In Singapore, Minister Seah Kian Peng recently asked the ministry to consider allowing groups to apply for casino self-exclusion. Chan Chun Sing, minister for Social and Family Development, said in response if the National Council on Problem Gambling permitted group applications, it would have to preserve “the principles of individual decision, ownership and responsibility”.
Currently Singapore residents can apply online for self-exclusion using their SingPass account. Those without online access may mail in a hard-copy application. Employers of foreign workers without a SingPass account can submit a consolidated application form bearing the signatures of all the applicants.
The NCPG also is considering Minister Denise Phua’s recommendation for an opt-in system for entry into Singapore casinos. She suggested all citizens be banned from entering a casino unless they apply to enter.
“It just should not be so easy that if you want to enter, you just go to the counter and pay up $75 (S$100). I think if it is something that is not encouraged, then why not opt everybody out as a natural exclusion. And then if you want to enter, you go and apply.”
