Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) will see a change in chief executive in June, with its current CEO, Teo Chun Ching, stepping down.
Mr Teo, who also serves as deputy commissioner of police (policy), within the Singapore Police Force, will relinquish his GRA post on June 2. He will be succeeded at the GRA by Daniel Tan Sin Heng (pictured), currently the commander of the Traffic Police within the Singapore Police Force.
The news was announced on Friday by the city-state’s Ministry of Home Affairs. The country hosts a casino duopoly consisting of Resorts World Sentosa, run by a unit of Genting Singapore Ltd, and Marina Bay Sands, run by a unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
The change of GRA chief executive follows the appointment of a new chairman at the gambling regulator, with effect from April 1. Hoong Wee Teck, who had been GRA deputy chairman, succeeded Tan Tee How, who had served as chairman since 2018.
The ministry noted that incoming CEO Mr Tan, aged 54, has experience in a range of senior positions across the Ministry of Home Affairs. They include as deputy commissioner (policy and transformation) at the Singapore Prison Service; director of planning and organisation in the police force; and commander of its central division.
The ministry noted that the outgoing GRA chief executive Mr Teo, aged 52, had “transformed the Casino Regulatory Authority into GRA in 2022, expanding its regulatory scope from casinos to all gambling products”.
As CEO, Mr Teo “spearheaded GRA’s digital and data transformation, enhanced system security and resilience, and built advanced analytics to inform regulatory policies that mitigate problem gambling and money laundering,” the ministry said.
It added that, under Mr Teo’s leadership, GRA worked with the ministry to introduce significant amendments to the Casino Control Act in 2024, “to modernise and future-proof” the regulatory regime for casinos.
