High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Singapore Pools is the only legal lottery operator in Singapore, incorporated in 1968 to curb illegal gambling. It provides a legal avenue for betting in Singapore.Since 1 May 2004, Singapore Pools is owned by Singapore Totalisator Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance.Singapore Pools' stated aim is to provide a legal avenue for betting in Singapore to counter illegal betting syndicates, and to devote surplus earnings towards worthy causes that serve the needs of the community.