Best live dealer casinos for players from Singapore

Background

Aside from the Government incorporated Singapore Pools (Toto, 4D, Singapore Sweep, Scratchit, limited sports bets) and Singapore Turf Club, gambling in Singapore was until 2005 a no go zone.  Pursuant to the Betting Act and The Common Gaming Houses Act (the Acts), conducting a sports betting operation or  'Common Gaming House' or participating in such betting activity were illegal.

With a high propensity to gamble, Singaporeans have historically been forced to either splurge on the Singapore Pools, which enjoys one of the largest per capita gross lottery turnovers in the world, or travel to Genting Highlands in Malaysia or further afield to play casino games.  'Cruises to nowhere' are also a popular option with operators like Star Cruise, the world's third largest cruise ship operator taking passengers to international waters where they can open their onboard casinos.  Around 9 million passengers board ships from the Singapore Cruise Centre each year - many of them to gamble.

The Singaporean gambling landscape changed significantly in 2005 when the government, in an effort to reach an ambitious target of doubling tourism arrivals to 17 million annually by 2015, gave the green light or two enormous casino developments.  The Marina Bay Sands - a US$5.5 billion behemoth developed by Las Vegas Venetian owner Sheldon G. Adelson opened its doors in April 2010 just 2 months after Asian gambling giant Genting International opened their Resorts World Sentosa - a US$4.9 billion project on the Sentosa Island.  While the casinos will be open to Singaporean locals they will be charged S$100 per visit or S$2,000 annually - the government's concession to vocal opposition to the casinos from problem gambling groups.  Foreigners of course will be able to enter for free.

Existing gambling laws have been amended accordingly to allow for the transformation of the Island into a gambling Mecca, but not to liberalise the approach to gambling generally.  While the strict definition of 'Common Gaming House' as it would apply to an online operation is untested, it is clear that the government's intent is to keep a tight hold on all of their resident's gaming action and as such online play is tolerated only in the shadows.

Best live casino for Singaporean players

A number of great live dealer casinos welcome Singapore players presently.

Bodog88 is currently offering a 0.6% turnover rebate for players betting in SGD at their live casino.

Casinos	Player access	Banking	Toll free support	Local language	Games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Singapore player sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Singapore dollars	No	No	Asian based dealer studio including blackjack, baccarat, roulette and baccarat variations.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Singapore player sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Singapore dollars 0.4% - 0.6% t/o rebate for SGD bets	Toll free phone numbers for Singapore players	Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified in addition to English	Asian based dealer studio including many baccarat variations, sicbo and Asian roulette.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Singapore player sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in USD	No	No	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Singapore player sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Singapore dollars	No	No	European based dealer room with Euro centric games

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