Licensing of Jackpot Outlets from 2006 to 2015

15 Mr Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many jackpot licences have been issued thus far; (b) of these, how many have been issued after 2010; (c) how many licensed jackpot outlets are there currently; and (d) how much revenue have been generated from licensed jackpot outlets in each of the years from 2006 to 2015.

Mr K Shanmugam: Private lotteries clubs (PLCs) are issued permits under the Private Lotteries Act to operate jackpot machines.

There are currently 84 PLCs in operation, compared to 97 in 2010.

Since 2010, the Police have issued seven new PLC permits, while 20 PLCs have ceased operations.

The private lotteries' duties from jackpot machines operated by PLCs between financial year (FY) 2006 and FY2015 are listed in the table below.