BETTING AND GAMING

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Betting, Gaming and Lottery - Betting - Acting as bookmakers - Joint trial

Saw Chiang Guan & Ors v Public Prosecutor [1968] 2 MLJ 125, High Court, Singapore

The appellants were charged with being bookmakers in contravention of the Betting Act (Cap. 12) of Singapore. They were tried jointly and convicted. The appellants appealed against their convictions on the ground that the trial judge had erred in law in ordering a joint trial.

The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge had not erred in law in ordering a joint trial. The Court held that the prosecution had proved that the appellants had been acting as bookmakers and that there was no evidence that the appellants had been prejudiced by being tried jointly.





Betting, Gaming and Lottery - Betting - Common betting house - Definition of

R v Li Kim Poat [1933] MLJ 164, High Court, Straits Settlements

The appellant was charged with keeping a common betting house in contravention of the Betting Ordinance (Cap. 11) of the Straits Settlements. The appellant was convicted and appealed against his conviction.

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant had been rightly convicted. The Court held that a common betting house is a place where bets are made on any event by more than one person and where the person who receives the bets is not a mere stakeholder.





Betting, Gaming and Lottery - Betting - Common betting house - Definition of - Game of skill irrelevant

R v Lim Keng Chuan [1933] MLJ 212, High Court, Straits Settlements

The appellant was charged with keeping a common betting house in contravention of the Betting Ordinance (Cap. 11) of the Straits Settlements. The appellant was convicted and appealed against his conviction.

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant had been rightly convicted. The Court held that the fact that the bets were made on a game of skill was irrelevant to the definition of a common betting house.



Betting, Gaming and Lottery - Betting - Common betting house - Definition of - Members' enclosure of turf club

R v Li Kim Poat [1933] MLJ 164, High Court, Straits Settlements

The appellant was charged with keeping a common betting house in contravention of the Betting Ordinance (Cap. 11) of the Straits Settlements. The appellant was convicted and appealed against his conviction.

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant had been rightly convicted. The Court held that the members' enclosure of a turf club is a place where bets are made on any event by more than one person and where the person who receives the bets is not a mere stakeholder.



Betting, Gaming and Lottery - Betting - Common betting house - Definition of - Office of Chief Port Manager, Malayan Railway

Public Prosecutor v Lau Ting Kai [1955] MLJ 286, High Court, Kuala Lumpur

The appellant was charged with keeping a common betting house in contravention of the Betting Act (Federated Malay States Cap. 12) and the Betting Ordinance (Straits Settlements Cap. 11). The appellant was convicted and appealed against his conviction.

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant had been rightly convicted. The Court held that the office of the Chief Port Manager, Malayan Railway, was a place where bets were made on any event by more than one person and where the person who received the bets was not a mere stakeholder.