{"id":777039988,"date":"2026-04-01T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039988"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:55:35","slug":"singapore-appoints-hoong-wee-teck-as-new-gambling-regulatory-authority-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-appoints-hoong-wee-teck-as-new-gambling-regulatory-authority-chairman","title":{"rendered":"Singapore appoints Hoong Wee Teck as new Gambling Regulatory Authority chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before joining the GRA, Hoong led the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as commissioner for 11 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Singapore.- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)<\/strong> has announced Hoong Wee Teck<\/strong> as the new chairman of the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA)<\/strong> with effect from today (April<\/strong> 1)<\/strong>. He takes the helm from Tan Tee How, who had held the position since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoong joined the GRA as deputy chairman earlier this year. Before that, he led the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as commissioner for 11 years following a 38-year career in the service. His tenure saw the establishment of the Anti-Scam Command and the formation of Emergency Response Teams in response to terrorism threats. He was also credited with making the police force more technology focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry commended Tan Tee How for overseeing the transition from being a casino regulator into a national authority overseeing all gambling activities. It said that during Tan\u2019s tenure, the GRA was able to fulfil its mandate of \u201ckeeping gambling in Singapore free from criminal influence, and minimising its harms to Singapore society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore\u2019s casino sector operates under a duopoly structure comprising Resorts World Sentosa<\/strong>, operated by a subsidiary of Genting Singapore<\/strong>, and Marina Bay Sands<\/strong>, run by a unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korea toughens sentencing guidance for illegal gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before joining the GRA, Hoong led the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as commissioner for 11 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":15000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed Hoong Wee Teck as the new Chairman of Singapore's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), succeeding Tan Tee How. Hoong, previously Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force, brings a strong background in law enforcement and technology. Tan Tee How is credited with expanding the GRA's mandate to oversee all gambling activities, ensuring integrity and minimizing societal harm.","focusai_entities":"Hoong Wee Teck, Tan Tee How, Gambling Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Police Force, Resorts World Sentosa, Genting Singapore, Marina Bay Sands, Las Vegas Sands Corp","focusai_location":"Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Policy Shifts Under New Chair?","query":"What specific policy shifts or enforcement priorities might be anticipated under Chairman Hoong's leadership, given his extensive background in law enforcement and technology?"},{"label":"GRA Mandate Evolution?","query":"How will the GRA's expanded mandate, overseen by the previous chairman, evolve under the new leadership, particularly concerning emerging gaming verticals and digital enforcement?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156],"tags":[24413],"class_list":["post-777039988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulatory-authority"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039988"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039998,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039988\/revisions\/777039998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}