{"id":777048301,"date":"2026-10-07T07:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048301"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:42:10","slug":"singapore-gra-casino-visits-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-gra-casino-visits-ai","title":{"rendered":"Singapore GRA annual report highlights tech initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GRA is expanding AI-driven oversight while local casino visitation fell for a third consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singapore citizens and permanent residents visiting casinos fell from 94,000 in 2024 to 91,000 in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GRA expanded anomaly-detection tools under its AI Master Plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Casino licence fee income rose to S$66.5m (US$52m) in FY2025\/26, from S$49.4m (US$38.6m).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore.- <strong>Singapore\u2019s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA)<\/strong> has published its latest annual report detailing measures covering technology, licensing, compliance and enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report highlights the authority\u2019s \u201cHuman-Led. Tech-Enabled. Future-Ready\u201d approach and details its AI Master Plan. During the year, GRA expanded its use of Microsoft Copilot and other digital tools and deployed AI bots to help officers access corporate resources and tools capable of flagging anomalies during audit log reviews, the regulator said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authority\u2019s <strong>Digitalisation Masterplan 2.0<\/strong> will further integrate generative AI and analytical AI models alongside greater automation of compliance monitoring and risk-based decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chief executive Daniel Tan<\/strong> said technology was being positioned as a strategic enabler for the regulator, while stressing that officers must continue developing their core regulatory skills. \u201cEmpowering officers to experiment with and apply AI has strengthened their capabilities and confidence in using these technologies effectively and responsibly,\u201d Tan said in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AML and enforcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRA said it supported <strong>Singapore\u2019s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation<\/strong>, which recognised the country\u2019s robust and risk-based approach to anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and countering proliferation financing. The evaluation also recognised the casino sector\u2019s understanding of these risks and GRA\u2019s close supervision of casino operators.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for  <strong>enforcement actions<\/strong> against licensed operators in FY2025\/26, Marina Bay Sands received a S$100,000 (US$78,200) financial penalty for failing to obtain prior approval for casino promotions, Singapore Pools was fined S$100,000 (US$78,200) for failing to verify customers\u2019 exclusion status, and Resorts World Sentosa received a S$75,000 (US$58,600) penalty over casino promotions that were not conducted according to GRA approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report recorded S$66.5m (US$52m) in casino licence fee income for FY2025\/26, compared with S$49.4m (US$38.6m) in the previous financial year. Total licence fee income reached S$70.4m (US$55.1m), up from S$52.3m (US$40.9m). Overall income was S$71.8m in FY2025\/26, compared with S.4m in FY2024\/25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singaporeans&#8217; casino visitation continues to fall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRA chairman <strong>Hoong Wee Teck<\/strong> noted that the number of Singapore citizens and permanent residents visiting casinos fell from about 94,000 in 2024 to 91,000 in 2025. This represented 2.7 per cent of Singapore\u2019s adult population, compared with 2.8 per cent the previous year. The number of annual casino entry levy holders remained stable at about 6,700 in both years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GRA\u2019s chairman <strong>Hoong Wee Teck<\/strong> said: \u201cThese indicators, while only part of GRA\u2019s broader efforts, reflect our sustained commitment to effective regulation, strong partnerships and the protection of the public interest.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoong also noted that casino-related crime remained low in 2025, describing the figures as part of GRA\u2019s broader efforts to maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-tightens-casino-rules-with-new-measures-on-digital-gaming-and-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effective regulation<\/a> and protect the public interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Second-Gambling-Industry-Policy-Forum-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/kangwon-land-and-korea-racing-authority-explore-ai-for-gambling-harm-prevention\">Kangwon Land and Korea Racing Authority explore AI for gambling harm prevention<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GRA is expanding AI-driven oversight while local casino visitation fell for a third consecutive year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777048305,"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's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) has detailed its expanded AI-driven oversight, including an \"AI Master Plan\" and increased use of digital tools for compliance monitoring and anomaly detection. The annual report also noted a third consecutive year of declining local casino visitation, alongside significant increases in casino licence fee income and enforcement actions against operators like Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa for compliance breaches.","focusai_entities":"GRA, Gambling Regulatory Authority, Microsoft Copilot, Daniel Tan, Financial Action Task Force, FATF, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Pools, Resorts World Sentosa, Hoong Wee Teck, Kangwon Land, Korea Racing Authority","focusai_location":"Singapore, Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.95), tech_data (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.95), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"AI Regulatory Impact","query":"How will the GRA's expanded AI-driven oversight, particularly generative and analytical AI, alter compliance requirements and operational costs for licensed operators in Singapore?"},{"label":"Enforcement Trends Analysis","query":"What specific governance framework adjustments or internal control enhancements are expected from Singaporean casino operators following the recent financial penalties for promotional and exclusion status non-compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156],"tags":[29,24619,1897],"class_list":["post-777048301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-igaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048301","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777048301"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048382,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048301\/revisions\/777048382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777048305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777048301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}