Publication Type
Report
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2010
Abstract
The terms “gaming” and “gambling” are fairly wide and they refer to a wide range of activities. Traditionally, the term “gambling” has been used to cover lotteries, wagers and casino-style games. “Gaming” has also been used traditionally in some literature to cover not only activities involving gambling but also games of skill or games predominantly of skill. However, in recent times, certain jurisdictions such as the United States (“US”) and Australia have drawn a distinction between “online gaming” and “online gambling”. The former is used to refer to games played in an online environment which do not have the elements of gambling and is not a subset of “online gambling”. The relevant Singapore legislation has not expressly drawn such a distinction though the case law interpreting such legislation appear to be cognisant of it.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Internet Law
First Page
1
Last Page
40
ISBN
9789810864392
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
TAN, Joyce A.; SINGH, Aqbal; LIM, Yee Fen; WAN, Wai Yee; and CHIK,, Warren B..
Report of the Law Reform Committee on Online Gaming and Singapore. (2010). 1-40.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1966
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