By Chun Han Wong
SINGAPORE--Singapore's casino regulator has fined the
city-state's two casinos for disciplinary breaches committed from
May to October last year.
Marina Bay Sands, run by U.S. gaming group Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(LVS), was fined 357,500 Singapore dollars (US$286,800) for several
failures in enforcing the country's tough casino-entry
restrictions, the Casino Regulatory Authority said late Wednesday
in a statement.
Resorts World Sentosa, operated by Genting Singapore PLC
(G13.SG) was asked to pay S$140,000 in fines for similar breaches,
the regulator said.
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.
Separately, the regulator censured RWS for three instances of
allowing minors to enter or remain in its casino, and issued a
warning to MBS for a breach of gaming-equipment rules in
October.
Write to Chun Han Wong at chunhan.wong@dowjones.com
