Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore

The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (Abbreviation: CRA) is a statutory board of the Singapore Government.

Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore
Logo of the CRA
Agency overview
Formed2 April 2008 (2008-04-02)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters460 Alexandra Road, #12-01, PSA Building, Singapore 119963
Minister responsible
  • K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs
Agency executives
  • Tan Tee How, Chairman
  • Teo Chun Ching, Chief Executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Websitehttp://www.cra.gov.sg

The CRA is responsible for ensuring that the management and operation of the casinos in Singapore remains free from criminal influence or exploitation. It also ensures that gaming in a casino is conducted honestly, and that casinos do not cause harm to minors, vulnerable persons and society at large.[1]

Enforcement Actions

In 2017, the CRA imposed financial penalties of SGD$60,000 on the two casino operators for lapses in their security screening.

Marina Bay Sands was fined SGD$5,000 for failure to prevent one permanent resident from entering or remaining on its casino premises without a valid entry levy.

Resorts World Sentosa was fined SGD$55,000 for failures to prevent three minors and one excluded person gaining access to the casino floor[2].

Under the Casino Control Act, an entry levy is chargeable to Singapore citizens or permanent residents wishing to enter the casino area of each resort.

All patrons must also be aged 21 or over in order to gamble legally in its casinos.

Future Gambling Regulatory Authority

On 3 April 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) will be formed by 2021 to control all gambling activities in Singapore, as opposed to having many agencies regulating it like the Casino Regulatory Authority (which only regulates casinos), the MHA’s Gambling Regulatory Unit (which controls fruit machines and remote gambling activities) and Tote Board (which manages Singapore Pools). The Singapore Police Force will continue enforcement against illegal gambling activities with the Ministry of Social and Family Development dealing with gambling issues. At the same time, current gambling laws will be reviewed and amended with the intention to regulate activities traditionally not seen as gambling, like mystery boxes.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Casino Control Act". National Library Board. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. "GGRAsia – Singapore casino op fines down 64pct fiscal 2017: CRA". www.ggrasia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. "Establishment of Gambling Regulatory Authority and Review of Gambling Laws". Ministry of Home Affairs. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. Wong, Cara (3 April 2020). "New centralised authority to oversee all gambling here". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "New gambling regulator, legislation to be established by 2021". CNA. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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