SINGAPORE: The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) has fined Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) S$530,000 for four breaches under the Casino Control Act and its regulations.
RWS was fined S$200,000 for reimbursing the entry levy payable by Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
On July 15 last
year, a senior management staff of RWS gave cash to media
representatives - who are Singapore citizens and permanent residents -
to help them pay the entry levy payable by them to enter its casino
premises to cover the launch of the Ladies Club.
CRA's Chief
Executive, T Raja Kumar, said the disciplinary action serves to remind
casino operators to act responsibly to uphold the integrity of social
safeguards put in place by the authorities.
Separately, RWS
failed to ensure that casino surveillance footage from 22 cameras
between March 29 and April 2 last year was retained for the specified
period required by CRA.
For this breach, RWS was fined S$150,000.
It
was also fined S$30,000 for failing to ensure that casino surveillance
footage from 18 cameras between March 29 and March 30 last year was
retained for the specified period required.
This incident was self-reported by RWS.
Mr
Raja Kumar said surveillance footage is an integral part of casino
operations and the retention of such footage is critical for evidence
gathering in regulatory and law enforcement.
Lastly, RWS was
fined S$150,000 for failing to put in place a failure notification
system to provide an audible as well as visual notification of specific
failures in the casino surveillance system.
It has since put in place such a system.
-CNA/ac