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Statistics SINGAPORE


MARKET DYNAMICS SLOTS:


AMING ARCADES: BETTING SHOPS: LOTTERY:


LOTTERY RETAILERS: LOTTERY REVENUE: ONLINE GAMING:


HORSE RACING TRACKS: HORSE RACING REVENUE: CASINOS:


CASINO SLOTS: CASINO TABLES: MAIN OPERATORS: CASINO REVENUE:


TOTAL GAMING REVENUE:


Approx 2,000 100


40 outlets approx Singapore Pools 300


S$746m


Not permitted 1


S$275m 2


3,900 1,100


Genting and Las Vegas Sands


S$5.1bn (combined GGR for both resorts) US$6.5bn


OVERVIEW


There are now two integrated resorts in Singapore – Marine Bay Sands and Resort World Sentosa. Last year casino entry levies amounted to $174m with a drop of local visitors from 20,000 per day to around 17,000 per day. Singapore residents must have a valid entry levy to enter the casinos and be aged 21 or over. Marina Bay Sands has 1,500 slots on three gaming floors of 15,000 sq.m in total plus 600 table games with 13 different games. There were 14.4 million visitors to this casino last year with total casino revenues at $2.2bn. Genting’s Resort World Sentosa has more than 500 tables and 2,400 slots and saw S$2.95bn in revenue


In November 2012 the Casino Control Act was amended to enhance the provisions and raise regulatory standards at the casinos. Singapore has a five per cent tax on gaming revenue from high rollers, or those with a S$100,000 deposit account with the casino. For other players the gaming tax rate is 15 per cent.


Meanwhile Singapore Pools is wholly owned by the Tote Board and was set up in 1988 by the government as Singapore’s only legal lottery operator. Today they offer various lottery games plus sports betting on football matches and horse racing. The totalisator turnover was S$1.5bn. Singapore Pools turnover was S$6.2bn.


SINGAPORE: Statistics Capital: Singapore Population: 5,460,302 Land Area: 687 sq.km Currency: Singapore Dollars Government: Parliamentary Republic Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (People’s Action Party) Elections: President elected by popular vote for six years and the last one was held in 2011. Following legislative elections leader of majority party is usually appointed Prime Minister by the President.


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