Tighter rules for clubs with jackpot machines

Singapore

CLUBS with jackpot machines will soon face tighter regulations as part of moves to protect patrons from the harms of gambling, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday.

The new measures, to be rolled out over the next two years, include more stringent criteria for jackpot machine permits, tighter quotas for the machines and restricted access to rooms where they are housed.

All clubs with such machines will also be required to adopt a self-exclusion scheme, under which individuals with a serious gambling habit can bar themselves from entering jackpot rooms.

The tighter criteria for jackpot machine permits will address concerns that some clubs focus on …