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THE GAMBLING CONTROL BILL 2022 AND THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE BILL 2022 (SECOND READING SPEECH)
11 Mar 2022
SECOND READING SPEECH BY MR DESMOND TAN, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FOR GAMBLING CONTROL BILL AND GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE BILL ON 11 MARCH 2022
1. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Minister for Home Affairs, I beg to move that the Gambling Control Bill now be read a second time.
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THE GAMBLING CONTROL BILL 2022 AND THE GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE BILL 2022 (SECOND READING WRAP-UP SPEECH)
11 Mar 2022
SECOND READING WRAP-UP SPEECH BY MR DESMOND TAN, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FOR GAMBLING CONTROL BILL AND GAMBLING REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE BILL ON 11 MARCH 2022
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Mr Speaker, first let me thank Members Mr Louis Ng, Mr Gerald Giam, Mr Louis Chua, and Mr Yip Hon Weng for their support for the two Bills. Parl Sec Eric Chua has addressed Mr Ng’s and Mr Giam’s questions and suggestions on social safeguards and public education efforts. Let me now address the remaining comments and queries.
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5TH SINGAPORE SYMPOSIUM ON GAMBLING REGULATION AND CRIME
29 Aug 2019
Speech by Mrs. Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs
1. Welcome to the 5th Singapore Symposium on Gambling Regulation and Crime. This symposium is a platform for gambling regulators and enforcement agencies to network and learn from each other. The CEO of the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) has talked about this in the video that was just played.
2. The symposium has evolved through the years, starting in 2009 as an internal training forum between the CRA and the Casino Crime Investigation Branch (CCIB) of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). It later included international participants, but this is still the first year that we have expanded the scope of coverage beyond casino regulation...
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2018 AND 10TH ANNIVERSARY
20 Apr 2018
Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, 2nd Minister for Ministry of Manpower and Ministry for Home Affairs
Good morning and thank you for inviting me to your Workplan Seminar and 10th Anniversary commemoration. You saw from the video that we set up CRA in 2008. But this was preceded by several other events. One of them in fact, was a vigorous debate in Parliament, and this went all the way back to 2005. That debate took place after the Government had decided to proceed with two Integrated Resorts (IRs) ...
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4TH SINGAPORE SYMPOSIUM ON CASINO REGULATION AND CRIME
28 Jul 2016
Speech By Mr Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Casino Regulatory Authority
Welcome to the 4th Singapore Symposium on Casino Regulation and Crime. The last Symposium was held in November 2013. What first began in 2009 as an internal training forum, between the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) and the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Singapore Police Force, was subsequently developed to include international participants...
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3RD SINGAPORE SYMPOSIUM ON CASINO REGULATION AND CRIME
28 Nov 2013
Speech By Mr S Iswaran, Minister In Prime Minister's Office And Second Minister For Home Affairs And Trade And Industry
I am pleased to join you at the 3rd Singapore Symposium on Casino Regulation and Crime. Held biennially, this symposium has been an important platform for the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) to forge closer ties and exchange ideas with their local and overseas partners in casino regulation and law enforcement. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all participants, especially our foreign guests who have made a special effort to join us at this symposium ...
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2013
10 May 2013
Speech By Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman CRA
Minister, thank you for your warm words for CRA.
Indeed this has been a busy time for us. Just a checklist of the significant areas in our regulatory remit are these ...
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2013
10 May 2013
Speech By Mr S Iswaran, Minister In Prime Minister's Office And Second Minister For Home Affairs And Trade And Industry
2013 marks CRA’s fifth year as a casino regulator. The two casinos have been in operation as part of the Integrated Resorts in Singapore for three years. CRA renewed the casino licences for Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa earlier this year, after a robust evaluation process ...
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THE CASINO CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 2012
16 Nov 2012
2nd Reading Wrap Up Speech by Mr S Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry
Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank all 18 Members who have spoken for their general support of the policy intent and proposals of the Casino Control (Amendment) Bill to enhance our casino regulatory framework.
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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAMING REGULATORS (IAGR) 2012 CONFERENCE
22 Oct 2012
Opening address by Mr S Iswaran, Minister in Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry
Good morning to all of you and let me welcome to the 2012 International Association of Gaming Regulators Conference. It is my pleasure to address you at this platform, which brings together gaming regulators from around the world in a spirit of cooperation and exchange. Let me also extend a special welcome to our overseas delegates to Singapore and hope you’ll have a pleasant stay here.
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2012
24 May 2012
Speech by Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman CRA
Thank you Minister Iswaran for taking time off your busy schedule to share with us your insights into the development of CRA and the casino industry in Singapore. Let me welcome all of you again to the CRA Workplan Seminar 2012. This Workplan Seminar is an important one for us, as we review and consider our workplans for the coming year.
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2012
24 May 2012
Speech by Mr S Iswaran, Minister in Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry
It has been two years since the advent of the Integrated Resorts in Singapore. It has been a steep learning curve and CRA has gained much by way of practical experience, and grown as an effective regulator. CRA has a challenging remit - to maintain a strict regulatory regime that deters criminal elements and protects the integrity of gaming, while being mindful of the social context and commercial environment. Striking the right balance is an integral part of CRA’s mandate.
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2ND SINGAPORE SYMPOSIUM ON CASINO REGULATION AND CRIME
16 Nov 2011
Opening Address By Mr Khoo Boon Hui, Senior Deputy Secretary For Home Affairs
Welcome to the second biennial Singapore Symposium on Casino Regulation and Crime. The organisation of this second joint symposium is testimony to the close working relationship between the SPF and CRA. Together, and in particular the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department, as well as CRA, have worked closely in the prevention and detection of casino-related crimes for the past two years.
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2011
17 Jun 2011
Speech by Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman, Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore
Let me warmly welcome you to the CRA Workplan Seminar 2011. I want to thank the Minister of State for his Keynote Address, especially his reminder of the need to meet the whole of Government objectives. This we shall do for the work year.
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2011
17 Jun 2011
Keynote Address by Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad , Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singapore’s two casinos at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Integrated Resorts have been open for over a year. They have been lauded, in numerous media reports, as being among the more profitable casinos in the world and described as a gambit that has paid off for Singapore.
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2ND CRA GAMING TECHNOLOGY FORUM
20 Jan 2011
Opening Address by Mr T. Raja Kumar, Chief Executive, CRA
A very good morning and welcome to CRA’s second Gaming Technology Forum. Like the first forum held in 2009, we have organised this event to serve as a platform for operators, gaming manufacturers, test labs and regulators to gather for discussions on technical issues with regard to Singapore’s...
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2010
16 Jul 2010
Speech by Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman CRA
Opening Address by Mr. Richard Magnus, Chairman, Casino Regulatory Authority Of Singapore, at the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore Workplan Seminar 2010, held on Friday,16 July 2010, at 3pm, at the Police Cantonment Complex Auditorium...
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CRA WORKPLAN SEMINAR 2010
16 Jul 2010
Speech by Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs
Keynote Address by Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, at the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore Workplan Seminar 2010 on 16 July 2010, 3.25pm, at the Police Cantonment Complex Auditorium…
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CRA - CID JOINT TRAINING SYMPOSIUM 2009
01 Jul 2009
Speech by Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs
Keynote Address by Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, at the CRA-CID Joint Training Symposium 2009...
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CRA - CID JOINT TRAINING SYMPOSIUM 2009
01 Jul 2009
Speech by Mr. T. Raja Kumar, Chief Executive CRA
Opening Address by Mr. T. Raja Kumar, Chief Executive, Casino Regulatory Authority, at the CRA-CID Joint Training Symposium 2009...
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CRA INAUGURAL WORKPLAN SEMINAR
17 Apr 2009
Speech by Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman CRA
Opening address by Mr Richard Magnus, Chairman, Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore, at the Inaugural Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore Workplan Seminar 2009...
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CRA INAUGURAL WORKPLAN SEMINAR
17 Apr 2009
Speech by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister For Home Affairs
Keynote address by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Home Affairs, at the Inaugural Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore Workplan Seminar 2009...
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THE CASINO CONTROL BILL 2006
13 Feb 2006
2nd Reading Speech by DPM and Minister for Home Affairs, Wong Kan Seng Parliament Sitting
The Casino Control Bill 2006, 2nd Reading Speech by DPM and Minister for Home Affairs, Wong Kan Seng, Parliament Sitting, 13 February 2006...
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