Police in Singapore have arrested 36 individuals as part of coordinated raids on suspected illegal gambling premises.
The group consisted of individuals aged 16 to 69 years old, as police in the region investigated crimes surrounding banking fraud and illegal gambling websites.
Singapore police gambling investigation
News of the raids conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department in mid-November was released in a press statement by the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
The Specialist Crime Branch stated that these individuals were believed to have engaged in illegal online betting or to have facilitated the use of certain bank accounts and credentials.
Over $10,000 of suspected illegal funds have been seized by police, in connection with “bank accounts and Singpass credentials,” said the release.
Data and credentials are central to the gambling fraud
These Singpass credentials are Singapore’s national digital ID system. If they fall into the wrong hands, an individual could access critical information, bank accounts, apply for government aid, and access personal details.
Thirteen of the individuals are being investigated under the nation’s Gambling Control Act 2022 for using illegal gambling websites or mobile applications related to potential gambling syndicates and these compromised banking networks.
Fake job ads misled several suspects in the case, the release said, and requested bank access for verification. Other suspects knowingly opened accounts using false information before handing the details to unknown individuals with links to syndicates.
These suspects are being charged under Singapore’s Computer Misuse Act 1993, the Penal Code 1871, and the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes Act.
Singapore police alert to illegal gambling
Across the latter half of 2025, Singapore’s police forces have interjected in a number of ongoing criminal gambling rings.
In October 2025, two men were apprehended as part of an SPF, FBI, and Meta-led inquiry into gambling fraud. Multiple victims involved in the scheme lost more than S$175,000 (around $135,000).
“The Singapore Police Force takes a serious view against all forms of illegal betting activities and will continue to take tough enforcement action and prosecute those involved to the fullest extent of the law, wherever they choose to operate,” said Deputy Director of CID, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SAC) Yeo Yee Chuan.
In November 2025, the SPF announced a massive raid on the Prince Holding Group, seizing S$150 million ($115.9 million) in assets from Singapore properties, and a symmetrical raid yielding HK$2.75 billion ($354 million) in Hong Kong.
Director of the Commercial Affairs Department, David Chew, said, “The SPF will continue to work with our foreign law enforcement counterparts and financial intelligence units and domestic partners to fight such organised crime groups and money laundering networks.”
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