The unprecedented use of a persona non grata notice by Marina Bay Sands to ban a former top casino executive from the entire integrated resort over alleged high-roller and staff poaching has raised questions about the legality and fairness of such notices.

Legal experts told The Straits Times that such a move is highly unusual, and while it does not contravene the Casino Control Act, the sweeping ban has sparked debate over whether it is too wide-ranging and whether the integrated resort is entitled to ban people from quasi-public spaces within its premises.

A quasi-public property refers to a space that is privately owned but open to public access.

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