SINGAPORE (Nov 2): Singapore Pools has become the first operator to offer legalised online betting services in the city-state. But one week after its launch on Oct 25, it has still been quiet on all fronts.

This is despite – or perhaps, because of – heavy chatter leading up to the launch.

The Singapore-based lottery operator has for the past month been at the centre of a whirlwind of criticism after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Sept gave the green light for Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club to be exempt from the Remote Gambling Act run online betting platforms.

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