Two Casino in Singapore.....

[kschew1498]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../143186/1/.html

Not because I love gambling......but the economy will boom!......property and share price will follow!!!!

[untouchables]

yeah now i can play blackjack whenever my fingers feel itchy!!!

eh shares dropped today leh... i thot the euphoria will bring the shares up but seems like it was already factored in and the decision of the govt is a no brainer.

[alanseah]

i prefer 1 big one.. and at least will be able to bring in theme park, hotels etcs....

Something like genting.. rather then those small Casino type like those in korea and end up hardly got ppls gamble and there is nothing to play beside the casino only.. cause it's not doing well enough... too small...

[kschew1498]

Not true.....if you have been to the Casino on the cruise that are park outside international water just for those gamblers......wow.....you can't imagine how packed it is!......(I went once and I almost fainted.....so smoky and noisy)

I believe the one in Marina South should be quite big!

There goes Genting and the Cruise holiday.....

[alanseah]

Not true.....if you have been to the Casino on the cruise that are park outside international water just for those gamblers......wow.....you can't imagine how packed it is!......(I went once and I almost fainted.....so smoky and noisy)

I believe the one in Marina South should be quite big!

There goes Genting and the Cruise holiday.....

cruise is other issue.. cause there are other thing rather then just casino only.. u can play sport, swiming, or when landing u can go aboard to play and plus free flow of meal and also got shows....

but casino in main-land if it's not big enough and expand to house alot of other activites around the casino.. then will end up htting flies lor...

anyway not our issue.. be it gd or bad who knows...

[lightningstrike]

I am strongly against the idea of the Singapore Government giving the "green light" to built 2 casinos. no doubt, it will boost our economy, infrastructure, etc........ but pls do take a moment to think about the cons.

potential high crime rate, broken families resulting from compulsive gambling, social ills, etc.......

will your children be able to roam ard the streets in Singapore safely at nite ever again?

One's loss is another's gain....... increase in national revenue thru casinos, what about the drop in domestic retail sales.

there's an old chinese saying,

shi du, jiu shu.......... (loosely translated into....... out of 10 that gambled, 9 will lose.)

Citizens of Singapore do not even have a right to vote. why?

Religious institutions are against the idea. why?

sigh........ juz hoping that this will not turn out to be 1 great mistake......

Disclaimer:

The above-mentioned comments r made purely in my humble opinion only, no political, religious, or whatsoever agenda were intended. I shall not be held responsible for the misuse, reprint, or whatsoever of the above-mentioned comments.

Enuff said, back to reefing........ at least for now........

[aStRoBo|]

im disgusted.. really.. no freedom to vote.. everything government say.. where's the democracy.. oOps.. im speaking politics.. come on.. i hate the idea of a casino in sg..

[nicky30092002]

i am too against but to think of the rumour entrance fee, i doubt not many can affort to freq as often .. since it is definate to bring in more foreign cash flow .. why not? but hope the proclaim 10k nos. new job given priority to singaporean first else it shouldn't be listed as a PRO ..

Ryan, borrow ur Disclaimer:

The above-mentioned comments r made purely in my humble opinion only, no political, religious, or whatsoever agenda were intended. I shall not be held responsible for the misuse, reprint, or whatsoever of the above-mentioned comments.

[weisoon]

im disgusted.. really.. no freedom to vote.. everything government say.. where's the democracy.. oOps.. im speaking politics.. come on.. i hate the idea of a casino in sg..

Please remember that you are staying in Singapore. Democracy? Just dream on! As the common saying goes.....if not happy, leave!

[weisoon]

i am too against but to think of the rumour entrance fee, i doubt not many can affort to freq as often .. since it is definate to bring in more foreign cash flow .. why not? but hope the proclaim 10k nos. new job given priority to singaporean first else it shouldn't be listed as a PRO ..

Ryan, borrow ur Disclaimer:

The above-mentioned comments r made purely in my humble opinion only, no political, religious, or whatsoever agenda were intended. I shall not be held responsible for the misuse, reprint, or whatsoever of the above-mentioned comments.

Just pause for a moment and think who the casino operators will employ.....those cheaper overseas workers or Singaporeans? Singapore has already 'priced' itself out of the economy.

[nicky30092002]

Just pause for a moment and think who the casino operators will employ.....those cheaper overseas workers or Singaporeans? Singapore has already 'priced' itself out of the economy.

agree .. but i still hope they do ..

[lightningstrike]

Please remember that you are staying in Singapore. Democracy? Just dream on! As the common saying goes.....if not happy, leave!

exactly....... there's only "head" on either side of the coin......... they win.

[lightningstrike]

Just pause for a moment and think who the casino operators will employ.....those cheaper overseas workers or Singaporeans? Singapore has already 'priced' itself out of the economy.

hmmmm....... supposingly the casino is to cater jobs for singaporeans right? we'll juz hv to wait and see how the story unfolds.

[weisoon]

hmmmm....... supposingly the casino is to cater jobs for singaporeans right? we'll juz hv to wait and see how the story unfolds.

If you are the casino operator, will cost be a factor in your operations? Would anyone run a loss making business?

No doubt the infrastructure building up will create jobs requiring both foreign talents and Singaporeans but the running of the casinos' day to day operation will need to take profit and lost into account, so the outcome is quite obvious.

[Reefbum]

What really bothers about having a casino is that those foreigners that come and play will end up an illegal immigrant if they lose big.Then they resort to crime.Thats bad for our homes and loved ones.

[akahoshi]

OOoohh... Casino here in singapore.. Anyone wanna try the Ocean's Eleven tactic?? hahaha...

[ervine]

it's a slap in the face to those who are against the casino.. now not only one casino.. got TWO casinos... it's crazy! so small island u want 2 casinos...

Oh well... so when are we going? HEhehe

[rose]

it will create abt 10,000 jobs for us ...hmm i think it meant more for ah long rite? Juz imagine the current situation: Mon,Thur - Toto, Wed, Sat, Sun - 4D & horse racing, Tues & Fri sometime have score/strike...and somemore got scratch....and now casino is coming... many will die man...

[AquaRa]

seriously, i'm divided about this topic.

u see. MM Lee made a sensible pt.. "If we don't build a casino, other people will, and we'll lose out." we cannot simply live on our huge reserves, we must try to find a solution to make quick bucks. from, the 1970s onwards, our industry is based on labour-intensive, then the focus shifted to shipping and stuff. we tried to do microchips but failed, so now we are oly left with 3 options- medical hub, educational hub or casino. apparently, those ppl up there think that building a casino is the fastest way to earn bucks.

but think this way, if a poor family wans to change their luck, and borrow from someone the $100 entry fee, then go in there, and lose. wanting to change his luck even more, he will borrow more and lose more. what are the ways for him to get money to get rid of his debt? what if the person is you, and your sister or mother has to go be a prostitute to help pay off the debt.

look around you during weekends, some ppl are really into believing that 4d and toto will change their lives forever.

[Lester]

hmmm anyone know if the Casino in singapore a smoke free zone ?? or can smoke one like cruise ??

cheers

p/s : think cannot smoke one.

[terryansimon]

I hope they do something like what we have over here in Melbourne. Crown Casino. muaahaha.

[andysho]

Maybe they will have a giant marine fish tank display sia

since they are so loaded sia

[nicky30092002]

an abstract:

To reduce the risks of gambling addiction, crime and other social ills, the government said it would restrict access for locals through membership fees of S$100 ($62) per day or S$2,000 a year. The casinos also cannot extend credit to local residents.

means ah long got job oso ..

[limbssg]

I'm not in favour of any thing related to gambling.

I know of a close relative who played mahjong with his wife and other friends almost everyday at home. They didn't tk care of his only son and just let him go out and play with some kids outside. But, this boy mixed with bad company and went to steal, sniff glue etc, eventually put into jail at the age of ard 18yrs old. His father was very sad abt this, tried to commit suicide and some time later suffered a stoke, he couldn't work now....

At this point, it's too early to say that casinos are beneficial to SG society.

[minsmarine]

I WAS Not in favour of Casio. However , after thinking out of the box, than I realize that we have NO CHOICE.

So guys, can you think out of the box thinking. Rather than sticking into broken family. If economy not good there will be broken family too ( cause they can't support family ).

Thinak again with High EQ PLEASE.