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SINGAPORE \u2013 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is expected to share the details of <\/p>\n upcoming blind box regulations<\/p>\n <\/a> around mid-2026.<\/p>\n These regulations aim to mitigate the gambling inducement risk of blind boxes, including the potential for such products to induce consumers to spend excessively, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.<\/p>\n Additional measures, such as age-based restrictions and probability disclosure, will be considered subsequently, as more time is needed to study them, he said in a written reply to a parliamentary question from Ms Hazlina Abdul Halim (East Coast GRC) on March 2.<\/p>\n Blind boxes refer to sealed packages containing items not made known to the buyer at the point of purchase.<\/p>\n Such packages typically contain collectible toys, figurines and cards. In many instances, the boxes also contain \u201crare\u201d collectibles that buyers have a lower chance of obtaining. <\/p>\n Mr Shanmugam said on Feb 12 that MHA and the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) had studied the issue of blind boxes and decided to introduce regulations which are currently being drafted.<\/p>\n On Feb 26, MHA confirmed that <\/p>\n trading card packs would be regulated<\/p>\n <\/a> as part of the upcoming blind box regulations.<\/p>\n There are currently no laws in Singapore explicitly targeting blind boxes.<\/p>\n Mystery boxes, however, are disallowed, with plans to regulate them via class licences issued by the GRA.<\/p>\n Blind boxes typically contain items from a defined set, such as a series of figurines or cards. Mystery boxes contain an unknown range of items that vary broadly.<\/p>\n In 2018, the police told operators of mystery prize vending machines to stop operating them as<\/p>\n they were a form of public lottery<\/p>\n <\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n