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Singapore to mull extra cruise ship facilities: report

Sep 19, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will examine whether the city-state needs new infrastructure for cruise and ferry services, reported on Monday the Straits Times, adding that a tender had been...

42pct HK bettors are shy of casinos post Covid: survey

Sep 13, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Among self-declared gamblers that took part in a YouGov poll in Hong Kong, 42 percent said they had strong concerns about visiting a land-based casino in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

Singapore to ease further its inbound travel, mask rules

Aug 25, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

From just before midnight on Sunday (August 28) Singapore is further easing entry rules for inbound travellers, the city-state’s government said in a Wednesday update. From that time, those inbound...

G2E Asia 2022 starts today, new segment on ‘Smart IRs’

Aug 24, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The first in-person edition since 2019 of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia casino trade show and conference starts today (Wednesday) and runs until Friday. This year’s outing for G2E Asia,...

Singapore announces pandemic-resilient airport extension

Aug 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

A new terminal to be developed at Singapore’s Changi Airport – to be known as Terminal 5 (T5) – will handle about 50 million passengers per year, and be designed to be pandemic resilient,...

Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority inaugurated

Aug 16, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore (GRA) was inaugurated at a ceremony on Tuesday. The new body – taking on the work of the former Casino Regulatory Authority and adding some new...

GEN Singapore 1H profit down, sales costs rise 34pct

Aug 12, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

First-half net profit at the operator of the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino complex in Singapore fell by 4.3 percent year-on-year, to SGD84.4 million (US$61.3 million). The result for Genting...

New Singapore gambling law, regulator effective Monday

Aug 01, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The law banning proxy gambling involving gaming machines in Singapore is effective from Monday, with the coming into effect of the Gambling Control Act, originally passed in March. Monday also sees...

IMF praises Singapore on Covid as city casinos reap benefit

Jul 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

A country report on Singapore from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued on Thursday, praises the city-state’s public-policy approach to the Covid-19 pandemic. The document was published a...

Marina Bay Sands 2Q net rev up 108pct, Macau EBITDA loss

Jul 21, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Net revenues at the Marina Bay Sands casino resort (pictured) in Singapore rose 107.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, to US$679 million. Singapore adjusted property earnings before...