Break casino house rules? Prepare to be banned
PLAY nice at the casino or you could be banned from entering even without an exclusion order.
Casinos here have been declaring patrons who breach house rules persona non grata Latin for "an unwelcome person" and bar them from entry.
These patrons will be given a notice informing them that they are barred from the premises.
Unlike exclusion orders such as the voluntary and family exclusions that are implemented by the authorities, casinos can decide on their own who they will allow on their premises.
Indeed, any business that owns private property has the right to deny a customer entry and they usually do so when the guest is a threat to the business or other patrons.
Companies here with customer blacklists include nightspots, country clubs, airline carriers and even supermarkets. Patrons who ignore the ban can be arrested for trespassing.
Earlier this month, construction worker Liu Shimeng was fined $3,000 for criminal trespass. He entered the Marina Bay Sands casino after it had declared him persona non grata.
The 32-year-old Chinese national was barred from the casino about 21/2 months ago after he was convicted of theft from the casino.
-News courtesy of Omy-
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