SINGAPORE TOURISM DATA DATE
ANNUALLY 2021 (to date) 2020 2019 2018
QUARTERLY Q1 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2020 Q2 2021 Q3 2020 Q4 2020
VISITOR ARRIVALS
108,633 2.7m
19.1m 18.5m
2.6m
68,706 3,800
39,927 25,255 52,318
-85.7% -85.7% +3.3% +6.2%
-43.2% -97.4% -99.9%
+2,349% -99.5% -98.9%
266 265 252 246
266 266 265 265 265 265
YOY %
NO. HOTELS AVERAGE
44% 57%
86.9% 86%
58%
43.6% 49.9% 45%
64.6% 57.2%
TOTAL TOURISM OCCUPANCY RECEIPTS
S$4.8bn S$27.6bn S$26.9bn
S$4bn
S$155m S$249m
effectively address evolving gambling products and business models. Te gambling industry in Singapore is regulated by the MHA and legislation is managed by several acts including Te Casino Control Act enacted in 2006, Te Betting Act and Common Gaming House Act, Te Private Lotteries Act enacted in 1985 covering the regulation of lotteries and slots in private clubs and Te Remote Gambling Act set up in 2014 to cover online gambling.
Te gambling industry is divided into four main areas:
GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Last year the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that it would expand the mandate of the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) by reconstituting the statutory board to establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) by 2021.
Tis will be a statutory board to regulate the entire gambling landscape in Singapore aimed at consolidating and optimising gambling regulatory resources within a single agency.
Te MHA is also planning to address and review the gambling legislation to ensure regulations
Singapore Pools is the sole and exclusive state operator that offers lotteries and betting on horse racing and sports. Although its operations are terrestrial and online, remote gambling is the preferred platform of only sports betting punters, which are a small group relative to people who buy lotteries.
Tere are two licensed landbased casinos - Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa - which operate within an Integrated Resort setting comprising hotels, food and beverage outlets, convention centres, theme parks, theatres, shopping malls and of course, casinos. Locals must pay a daily entrance fee to enter the casinos, while tourists and resident foreigners
(who form the majority of visitors to the casinos) can enter for free.
Tere are approximately 40 private slot machine clubs that operate independently of the two casinos. Tese clubs can be found in private social and recreational clubs across the country and entry is restricted to members and, in some cases, registered guests.
Finally, legalised remote gambling is the exclusive domain of Singapore Pools, which is allowed to offer lotteries and sports betting via remote communication channels and platforms. No remote casino gaming in any form is permitted.
At the moment the gambling regulation is overseen by various government agencies such as the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) which regulates the casinos and the Gambling Regulatory Unit (GRU) which regulates remote gambling and slot machines. Te Singapore Totalisator Board governs terrestrial gambling services operated by Singapore Pools.
Tis has worked fairly successfully over the years – according to the MHA illegal gambling decreased by 28 per cent between 2011 and 2019, whilst casino crimes contribute less than one
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