Research sources and photo credits

Research sources

• Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore — Entry Levy — Entry levy rules and refund policy for citizens and permanent residents.
• Casino Control (Variation of Entry Levies) Order 2024 — S$150 daily and S$3,000 annual levy from 8 May 2024.
• National Council on Problem Gambling (Singapore) — Helpline, self-exclusion, family exclusion and visit limits.
• Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macau — Casino regulation, minimum age of 21, exclusion schemes.
• Macau Order No. 84/2017 on casino smoking rooms — Smoking permitted only in authorised smoking rooms in casinos.
• Melco Resorts — gaming concession announcement — Concession term 2023–2032 and casinos covered, including Studio City.
• Galaxy Entertainment Group — responsible gaming — Kiosks, self-exclusion and third-party exclusion, hotline details.
• PAGCOR — Regulatory framework and Responsible Gaming Code — Minimum age of 21, restricted persons, National Database of Restricted Persons.
• Universal Entertainment Corporation — Okada Manila — Operating company TRLEI and group structure.
• NSW Independent Casino Commission — Crown Sydney licence — Restricted gaming licence: table games only, no poker machines; suitability decision April 2024.
• GambleAware NSW — Free, confidential support: 1800 858 858.
• Gambling Therapy — Free international online support in multiple languages.

Resort facilities, restaurants and table limits are described from operator materials and reputable reporting and are hedged where they change often.

Photo credits

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