SINGAPORE – To promote accountable playing, Singapore’s two casinos have rolled out a software for his or her members to set time and price range limits for his or her playing periods.

When the bounds are up, patrons will likely be approached by a on line casino workers member or obtain a notification on their cell phones.

This informed play system kicked in at casinos in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) from February 2020 and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) from June 2022.

The initiative is being progressively rolled out at some jackpot machine rooms, that are additionally working in the direction of implementing measures reminiscent of providing patrons the choice of getting win-loss statements.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development introduced these measures on Oct 28, according to the Responsible Gambling Awareness Week that runs until Nov 6.

It mentioned in response to queries from The Sunday Times that these measures intention to ascertain good accountable playing requirements throughout the trade.

In addition to what casinos and jackpot rooms are doing, Singapore Pools arrange a risk-profiling software in 2021 for its account holders to observe how a lot they’ve positioned in bets and the payouts earned. 

Tailored messages will likely be despatched to those clients primarily based on their on-line betting behaviour, reminiscent of a reminder if they’re spending greater than standard.

According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, the median month-to-month betting quantity amongst Singaporeans decreased from $30 in 2017 to $15 in 2020, which might be due partly to Covid-19 restrictions on playing actions.

Gambling participation charges – which measure the proportion of Singapore residents aged 18 and above who’ve participated in at the least one type of playing – has remained at round 50 per cent since 2005.

MBS govt director of accountable playing Joseph Bufalino mentioned the intention of the knowledgeable play system is to assist patrons higher management their money and time spent playing within the casinos. 

“(When the patron reaches the set limit), the decision to continue gambling, however, sits solely with the patron unless there are any other observable signs that raise concerns, like if they were to fall asleep at the table,” he mentioned. 

Mr Bufalino added that registration to set limits will be carried out on-line, so patrons would not have to fret about any related stigma which will dissuade them from utilizing the software.