{"id":19292,"date":"2021-06-22T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=19292"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:18:45","slug":"singapore-pools-shuts-betting-venues-due-to-covid-19-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-pools-shuts-betting-venues-due-to-covid-19-case","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Pools shuts betting venues due to Covid-19 case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The firm has temporarily closed two Singapore Pools\u2019 Livewire venues due to visits from a customer with Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Singapore.-\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-pools-resumes-retail-lottery-operations\">Singapore Pools<\/a>\u00a0has announced it has\u00a0<strong>temporarily shut two of its Livewire betting outlets\u00a0<\/strong>because a customer with Covid-19 visited the venues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm announced it had been notified by\u00a0<strong>the Ministry of Health\u00a0<\/strong>that a person with Covid-19 had visited Livewire at China Square between June 17 and 19. Singapore Pools registered the same person at another venue on June 15 and 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result,<strong>\u00a0the group has closed both venues until further notice<\/strong>\u00a0and said it would carry out deep cleaning and disinfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees who were working at the two Livewire venues have been advised to stay at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singapore Pools stated: &#8220;We will take guidance from the Ministry of Health on any further action that is needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Casinos in Singapore allowed to ease capacity restrictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-casinos-allowed-to-relax-capacity-restrictions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorities in Singapore<\/a>&nbsp;started to<strong>&nbsp;ease Covid-19 countermeasures&nbsp;<\/strong>after seeing a decline in cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under \u201cPhase III\u201d controls, businesses such as&nbsp;<strong>museums, public libraries and cruises have been allowed to increase their capacity<\/strong>&nbsp;from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. As for casinos,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/marina-bay-sands-carries-out-mass-covid-19-testing-for-employees\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marina Bay Sands<\/a>&nbsp;has removed its limit of&nbsp;<strong>two people seated at one gaming table<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resorts World Sentosa<\/strong>&nbsp;has announced that most of the venue\u2019s attractions will operate at a&nbsp;<strong>capacity of 50 per cent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to authorities,<strong>&nbsp;hotels can welcome guests again&nbsp;<\/strong>and feature live performances and shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanford C. Bernstein<\/strong>&nbsp;recently predicted&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-ggr-to-reach-48-per-cent-of-pre-pandemic-levels-analysts-say\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Singapore GGR<\/a>&nbsp;this year would grow 12 per cent year-on-year, mainly through domestic demand, reaching nearly 48 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as&nbsp;<strong>the arrival of tourists continues to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic<\/strong>, it will be local demand for gaming that drives the growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Robert Goldstein, chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp, controller of the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/marina-bay-sands-carries-out-mass-covid-19-testing-for-employees\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marina Bay Sands<\/a>&nbsp;casino resort, said domestic demand will decrease once people can travel abroad again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The firm has temporarily closed two Singapore Pools\u2019 Livewire venues due to visits from a customer with Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Singapore Pools has temporarily closed two Livewire betting venues due to a customer testing positive for Covid-19, initiating deep cleaning and employee isolation. This incident occurs as Singapore eases broader Covid-19 restrictions, allowing integrated resorts like Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa to increase operational capacity. While Sanford C. Bernstein projects 12% GGR growth for Singapore this year, driven by domestic demand, industry leaders express caution regarding the long-term sustainability of this trend post-travel resumption.","focusai_entities":"Singapore Pools, Ministry of Health, Marina Bay Sands, Resorts World Sentosa, Sanford C. 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