Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Licensing of Jackpot Outlets from 2006 to 2015 by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law

7 November 2016

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Question:

Mr Chen Show Mao: To ask 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.

Answer:

1. Private lotteries clubs (PLCs) are issued permits under the Private Lotteries Act, to operate jackpot machines.

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

3. Since 2010, Police have issued 7 new PLC permits, while 20 PLCs have ceased operations.

4. The private lotteries duties from jackpot machines operated by PLCs between FY 2006 and FY 2015 are listed in the following table.

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	FY2006 ($'m)	FY2007 ($'m)	FY2008 ($'m)	FY2009 ($'m)	FY2010 ($'m)	FY2011 ($'m)	FY2012 ($'m)	FY2013 ($'m)	FY2014 ($'m)	FY2015 ($'m)
Private lotteries duties from jackpot machines operated by PLCs	291.05	336.37	342.74	330.97	249.50	200.93	207.47	213.12	213.17	213.45