Singapore plans regulation for blind boxes over gambling risksA man buy blind boxes at a Pop Mart shop, the first branch in Thailand, at CentralWorld on Sept 20, 2023. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)As mania about “mystery” shopping sweeps through the world, Singapore is moving to tackle gambling risks raised by products which conceal their specific contents from shoppers. Singapore’s gambling authorities and home affairs ministry have decided to regulate how such “blind boxes” are offered to the public, according to a written reply to a parliamentary question on Thursday. While authorities draft new regulations, they will consider standardising and making it mandatory for boxes to disclose the probability of receiving certain products. The move aims to better manage gambling inducement risks, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam said in the reply.

Source: Bangkok Post February 13, 2026 07:17 UTC