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Industry
January 11, 2022
New Singapore Gambling Duties Bill Increases Casino Tax Rates
Singapore’s Parliament has released a new Gambling Duties Bill meant to streamline the country’s gambling regulations. The amendments to the current Casino Control Act were originally discussed in 2019 as part of the Tourism Board’s agreement with operators Las Vegas Sands and Genting Singapore. The talks targeted the expansion of the operators’ integrated resorts (IR), World Sentosa, […]
Legal
January 4, 2022
Man Trying to Dupe Casino in Singapore Might Get Canning as Sentence
If you have been canned in most English-speaking countries, it means that you have just been fired from work. In Singapore, it could mean something completely different as an attempt to extort Marina Bay Sands employees may now end up with literal canning of the guilty party, a 29-year-old man. You Can’t Fool Me Once […]
Sports
December 1, 2021
Singaporean Police Bust Illegal Gambling Operations, Investigate Suspects
Illegal gambling has no place in Singaporean society. This is the stern reminder local police authorities issued to over 50 individuals who were arrested or are being investigated for their association with illegal gambling activities in the country. Authorities conducted a total of three raids between October 29 and November 21, resulting in several arrests […]
Industry
October 14, 2021
Singapore Slows Plans to Integrate Gaming Regulations Due to COVID-19
Singapore has been working on plans to bring together its different regulatory gaming frameworks under one roof, but the task is proving to be more challenging than expected. Currently, casino operators follow one regulator, while remote gaming operators are directed by another. Having unified regulatory oversight would simplify the industry, but COVID-19 is making it […]
Casino
July 22, 2021
Marina Bay Sands Halts Casino Operations in Singapore
As close as the world was to defeating COVID-19, the virus has proven to be more resilient than anticipated. Despite global vaccinations now being administered, there are pockets of outbreaks occurring that are causing stress levels everywhere to increase once again. The casino industry doesn’t want to have to suffer through another pandemic – nor […]
Industry
July 19, 2021
LVS Executive and Gaming Industry Icon Andrew MacDonald Retires
A senior executive of Las Vegas Sands based in Singapore retired and left the company, Inside Asian Gaming media reports. Marking the End of an Illustrious Career Andrew MacDonald, corporate senior vice president, and chief casino officer at the Las Vegas gaming giant and its global subsidiaries, is already on leave until his official end […]
Legal
July 13, 2021
Singapore Starts Consultation for Proposed Gambling Law Reform
Gambling laws in Singapore are about to get tougher, as Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said it would seek public input to steer a more comprehensive regulatory framework on the country’s gambling industry. The ministry is responding to a now tangible overlap between online gambling and gaming, with the terms often used interchangeably by the […]
Industry
February 1, 2021
Singaporeans Deposit S$15.4m on Fictitious Gambling Sites
Reported S$15.4 million has been lost on fictitious gambling platforms in Singapore and victims now facing jail time and fines. Singaporeans Fall Victims to Gambling Scams Singapore is facing an influx of fraudulent online platforms connected with gambling and bogus investments, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) this Sunday, reporting concerns that scams have increased […]
Legal
December 20, 2020
Illegal Gambling in Singapore Brought Jail Time to Father and Son
Two people arrested for running a transnational gambling syndicate which collected bets on legal Singapore Pool lotteries were sentenced to jail time and hefty fines this week. Family Business Ends in Jail Tuesday, December 15, Ow Choon Bok, a 44-year-old Singapore resident and his father, Ow Gowan Hock, 73, received sentences of five and three-and-a-half […]
Business
September 19, 2020
STB Partners with Visa to Boost Tourism and Lifestyle SMEs
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced Thursday it entered into a 3-year partnership agreement with the world’s leader in digital payments, Visa. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both parties, the needs of Singapore’s tourism and lifestyle small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the impact from the coronavirus on them will be […]