Resorts World Sentosa’s casino licence renewed for a shorter 2 years, likely due to pandemic-related tourism factors
Gambling Regulatory Authority says there is “a number of areas that require rectification and substantial improvement”, recommends that RWS’ next evaluation be carried out in 2026
THE authorities have renewed the casino licence of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), an integrated resort (IR) operated by Genting Singapore, for two years – notably shorter than the standard three-year term typically granted to casinos by Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA).
This comes after an evaluation panel appointed by the minister for trade and industry deemed RWS’ tourism performance from 2021 to 2023 as “unsatisfactory”, said the authority on Monday (Nov 18).
While the specific conditions that GRA requires of Genting Singapore were not disclosed, CGS International analyst Tay Wee Kuang said the two-year period of evaluation occured when Singapore was exiting the Covid-19 pandemic.
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