaporegra.gov.sg
  2. Singapore Turf Club (closure and transfer of race betting)en.wikipedia.org
Identifier
CR-JUR-SG
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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