SINGAPORE: The government is reviewing the Casino
Control Act, which governs the operations of the two Integrated
Resorts (IRs) in Singapore.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr S
Iswaran, said it's timely for the various agencies to review the
regulations.
He said Singapore has accumulated two years of
experience with the IRs and has had the chance to look at other
jurisdictions which have evolved in the management of IRs, and in
particular, the casinos.
Mr Iswaran, who chairs a joint committee which looks into issues
concerning the two IRs, said the review will look at the economic,
as well as the overall security and crime aspects concerning the
two IRs.
He hopes to give details about the review in the second half of
this year.
He was speaking to the media at the end of a community visit to the
MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC on Sunday.
- CNA/ck
