May-Dec '12 offences: casinos fined $527k

[SINGAPORE] Singapore's casino regulator has for the third time this year hit the country's two casinos hard on the wallet for various regulatory breaches.

The Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) said yesterday that it had dished out fines totalling $527,500 after finding the casinos guilty of five breaches last year. All the offences took place over an eight-month period from May 2012 to December 2012.

Marina Bay Sands (MBS) bore the brunt as it was made to pay $337,500 in fines for two breaches, such as failing to prevent locals who did not have a valid entry levy from entering or remaining in the casino.