By 
Filip Radulovic ·
Singapore is set to implement significant changes to its casino regulations aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) and combatting the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures. The updates include lowering the…
By Filip Radulovic ·
Light & Wonder is aiming high in Asia with its participation in Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia. The event runs from May 30 to June 1 this year at Marina…
By Filip Radulovic ·
Two massive integrated casino resorts in Singapore will not meet their previously agreed to target dates for expanding – affecting not only their mid-term growth strategies but potentially government revenues.…
By 
Terry Davis ·
Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore’s two casinos, resumed operations on Thursday, August 5, after a two-week closure forced by a Covid-19 infection cluster that was traced to the property…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore’s planned new gambling regulator remains on track to be established in 2021, a spokesperson of the city-state’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week in an emailed response to…
By Terry Davis ·
Police in Singapore arrested on Monday 36 people suspected to be part of an organized crime group involved in the provision of illegal online gambling services on the territory of…
By Terry Davis ·
The Covid-19 pandemic will inevitably delay the planned expansion of Singapore’s two casino resorts, the Chief Executive of the city-state’s Tourism Board, Keith Tan, said in a recent interview. Mr.…
By Terry Davis ·
An Australian casino operator’s bid to reclaim gambling money from a high roller hit a brick wall in a Singaporean court, the Strait Times reports. The Star Entertainment QLD, a…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore’s two casinos will be allowed to resume operations July 1 at limited capacity, the Singapore Tourism Board and the Ministry of Trade and Industry confirmed. Resorts World Sentosa, which…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore mulls tighter due diligence processes for casino patrons in a bid to prevent its gambling facilities from being used to mask money laundering and for financing terrorism. The Singapore…
By Terry Davis ·
Genting Singapore, a subsidiary of Malaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Group, is now focusing its Japan expansion efforts on the city of Yokohama, regional gaming news outlet GGRAsia reports.…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore nationals and permanent residents might choose to steer away from the city-state’s two casinos due to the steep hike in the entry fee they are required to pay in…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore’s casino regulator has slapped record fines on the city-state’s two casinos during the previous fiscal year, local news outlet the Straits Times reports. The two gambling venues received a…
By Terry Davis ·
A Singapore arbitration court has ordered Philippine casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. to pay just under $300 million to Las Vegas-based company Global Gaming Philippines LLC (GGAM) in a legal…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Genting Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa gets three-year casino license extension as parent company prepares for Japan bidding process Genting Singapore, a subsidiary of major Malaysian gaming and hospitality operator Genting…
By Terry Davis ·
Tourism spending on sightseeing, entertainment, and gambling in Singapore increased 6% during the first quarter of the year to S$1.498 billion (approximately $1.1 billion), according to official data released by…
By Robert Johnson ·
Mystery prize vending machines are now illegal in Singapore, according to an announcement made by local police cited by news outlet the Straits Times. A ban on the machines is…
By Robert Johnson ·
Integrated resort developer and operator Genting Singapore announced Tuesday that it has established five new indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan just days after the country’s government passed a bill that…
By Terry Davis ·
Genting Singapore has a significant chance to win a license for the operation of an integrated resort with a casino floor in Japan, a report by research firm Maybank Kim…
By Robert Johnson ·
Singapore police arrested on Monday 31 individuals for the provision of illegal sports betting services to locals during the ongoing World Cup. Following massive raids across the city, police also…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Josephine Teo, the Second Minister for Manpower and Home Affairs of Singapore, said that greater consolidation of the functions of casino regulatory authorities should be considered, especially at a time…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
Singapore casino operator Genting Singapore Plc has expressed its desire to explore the new Japanese gambling market and the company recently announced that it had applied to offer Japanese-yen denominated…
By Robert Johnson ·
Singapore police have arrested 33 individuals for allegedly being part of an illegal online gambling ring. Of those, 11 appeared before court earlier today and were charged for providing illicit…
By Robert Johnson ·
Within the context of gambling, Singapore is best known for the two multi-billion integrated casino resorts that were launched several years ago by industry giants Las Vegas Sands and Genting…
By Terry Davis ·
Fitch Ratings said in a report that Singapore is to see a further decrease in gross gaming revenue in 2016, after it dropped more than 10% to SGD6.7 billion ($4.8…
By Robert Johnson ·
Singapore media reported that the construction of a casino complex on the small island of Pulau Sejahat, just off the Changi area where the Singapore Changi Airport is located, had…
By Terry Davis ·
Singapore is an island city-state located in the southeastern part of Asia. Its territory is comprised of a main island (the Singapore Island) and over 60 much smaller islets. Although…
By Susan Sutton ·
Located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore is among the major commercial centres worldwide. With population of 5.5 million (as of June 2014), the modern city-state is…
By Anthony Huber ·
As previously reported, a number of Asian countries are currently competing for leadership on the gambling market. Singapore is one of those that have already consolidated their positions on the…
By Anthony Huber ·
From yesterday onwards, Singapore-based players are not allowed to enter any gambling websites since local regulators blocked the access to them with the aim of controlling the remote gambling activities…