Community Organisations conducting Gambling for Social Bonding and Recreation ("CGS")
Community organisations that wish to conduct gambling on its premises for social bonding and recreation would need to be licensed by the Gambling Regulatory Authority (“GRA”).
A “community organisation” means any of the following entities that is formed in Singapore and that has its central management and control ordinarily exercised at a place within Singapore:
- an incorporated body other than a corporation that returns profits to its members;
- a club, a co operative society, a mutual benefit organisation, a trade union or an unincorporated association.1
GRA issues CGS licences to community organisations under Section 54(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022 (“GCA”), after assessing that applicants have fulfilled the suitability criteria under Section 54(2) of the GCA. The list of CGS Licensees and their approved gambling venues and games can be downloaded below.
Application for CGS Licence
GRA will process applications upon receipt of complete information and documents. While GRA strives to meet the service standards stated below, some applications may require a longer time.
| Type of Licences/Approvals | Service Standards |
|---|---|
| New CGS Application | 4 months |
| Renewal of CGS Licence | 3 months |
Community organisations should not be providing any gambling service to its members unless they have obtained a CGS licence, gambling venue and game rules approvals from GRA.
Please contact GRA at Licensing@gra.gov.sg for more information on licence applications.
List of approved CGS Licensees
Please refer to the FAQs below regarding the licence application process.
Please note that if an activity does not constitute gambling, then the conduct of the activity will not require a licence or be subject to regulation under the GCA.
1 See Regulation 2 of the Gambling Control (General) Regulations 2022. Also, an “unincorporated association” means any society or other incorporated organisation that has (a) at least 10 members; (b) a management committee appointed or elected by the members of the society or organisation; and (c) a written constitution.