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175,680 excluded from Singapore's two casinos
Number of exclusion orders jumps almost four times from 2011; figure likely to rise
Published on Oct 27, 2013
The number of people who are not allowed to enter Singapore's two casinos has reached a high of 175,680.
This is almost four times the 47,178 placed under exclusion orders in June 2011 - the first time such figures were released after the safeguard against problem gambling was introduced four years ago.
People can apply to have family members kept out. Individuals too may put themselves under self-exclusion orders if they think they are better off not being exposed to the temptations of gambling.
Latest figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) show 130,556 people were under self-exclusion orders as of last month. Of this number, 118,672 - or about 90 per cent - are foreigners living or working here.
Number of exclusion orders jumps almost four times from 2011; figure likely to rise
Published on Oct 27, 2013
The number of people who are not allowed to enter Singapore's two casinos has reached a high of 175,680.
This is almost four times the 47,178 placed under exclusion orders in June 2011 - the first time such figures were released after the safeguard against problem gambling was introduced four years ago.
People can apply to have family members kept out. Individuals too may put themselves under self-exclusion orders if they think they are better off not being exposed to the temptations of gambling.
Latest figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) show 130,556 people were under self-exclusion orders as of last month. Of this number, 118,672 - or about 90 per cent - are foreigners living or working here.
