SINGAPORE: Officers from the Tanglin Police Division raided a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at Bukit Timah Road between March 6 and 7, leading to the arrest of nine men and three women caught gambling.

According to a Straits Times report, the individuals who were rounded up had been betting money on a game played with mahjong tiles. It added that they were mostly Chinese nationals.

One of the women arrested, who is said to be in her 20s, felt unwell during the raid and an ambulance came to take her to the hospital at around 2.30 am on March 7.

Under the Common Gaming Houses Act, those convicted of using a place as a common gaming house may be fined $5,000 to $50,000 and jailed for up to three years. Meanwhile, those convicted of gaming in a common gaming house can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.

The raid was part of a wider sweep carried out by the Singapore Police Force from March 5 to 8. Subsequently, 29 men and 33 women, from the ages of 18 and 73, are being investigated for various offences, SPF said in a statement on March 12.

The operation, led by the Tanglin Police Division, with support from Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) covered multiple locations, including Toa Payoh, Novena, Bukit Timah Road, Orchard Road, Balestier Road, and Selegie Road.

On March 5, police, HD...