Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Gambling Control Bureau are drafting rules for the sale of blind-box products, including trading-card packs, the ministry said. It said the measure is intended to reduce gambling risks and that it would provide details and an implementation timeline later.
The forthcoming rules could impose new requirements on sellers of trading-card and toy blind boxes in Singapore.
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Singapore brought a second tranche of casino-law amendments into force on 21 September, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. The changes let the Gambling Regulatory Authority consider unethical conduct and systemic control or governance failures when assessing casino operators, and require casinos to share patron information for financial-crime controls. The rules also cover gaming software approvals, electronic credits and responsible-gambling measures.
Singapore plans regulations that would treat electronic credits as casino chips, citing a Ministry of Home Affairs update. The update said authorities could recognise additional wagering instruments in future if the Gambling Regulatory Authority considers them suitable.
Singapore’s Casino Control Act amendments took effect on 21 September 2026, making it an offence to withdraw a bet after a result is known and to record non-card games. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the changes also strengthen protections for excluded people and families, and allow the Gambling Regulatory Authority to take disciplinary action over operator suitability concerns.
It was reported that Singapore’s GRA opened a consultation on proposed changes to rules for fundraising lotteries. The rules cover lotteries organised by religious, educational, charitable and welfare bodies.
Bangladesh’s cabinet gave in-principle approval on 18 June to the proposed Gambling Prevention Act, 2026, according to the report. The draft would replace the Public Gambling Act of 1867 and cover online and remote gambling, but must pass further legislative stages before taking effect.