The Singapore’s government, after decades-old aversion, decided to
allow two LasVegas style casinos to be built.
The first contract for the first casino was awarded on May the 26th
2006, to America’s Las Vegas Sands, the second contract for Singapore’
s second casino was awarded on December the 8th 2006, to Malaysia’s
Genting International.
According to Singapore’s Prime Minister, the goal is to attract overseas
visitors and to create more jobs. Singapore, a country of 4.3 million
people, wants to stay competitive in the Asian tourist market.
With a price tag in the billions of dollars, the two resort casinos will
feature hotels, theme parks, restaurants and other entertainment
facilities.
allow two LasVegas style casinos to be built.
The first contract for the first casino was awarded on May the 26th
2006, to America’s Las Vegas Sands, the second contract for Singapore’
s second casino was awarded on December the 8th 2006, to Malaysia’s
Genting International.
According to Singapore’s Prime Minister, the goal is to attract overseas
visitors and to create more jobs. Singapore, a country of 4.3 million
people, wants to stay competitive in the Asian tourist market.
With a price tag in the billions of dollars, the two resort casinos will
feature hotels, theme parks, restaurants and other entertainment
facilities.
The Marina Bay Sands is the tentative name for an Integrated Resort
being developed by Las Vegas Sands at Marina South, Singapore. The
complex is expected to be completed in 2009 and will contain
Singapore's first casino.
Las Vegas Sands has committed to invest S$3.85 billion in the project,
not including the fixed $1.2 billion cost of the 20.6-hectare site itself,
which by most estimates will make it the most expensive casino in the
world. [1] In addition to the casino, other key components of the plan
are three hotel towers with 2,500 rooms, a 200,000-square foot arts
and sciences museum and a convention centre with 1.2 million square
feet of space, capable of accommodating over 52,000 people. The
resort, inspired by card decks, was designed by Moshe Safdie. The
company has promised to create 10,400 jobs for the project, 75
percent of them reserved for Singaporeans.
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turf club.
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Singapore. The S$5.2 billion dollar integrated resort is currently being
planned by Genting International and Star Cruises, who hold a 75% and
25% stake in the project, respectively. The 49 hectare integrated resort
will cost S$600 million solely for land, and S$1.6 billion just on a
Universal Studios theme park called Universal Studios Singapore.
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27 April 2008
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24 April 2008
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23 April 2008
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New statutory board set up to regulate casino operations
02 April 2008
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Training school predicts staff shortfall for casinos
23 March 2008
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Marina Bay Sands in talks to set up regional office in India
14 March 2008
... meeting and convention facilities, restaurants, a luxury hotel and Singapore's
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Top entries for Singapore international races
14 March 2008
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Year starts with a gaming record
09 March 2008
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Asian gamers take to Texas Hold'em
06 March 2008
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Thai prime minister proposes legalizing casinos at five tourist spots
05 March 2008
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Crown casino wins again
27 February 2008
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Macau steals Vegas's Lunar New Year customers
23 February 2008
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New Casinos Aim for a Vegas-Style Revamp of Live Shows
23 February 2008
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Student wins $3.5m playing slot machine
21 February 2008
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Arrests for casino employees who shared gaming chip money
21 February 2008
Two casino employees who allegedly stole a HK$100,000 gaming chip and then
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Wynn Macau to expand casino
20 February 2008
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the opening of its Diamond Suites tower in 2010.
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Airbus in talks to create A380 casino
15 February 2008
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the sky.
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Wynn Macau out-earns Vegas resort to lift company profits
14 February 2008
Wynn Macau earnings grew each quarter last year while the Las Vegas resort
income dropped off in the third quarter. The smaller 600 room hotel and casino ...
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SINGAPORE POOLS TO OFFER SPORTS BETS ON F1 RACES
13 February 2008
Singapore Pools has obtained Government approval to offer betting on the 2008
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Macau loses as Asia’s Las Vegas
13 February 2008
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Gambler who lost $30m sues casino
12 February 2008
JAMES PACKER was aware of a plan to lure a chronic gambler back to Melbourne's
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Genting Unit Borrows S$4.2 Billion to Build Casino
11 February 2008
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casino-resort in Singapore, more than double its outstanding debt....
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Macau Success Celebrates the Grand Opening of Ponte 16
05 February 2008
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Texas Hold 'em poker hits Macau
02 February 2008
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Macau or SJM, has inaugurated four new tables dedicated to Texas Hold 'em.
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Former Macau minister jailed for 27 years for graft
30 January 2008
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dollars in kickbacks and sentenced to 27 years in prison.......
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Confessions of a casino pit boss
23 January 2008
Skip the booze, know your games and don't get in too deep......
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Macau Casino Revenue Jumps 46 Percent
22 January 2008
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revenue last year........
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20 January 2008
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Israel's first casino to be built in Eilat
08 January 2008
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04 January 2008
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03 January 2008
Genting Highlands Resort defeated many a familiar name in the casino business
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Asia's oldest casino resort Hotel Lisboa to be rebuilt
02 January 2008
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Macau feels financial crises, casinos suspend constructions
31 December 2008
Macau casino revenue rose 44 percent to 9.6 billion patacas last month despite
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Mahjong SuperCup attracts 350 worldwide players to Macau
30 December 2008
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10 December 2008
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05 December 2008
Crown has attempted to allay fears about its hefty debt load by refinancing $1.6
billion of debt before it is due, a move which also leaves it with a $US900 million...
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Melco Crown Offers Macau Casino Staff Unpaid Leave
03 December 2008
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., the Macau casino venture backed by billionaire
James Packer and gambling magnate Stanley Ho’s son, ....
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Genting posts third-quarter loss on British casino provisions
28 November 2008
The impairment loss for the British casinos is not a surprise as Genting
International plc, a subsidiary listed in Singapore, had earlier announced the ...
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Taiwan nearing approval for casinos
18 November 2008
Taiwan's parliament is set to legalise gambling on a group of offshore islands as
soon as year end, legislative sources said on Monday.....
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Resorts World confirms casino opening on track
17 November 2008
A Singapore casino developer confirmed on Monday that its project was on track
for a phased opening beginning early in 2010.
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Stanley Ho says no plans to lay-off casino staff
16 November 2008
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13 November 2008
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Las Vegas Sands to lay off thousands in Macau
13 November 2008
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Las Vegas Sands CEO assures Singapore on casino project
07 November 2008
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commitment to its Singapore casino.......is scheduled to open by end of 2009.
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Sands Sticks With Singapore Project
07 November 2008
It remains unclear whether construction of Sands' $3.3 billion, 6400-room casino
hotel project, opposite its Venetian Macau casino hotel, will continue to .....
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Gambler sues casino over gaming spree
31 October 2008
An Australian gambler who lost millions in a A$1.4 billion (577 million pound)
gaming spree is suing one of the country's largest casinos, .......
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Las Vegas Sands say Singapore casino on track
30 October 2008
Las Vegas Sands plans to open its Singapore casino by end-2009 as scheduled...
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Casino operator Crown loses $6 billion
29 October 2008
Mr Craigie noted new measures by the Chinese Government to slow down
growth in Macau, where Crown was building its second casino, due to open.....
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Man guilty in Foxwoods Casino scam
29 October 2008
Federal prosecutors say a 31-year-old Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to
taking part in a $1.8 million credit card scam at Foxwoods Resort Casino. ...
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Gambling on casinos to lift gloom
25 October 2008
Some 3500 people have applied for the chance to play a little part in history
making to work in Singapore’s first casino. The buzz started as early as .....
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Macao's Losing Streak Worsens
24 October 2008
He adds that before restrictions are lifted the Chinese government will probably
want to see Macau's casino industry adopt better corporate and social ...
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Macau casino faces delay in opening
16 October 2008
JAMES PACKER'S Macau casino joint venture has been tipped to delay the
opening of its $2.4 billion casino and hotel project by three months......
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Added security for Singapore IRs
09 October 2008
THE upcoming integrated resorts (IRs) at Marina Bay and Sentosa will have
shatterproof glass and structural reinforcements........
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Hongkonger dies after reportedly vomiting in casino
08 October 2008
A 58-year-old Hong Kong tourist who was reported vomiting in Sands Casino
yesterday afternoon was declared dead about an hour after being .....
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Macau gaming revenues record first ever drop
05 October 2008
In September 2007, Macau gaming revenues recorded a growth of 55 percent
that was reflected by the opening of the Venetian Macao, but ......
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Vietnam casino developer eyes $1 bln HK IPO -paper
05 October 2008
A Canadian firm developing an ocean-front casino complex in Vietnam hopes to
raise $1 billion in a Hong Kong IPO in the next two years......
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Youth gambling to be nipped
30 September 2008
IN AN effort to curb the rising number of Singaporeans who start gambling in
their youth, the National Council on Problem Gambling is taking aim at.......
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Marina Bay Sands developer optimistic about project
29 September 2008
“Overall, we remain extremely optimistic about the prospects for Marina Bay
Sands and the future of the tourism industry in Singapore.....
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Man robbed of his casino winnings
19 September 2008
A gang of four youths who attacked and robbed a man in Edinburgh after
spending the evening at a city centre casino are being sought by police....
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Casino cheating system that netted millions
17 September 2008
When the gang hit the tables in earnest, they walked away from the Orillia
casino with $2,062,927 in winnings, according to U.S. prosecutors.
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Gambler to pay up S$6.3m
05 September 2008
A Singapore businessman who lost US$4,4-million(S$6.3 million) in Las Vegas and
then left the United States was ordered by court to pay his debt........
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Macau becomes a not so sure bet
03 September 2008
Singapore is scheduled to open its first casino resort late next year, featuring
lower taxes for VIP play to enable greater incentives. .....
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Scapegoat for Internet gambling cafes charged with receiving bribes
15 August 2008
Ong Teck Kim, 47, has been charged with receiving bribes from the syndicate
operator of an Internet gambling cafe chain.
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Macau chief says gaming revenues could fall in 2009
15 August 2008
Macau's chief executive has warned that gaming revenues in the casino haven
may fall next year due to the global economic slowdown, ..........
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Star Cruises finalizes deal
12 August 2008
Star Cruise will also partner with AGGI to jointly invest at least US$1.55 billion in
two hotel-casino projects in the Philippines, namely Newport City and .....
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MGM to double tables for high rollers
07 August 2008
MGM Mirage, the world's second-largest casino company, plans to almost double
gaming tables for high rollers at its Macau casino by year-end to tap the ......
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Genting International's Luck May Turn With Singapore Casino
31 July 2008
For one thing, after 2010, the Singapore casino is likely to account for more than
80% of Genting's total revenue. "It is quite straightforward for Genting .....
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Macau's casino revenues rise 48 percent in second quarter
24 July 2008
The popular Chinese enclave's 30 casinos brought in 28.89 billion patacas
(US$3.6 billion) in the three months through June, .......
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Macau Acts to Help Its Casinos
09 July 2008
Macau has moved to help its casinos cap the rising cost of drawing customers in
an effort to shore up profitability in the world's hottest gambling market.
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Sister of Casino Mogul Fights Stock Listing
08 July 2008
A sister of casino businessman Stanley Ho went to court Tuesday in a last-minute
attempt to stop Mr. Ho's flagship SJM Holdings Ltd. ....
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Singapore says preparations 'on track' for first F1 night race
03 July 2008
The race is part of Singapore's efforts to boost tourism revenues, along with the
construction of two casino resorts expected to contribute C$1.8 billion to .....
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Las Vegas Sands May Borrow $7 Billion in Macau Loans
02 July 2008
Las Vegas Sands is also building the S$5 billion Marina Bay Sands in Singapore,
scheduled to open as the city state's first casino in 2009, ...
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ILLEGAL ONLINE CASINO HITS PATTAYA
02 July 2008
Pattaya Police closed down a big online casino being played in central Pattaya
City on 2 July, 2008, confiscated 10 computers, worth over Bt300,000, ....
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NagaCorp mulls over casino rights sale in Cambodia
01 July 2008
NagaCorp Ltd, the monopoly casino operator in Phnom Penh, said it may sell a
licence to foreign companies, giving them the right to develop a new ...
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Gaming expansion focuses on Asia
27 June 2008
Macau has become the world’s biggest gambling centre with the biggest casino
in the world - the Sands Venetian Macau that has 700 gaming tables ...
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Genting launches online casino brand
27 June 2008
Genting International PLC has launched its first online casino brand,
“CircusCasino.com”, in the United Kingdom. ...
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Casino deal for Philippines
20 June 2008
The Philippines is about to get a new multi-billion dollar hotel and casino complex
that could bring in up to 3 million tourists a year.
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NEW CASINO PROJECT IN EAST BANGKOK PROPOSED BY PM
17 June 2008
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is currently promoting a project close to his
heart: the opening of a new casino,......
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Three-card poker gaining popularity at casinos
12 June 2008
Three-card poker offers decent odds and stellar payouts for certain "bonus"
hands. It's also a nice alternative for novice gamblers who enjoy poker........
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China tightens regulations on Macao's casinos
11 June 2008
The Chinese government is tightening regulations on the construction of new
casinos in Macao, as well as restricting the movement of Chinese nationals......
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No casino runs illegally in Macao
06 June 2008
The Venetian Macao, a local integrated resort that houses the world's largest
casino, is not operating illegally, .....
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Neighbours lining up to be the next Macau
05 June 2008
With two casino resorts already under construction in Singapore, the country is
set to be the next new gaming jurisdiction in the region by the end of next ......
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Less red tape for Singapore gambling operators
29 May 2008
IF proposed changes to the law are given the thumbs-up, the Singapore Turf
Club under the Singapore Totalisator Board could encounter less red ...
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Genting says Singapore casino costs under control
21 May 2008
Malaysian casino operator Genting Bhd does not expect further cost over-runs for
a casino it is building on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa, the company's ...
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Shark's fin won't be on menu at massive casino resort
20 May 2008
Shark's fin will not be served in the restaurants of a massive casino resort being
built on Singapore's Sentosa island, but the controversial delicacy will be.......
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TOTO $5M ANNIVERSARY DRAW
19 May 2008
In celebration of Singapore Pools' 40th Anniversary, we have introduced TOTO
$5M Anniversary Draw.
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Goa govt to permit four more off shore casinos
19 May 2008
Goa already has an off shore casino `Caravela' run by M/s Advani Pleasures
company while state government is open for five more licences.......
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Casino loses $100,000 chip
11 May 2008
A BRAZEN thief who swiped a $100,000 gaming chip from a highly secure area
within Crown Casino appears to have beaten the house.
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Wynn profit drops, Macau revenue up
03 May 2008
The Las Vegas casino saw the same figure drop by 38 percent, which the
company attributed to a lower hold percentage at its tables. ....
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Police raid underground casino in Nagoya
01 May 2008
Eleven employees and 33 customers of an underground casino were arrested
Thursday for operating baccarat tables inside the establishment, ....
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Stanley Ho supports casino freeze
27 April 2008
Last week's announced slowing of casino development and fixing of commission
rates for junket operators was welcomed by Stanley Ho Hung-sun yesterday.....
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Casino operator Las Vegas Sands to open second retail mall in Macau
24 April 2008
Las Vegas Sands Corp. plans to open its second retail mall in Macau in July as
part of the company's latest expansion in the booming Chinese gambling....
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Singapore casino gives $780 mln contract to Kajima
23 April 2008
Singapore casino Resorts World at Sentosa said on Wednesday it has awarded a
S$1.05 billion ($780 million) building contract to Japan's Kajima Corp......
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Macau draws the line on its casino industry
23 April 2008
MACAU, the world's largest gaming hub, will rein in the booming industry by
halting the issue of new licences and freezing land allocations.......
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The man who beat Las Vegas at blackjack
14 April 2008
He was also threatened, arrested and barred from every casino in Las Vegas.
Card counting is not illegal, it is not cheating, but casinos can refuse to let ...
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Manila's grand casino resort taking shape
03 April 2008
The 40-hectare Las Vegas-like Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated City
will consist of a casino, hotels, shopping malls and other entertainment facilities...
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Star Cruises says in deal for Philippines gaming venture
02 April 2008
MALAYSIAN cruise operator Star Cruises, which is listed in Singapore, said on
Tuesday it would invest in a Manila gaming project through a strategic.......
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New statutory board set up to regulate casino operations
02 April 2008
SINGAPORE : A new statutory board has been set up to ensure that the
operation of a casino remains free from criminal influence.
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Training school predicts staff shortfall for casinos
23 March 2008
The founder of Singapore’s latest casino training school says the Republic should
look at other Asian countries on how to train locals to work at casinos.
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Marina Bay Sands in talks to set up regional office in India
14 March 2008
... meeting and convention facilities, restaurants, a luxury hotel and Singapore's
first casino, as well as retail and entertainment outlets,"
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Top entries for Singapore international races
14 March 2008
A grand combined total of 174 horses have been nominated between Singapore
two premier international races coming up on 18 May.
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Year starts with a gaming record
09 March 2008
During the last quarter both the MGM Grand Macau and SJM’s Ponte 16 casino
resort opened and an extension to Wynn Macau's casino helped bush up gaming.
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Asian gamers take to Texas Hold'em
06 March 2008
The Grand Lisboa is also the only Macau casino to offer sports and horse betting
on its gaming floors. The sole license holders for both forms of wagering, ...
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Thai prime minister proposes legalizing casinos at five tourist spots
05 March 2008
Thailand's new prime minister vowed Tuesday to open casinos in tourist centers
if he completes his four-year term, seeking a share of the billions of dollars.......
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Crown casino wins again
27 February 2008
ASIAN high rollers are flocking to Crown casino, with an extra VIP jet and some of
the most lavish hotel rooms in the world laid on free.
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Macau steals Vegas's Lunar New Year customers
23 February 2008
MGM Mirage executives attributed a slower than usual Lunar New Year period in
Las Vegas to new casinos in Macau .......
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New Casinos Aim for a Vegas-Style Revamp of Live Shows
23 February 2008
Six nights a week, Guo Bairong takes the stage at the Xanadu Lounge at the
Sands Macau casino. As players place their bets at nearby tables........
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Student wins $3.5m playing slot machine
21 February 2008
The 21-year-old Somerville resident pushed a button on a "Wheel of Fortune"
themed slot machine Sunday at Mohegan Sun and won $3.5 million.......
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Arrests for casino employees who shared gaming chip money
21 February 2008
Two casino employees who allegedly stole a HK$100,000 gaming chip and then
cashed it in and shared the money, were arrested by the Judiciary Police......
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Wynn Macau to expand casino
20 February 2008
Wynn Macau will expand its casino floor and add a new entrance to coincide with
the opening of its Diamond Suites tower in 2010.
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Airbus in talks to create A380 casino
15 February 2008
High-rolling gamblers may soon be cashing in their chips with the great casino in
the sky.
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Wynn Macau out-earns Vegas resort to lift company profits
14 February 2008
Wynn Macau earnings grew each quarter last year while the Las Vegas resort
income dropped off in the third quarter. The smaller 600 room hotel and casino ...
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SINGAPORE POOLS TO OFFER SPORTS BETS ON F1 RACES
13 February 2008
Singapore Pools has obtained Government approval to offer betting on the 2008
FIA Formula One World Championship races.
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Macau loses as Asia’s Las Vegas
13 February 2008
Figures due this week are expected to show that Macau is bigger than Las
Vegas. The former Portuguese enclave in China raked in US$10.4 billion........
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Gambler who lost $30m sues casino
12 February 2008
JAMES PACKER was aware of a plan to lure a chronic gambler back to Melbourne's
Crown Casino and personally authorised several large cash payments to him.....
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Genting Unit Borrows S$4.2 Billion to Build Casino
11 February 2008
Genting International, borrowed as much as S$4.2 billion ($3 billion) to build a
casino-resort in Singapore, more than double its outstanding debt....
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Macau Success Celebrates the Grand Opening of Ponte 16
05 February 2008
Macau Success Limited proudly announces the grand opening of its flagship
project, Ponte 16, a world-class integrated casino-entertainment.......
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Texas Hold 'em poker hits Macau
02 February 2008
Grand Lisboa, the flagship of casino mogul Stanley Ho's Sociedade de Jogos de
Macau or SJM, has inaugurated four new tables dedicated to Texas Hold 'em.
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Former Macau minister jailed for 27 years for graft
30 January 2008
A former Macau minister was convicted Wednesday of taking tens of millions of
dollars in kickbacks and sentenced to 27 years in prison.......
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Confessions of a casino pit boss
23 January 2008
Skip the booze, know your games and don't get in too deep......
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Macau Casino Revenue Jumps 46 Percent
22 January 2008
Casinos in Macau raked in more than US$10.3 billion (euro7.11 billion) in gaming
revenue last year........
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Macau Casinos Threaten Hong Kong Racing
20 January 2008
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose racetrack revenues are one of the secrets of
the territory's economic success, is facing a decidedly modern threat.......
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Israel's first casino to be built in Eilat
08 January 2008
Tourism Ministry, Israel Land Administration sign off on deal allocating 12-acre
plot on city's northern shore for Israel's first legal gambling arena.
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Las Vegas Sands Announces Completion of Financing for Marina Bay Sands
04 January 2008
Las Vegas Sands Corp. President William Weidner stated, "We are pleased to
have completed this important financing for our Marina Bay Sands development.
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Genting Highlands Resort named world’s top casino resort
03 January 2008
Genting Highlands Resort defeated many a familiar name in the casino business
to win the prestigious International Travel Award......
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Asia's oldest casino resort Hotel Lisboa to be rebuilt
02 January 2008
Macao's SJM gaming company Wednesday announced that it will launch a project
to rebuild Macao's landmark casino resort Hotel Lisboa.
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