{"id":5070,"date":"2025-08-17T02:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-do-you-get-240k-in-genting-casino-winnings-back-to-singapore\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T02:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:01:18","slug":"how-do-you-get-240k-in-genting-casino-winnings-back-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-do-you-get-240k-in-genting-casino-winnings-back-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you get $240k in Genting casino winnings back to Singapore?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winning a large sum of money at a casino may seem like a dream come true, but few anticipate the challenges and stress involved in bringing that money back home if the win happens overseas.<\/p>\n

Ms Sherylynn Kok, 28, experienced this first-hand in April, after winning RM800,000 ($244,000) at a slot machine in a Genting Highlands casino.<\/p>\n

She, her boyfriend and her parents were on a weekend getaway at the hill resort. On that fateful Friday afternoon, they began playing at the jackpot machines.<\/p>\n

Ms Kok was initially on a losing streak.<\/p>\n

“I kept changing slot machines and finally sat down at a random one,” recalls the owner of a frozen food supply company and social media agency.<\/p>\n

Five minutes in, she triggered a feature game offering four jackpot tiers: mini, minor, major and grand, each with rising prize values and shrinking odds. She pressed the button.<\/p>\n

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The columns began aligning on the payline. Three of the grand prize symbols appeared on the screen, along with a small message at the bottom of the screen: She had won the grand prize of RM800,000.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, a group of security guards, along with a few casino staff, approached Ms Kok and her boyfriend and checked the machine. After verifying that it was a legitimate win, she was asked to head to the cashier to collect her winnings.<\/p>\n

Stacks of RM10,000 notes, separated into eight bundles of RM100,000, filled up a backpack that was “crazy heavy”, she said.<\/p>\n

As she had never carried such a huge sum before, she requested security guards to escort her back to her hotel room.<\/p>\n

“They said walking around the casino was fine, but the moment we exited the casino, they cannot guarantee anything won’t happen.”<\/p>\n

That night, the group took turns to guard the backpack.<\/p>\n

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It was the weekend, so they could not remit the money back to Singapore and all the banks were closed.<\/p>\n

The group also learnt that transfers needed to be made using a Malaysian bank account, which none of them had.<\/p>\n

When they reached the airport to get on their return flight to Singapore, they found out that carrying such a large amount of cash out of the country required approval from Malaysia’s national bank.<\/p>\n

Ms Kok’s parents returned to Singapore first, while she and her boyfriend figured out their next steps.<\/p>\n

The next day, she managed to open a Malaysian bank account with OCBC, which offered dual-currency access, with the flexibility to switch between ringgit and Singapore dollar.<\/p>\n

Ms Kok claims she is disciplined when gambling, setting a firm limit on how much she is willing to lose before she starts. “I gamble not because I want to earn money, but because once in a while, there is nothing to do, and I have no plans over the weekends.”<\/p>\n

When told of her win, some friends advised her to invest her money or treat herself to some luxury shopping or a holiday.<\/p>\n

“I am very risk-averse, and I don’t understand complex investment options, so keeping the money in a simple bank account seems safer,” says Ms Kok.<\/p>\n

She has heard stories of others who came into large sums of money, only to spend it in a matter of months.<\/p>\n

A friend of a friend won $1.4 million from Toto. The woman impulsively invested in various businesses, spent lavishly, and ultimately used up all the money in less than a year.<\/p>\n

Ms Kok refers to herself as “low-maintenance” and is not drawn to conspicuous spending and luxury items.<\/p>\n

To her, this windfall is a gift of time – a chance to slow down in her career and not hustle as hard. But she does not see it as a ticket to early retirement.<\/p>\n

“I keep trying to steer myself away from the thinking that I am rich or like I have money. I don’t think $200,000 will last you a lifetime.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jessica Novia for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Winning a large sum of money at a casino may seem like a dream come true, but few anticipate the challenges and stress involved in bringing that money back home if the win happens overseas. Ms Sherylynn Kok, 28, experienced this first-hand in April, after winning RM800,000 ($244,000) at a slot machine in a Genting…<\/p>\n

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