Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2020年5月 亞博匯 15 SINGAPORE TO ESTABLISH NEW REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN 2021 新加坡將於2021年設立新的博彩監管機構 SINGAPORE is set to establish a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) that will bring together the nation’s various regulatory bodies under a single agency. Set to be implemented by 2021, the GRA will see the current Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA), which oversees Singapore’s casinos, and the Gambling Regulatory Unit, which regulates remote gambling services and “fruit machines”, come under one umbrella. The GRA will also govern terrestrial gambling services currently overseen by the Singapore Totalisator Board, illegal gambling activities enforced by the Singapore Police Force and even responsible gambling measures currently controlled by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. The new GRA “will consolidate and optimize gambling regulatory resources within a single agency. This will allow GRA to stay even more effectively abreast of technological and global trends, respond faster to emerging products in particular those that cut across different domains, and take a more holistic approach to gambling policies and issues,” said the Ministry of Home Affairs. 新加坡 計劃設立一個新的博彩監管機構 （Gambling Regulatory Authority, GRA）， 將全國的各個監管機構集中在一個部門之 下。 該GRA計劃將於2021年實施，屆時新 加坡現時監管全國賭場的賭場監管機構，以 及負責監管遠程博彩和「水果機」的Gam- bling Regulatory Unit，將歸在該部門之 下。此外GRA還將管理目前由新加坡賽馬博 彩管理局監管的地面投注項目，新加坡警察 部隊所監管的非法賭博活動，以及目前由社 會及家庭發展部監管的負責任博彩。 新加坡內政部表示，新的GRA「將在單 一機構內整合和優化賭博監管資源，這將令 GRA能夠更貼近全球及科技走勢，更快速地 回應新興產品，特別是橫跨數個領域的產 品，並更全面地處理博彩政策及事宜。」