Singapore Pools
GRA Singapore licence
Not licensed in United States
Not licensed in United States.
Singapore Pools is Singapore's state-owned and only legal sports betting operator, licensed by the GRA. It takes online bets on football, Formula 1 and horse racing from verified Singapore residents aged 21+.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Only legal sports betting operator in Singapore, wholly owned by the Tote Board (Ministry of Finance)
- Licensed by GRA under Gambling Control Act 2022 s.54; 5-year licence from 25 Oct 2025
- Mandatory monthly deposit and betting limits, with alerts at 50%, 75% and 100%
- Live bettingLive bettingBetting while the event is already under way. Odds move with every goal, card or point. In the glossary → and cash outCash outSettling your bet before the event is over, for an amount the bookmaker offers at that moment. Useful to lock in some profit or cut a loss. In the glossary → on football; S$1 minimum online stake
- Free account; Singpass/Myinfo sign-up usually verified within an hour
Cons
- Very narrow range online: football, Formula 1 and horse racing only
- No welcome offerWelcome offerThe bonus a bookmaker gives new customers, often free bets or a match on the first deposit. Always read the wagering, minimum odds and expiry first. In the glossary →; Singapore residents 21+ only, betting allowed only from inside Singapore
- GRA fined it S$100,000 (reported Oct 2026) for letting a self-excluded person place bets
- Auditor-General: 79 excluded persons' accounts left open; 32 placed 1,358 online bets (2026)
- No cards; bank link/PayNow only, no guaranteed withdrawal time; Android app is an APK, not Google Play
Trust Score 4.9
Worked out the same way for every bookmaker, from the facts on this page. Some checks are still pending; until they are done they count low, so missing facts never lift a score.
- Licence8.0 GRA Singapore
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Payout speed–
Not checked yet: counts as 2.0 until it is.
- Payment choice3.0 1 of 5 kinds: bank
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Bonus terms–
Not checked yet.
- Betting features7.1 5 of 7 key features
- Safer gambling4.0 Deposit limits, Self-exclusion
Paid placement never changes a score. How we score
Features
Products
- Casino: no
- Live casino: no
- Poker: no
- Esports: no
- Virtual sports: no
Betting
- Live betting: yes
- Live streaming: yes
- Cash out: yes
- Bet builder: no
- iOS app: yes
- Android app: yes
- Crypto payments: no
Safer gambling
- Deposit limits: yes
- Self-exclusion: yes
Not checked yet: Time-out
Countries
Singapore Pools operates in 1 country.
Available in these countries1
- Singapore
Company and licences
- Licences
- Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore (Gambling Control Act 2022)
- Group
- Tote Board (Singapore Totalisator Board)
- Founded
- 1968