New online casinos in Singapore

For Filipinos in Singapore

Many Filipinos work in Singapore. The Gambling Control Act applies to you while you are there, and the payment blocks mean deposits can fail or be traced. Do not play at offshore casinos from Singapore.

What Singapore's law says about online casinos

Singapore's gambling law is Gambling Control Act 2022 (Act 15 of 2022). The Act has been in force since 2022. Singapore's licensing model for online casinos is prohibition, so no licence exists for an operator to hold.

Only Singapore Pools offers legal online betting, and it covers lottery and sports betting, not casino games. Singapore treats sports betting as a monopoly. Singapore restricts online lottery rather than leaving it open.

Offshore casinos that accept Singapore players rely on licences issued in other jurisdictions. Those licences carry no weight under Singapore law. A casino that lists Singapore as an accepted country is applying its own terms, not Singapore's permission. Our country guides draw the same line between a casino's terms and a country's law for every market we cover.

Penalties for players, operators and advertisers in Singapore

Singapore sets separate penalties for each party. A player who gambles with an unlawful remote provider faces a fine of up to S$10,000. The same offence carries up to six months in prison.

An operator providing unlawful gambling services faces a fine of up to S$500,000. An advertiser of unlawful gambling faces a fine of up to S$20,000.

These figures are statutory maximums, not typical outcomes, and they come from the Gambling Control Act 2022. The operator and advertiser penalties explain why Singapore-facing casino marketing is rare and why affiliates should not target the market.

Payment blocks and failed deposits in Singapore

Singapore's authorities can order internet service providers to block access to gambling sites. They can also block payments to unlawful providers.

A deposit to an offshore casino can therefore fail or be reversed. Using a different account does not change the legal position. Treat a failed deposit as a warning and not as a fault to engineer around.

Practical risks for Filipino workers in Singapore

A Filipino worker in Singapore is subject to Singapore law for anything done there. Philippine gambling rules do not apply while you are in Singapore. A Filipino player is therefore treated like any other player, and the same player penalties apply.

Singapore's self-exclusion register is held by NCPG. NCPG is also Singapore's gambling helpline. Immigration consequences are separate from the criminal penalty, so take legal advice before relying on any offshore site. If gambling is already causing harm, the responsible gaming rules on this site and the Gambling Therapy service in the footer offer help in English.

Tax on gambling winnings in Singapore

Singapore sets the tax rate on winnings outside lottery and betting at 0%. Lottery and betting winnings are not taxable, because IRAS treats them as windfalls that need not be declared. A tax-free result does not make an offshore casino legal, and the player penalties above still apply.

How to read the Singapore casino ranking

The ranking below lists casinos that do not block Singapore in their terms. The list is a comparison of offshore operators and not a recommendation to play. Each casino is scored with the criteria set out in how we rank casinos, and the score does not measure legality.