By Chun Han Wong
SINGAPORE--Singapore's casino regulator said Tuesday it has
fined the city-state's two casino resorts for failures to enforce
strict casino-entry controls in incidents that occurred from late
2011 to early 2012.
Marina Bay Sands, operated by U.S. gambling group Las Vegas
Sands Corp. (LVS), was fined 130,000 Singapore dollars ($106,000)
for the disciplinary breaches, while Genting Singapore PLC's
(G13.SG) Resorts World Sentosa was fined S$100,000, the Casino
Regulatory Authority said on its website.
The breaches--which occurred between Nov. 1, 2011 and April 30,
2012--include allowing some local residents to enter or remain in
the casinos without paying the required entry levy, and failing to
prevent minors and several banned individuals from entering the
casinos.
Under Singapore law, casino operators must ensure that Singapore
citizens and permanent residents seeking entry into their casinos
pay entry levies of S$100 a day and S$2,000 a year, and check that
these patrons don't exceed their allotted period of stay.
Operators must also ensure that all patrons are at least 21
years old and haven't been banned from entering casinos here under
mandatory or voluntary programs.
Write to Chun Han Wong at chunhan.wong@dowjones.com
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