CASINO FINED FOR MEDIA REIMBURSEMENT

Resorts World Sentosa has been fined S$530,000 by Singapore's casino regulator for reimbursing the entrance fee to reporters covering an event.

A S$100 entrance fee is payable by all Singapore citizens and permanent residents, a levy which was repaid to journalists who were invited to cover an event last year. The fine includes three other transgressions of the city state's Casino Control Act.

I wonder how many reporters would have attended the event knowing they would have to pay S$100 - which is about 2,400 baht? 'Entrance to Casino' would certainly raise some questions on most expenses claims.