The Tote Board, the legal board of Singapore’s Ministry of Finance, reports that a total of $9.2 billion was spent on bets in the last fiscal year of the jurisdiction. The amount is up about 40% year-on-year and the largest bet in the past decade, according to the report.
Post-pandemic bets:
Most of the bets were made by bettors of various legal ages, including football, 4D and Toto, betting for fun and betting small amounts in anticipation of big wins. Toto Board also announced that when COVID-19 restrictions ceased, the amount of money they bet on lottery tickets and spent on sports bets increased in the fiscal year ending in March 2022.
End Period:
From April 7 to June 1, 2020, all outlets at lottery operator Singapore Pools, racetrack operator Singapore Turf Club and two Singapore casinos closed due to the pandemic. They resumed operations on different dates in June 2020.
The legal body, the Tote Board, supports valuable causes in the community by linking surpluses from Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Clubs with the collection of casino access charges. The annual report for the fiscal year ended March 2021 included a shutdown in 2020 to show that the total amount paid for the observed period was $6.6 billion.
Previous Year Performance:
A year later, Tot reported the end of its fiscal year in March 2022, including $9.2 billion in gambling sales, up 40% year-over-year.
In the last fiscal year, it placed $818 million in horse racing bets, up 65% from the previous year when Singapore’s Turf Club closed due to the pandemic. Totboard collected $125 million in casino admission fees, up 10% from the previous year when the two casinos closed.
Betting behavior:
Singaporeans bet extensively on the most popular games, including Toto and 4-D, while sports betters actively bet on soccer and racebooks. The sharp rise in betting activity is explained by counselors working with gambling addicts as sporting events offer more opportunities for betters after COVID-19.
Also, Billy Lee, the executive director of Blessed Grace Social Services, sees the surge in gambling activities as follows: “It’s a psychological thing. When things start up, people want to have fun.” Lee pointed out that lotteries, such as 4-D and Toto, have always been very popular among Singaporeans. However, they bet for fun, hoping to win big with less money. According to Lee, the lotteries are “an accepted form of recreation” in Singapore.
The daily casino fees for Singaporeans and permanent residents are $150 per person, while Singaporeans bet around $100 or $150 at a time. A taxi driver in Singapore said at this time, “It’s what my generation does, and it’s what my parents do. I’m just going to bet on what I earn, just for fun.”
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