1,000,000 X $100 = $10,000,000 already sio sio in their pockets.
Still not enough to keep their f**king mouth shut.
What more they want ?
Still not enough to keep their f**king mouth shut.
What more they want ?
1,000,000 X $100 = $10,000,000 already sio sio in their pockets.
Still not enough to keep their f**king mouth shut.
What more they want ?
Not good with numbers?
Be thankful that they're not charging 7% GST on the levy to make it S$107 for single entry and S$2,140 for annual pass.
I hope they do away with the levy. Singaporeans who want to gamble away their life savings should be allowed to do so. They have a right to do whatever they want with their own money.
many didn't know that we can use our credit cards to gamble in genting. they charged u M$30 for any amount u wanna withdraw. no question ask. just flash your card and state how much u need.
i m now saddled with credit cards loans debts. but i very clever. i use one visa card to pay for another card's debt. so whenever there is a new credit card promo, u bet i would apply for one. got free gifts some more. i need it badly to pay for the other credit card which is used to pay for the lst one loan which i lost in genting.
many didn't know that we can use our credit cards to gamble in genting. they charged u M$30 for any amount u wanna withdraw. no question ask. just flash your card and state how much u need.
i m now saddled with credit cards loans debts. but i very clever. i use one visa card to pay for another card's debt. so whenever there is a new credit card promo, u bet i would apply for one. got free gifts some more. i need it badly to pay for the other credit card which is used to pay for the lst one loan which i lost in genting.
If you've followed the casino debates before the IRs were built, you might recall Vivi Bala, when presenting the casino levy scheme, unequivocally promised that the levy shall not be removed under any circusmstance. Therefore, political, in order for the levy to be removed, it has to be either Vivi Bala is also removed from MCYS or he cooks up some silly excuses like underestimation and LHL covers his back again.
I believe it is one million non-unique visits. In other words, most Singaporeans who visit the casinos would have visited them multiple times.
If you read the casino gambling thread, I have been actually been eagarly waiting for the levy to be removed.
Based on the statistics released by the Minister, it is obvious that the levy is not working. We should therefore explore alternatives to control problem gambling.
A good alternative would be for Singaporeans to furnish their CPF/income tax details when they apply for their casino card. The process would be similar to applying for a credit card.
Based on this CPF/income tax details, the person can then be allocated an amount which the person can lose in 1 month (e.g. 10% of monthly income). Once this amount has been reached, the person can then be barred from entering the casino until the next month.
If we apply a system like this, we can effectively address problem gambling and even remove the levy so that all Singaporeans can go in and enjoy the casinos in moderation.
I think it is fairly obvious that the levy is generating a lot of government revenue but not having the desired impact of detering Singaporeans from gambling.
Bro silverfox, there an entrance fee to enter Turfclub lah, of course beri cheap compare to the casino. As for jackpot, most clubs charge non member entrance fee too. according to a colleague who bowl at civil service club, it cost $50 just to play one arm bandit there.
As for the levy, it basically useless as a deterence. If a person want to gamble, he/she can go to great length just to gamble. I strongly believe the anti-gambling commision/agency is not doing singaporean any favour.
If those anti gambling ppl really visit these premises, they can see it only a small number of ppl who really need help in their gambling habit. It these ppl that need to be ban from entering casino/turfclub/singpool outlets/jackpot club etc etc... and not ordinary citizen who in control of themselves.
So govt better ask themselves, is the levy a mean to collect extra revenue or really use as a deterence which seriously is not working as many bros here had proof that serious punters will pay the $2000 for a year entrance fee as the $2000 is just chickenfeed to them.
GMS unhappy loh, when Sinkies happy he not happy, when sinkies unhappy he happy cos can gain some votesUntil now I don't understand is the report says having 1 million visits from Singaporeans is making who unhappy? The government is unhappy, people who are unhappy with having a casino in Singapore or people who don't like Singaporeans from entering casino?
1. Got levy already people complain too little, no levy how to shut these people's mouth? ?
GMS unhappy loh, when Sinkies happy he not happy, when sinkies unhappy he happy cos can gain some votes
silverfox@ said:What is Levy?
The entry levy is a policy enacted by the Singapore Government to signal that gambling is an expense, it is not a way to make a living, and to deter impulse gambling. Resorts World supports measures to promote responsible gambling.
If the purpose is to deter yet you have statistics which show that more than 1 million Singaporeans visited in 7 months, then it seems quite obvious that the levy is not having the desired deterence effect.
Many of the people who are concerned about the social problems of the casinos want effective policies which can deter problem gambling.
THe current levy system is FAILING to deter problem gambling. The only thing which it is good for is collecting lots of $$$.
The example I have quoted where you use the casino card to limit how much Singaporeans can gamble is a possible policy alternative.
If we can have a policy where we control problem gambling while at the same time allow all Singareans to enjoy the casinos in moderation, then we should scrap the levy system and implement this policy.