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Gearing up for casino
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
The Straits Times

By Carolyn Quek & Kimberly Spykerman

THE authorities continue to gear up for the opening of Singapore's first casino with the an inaugural training symposium which opened on Wednesday.

The symposium, set for two days, gathers various overseas casino experts here to share their experiences in casino regulation and enforcement. Some 200 participants are from the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and other Home Team agencies.

Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam, in his opening address, said the integrated resorts (IR) pose a new challenge for Singapore.

 

 

 

 

 


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