So long the Money's GOOD....???
OK, so Genting Bhd won the Sentosa IR Bid. Before that Marina Sands won.
Great! So what?
We, Singaporeans are torn about this Casino thing from the very beginning.
Why???
Well, many people when interviewed earlier in 2004 mentioned that they were against gambling. YET, they spent a HUGE substantial amount on 4D, Toto and other 'legalised' gambling. And the ACTUAL WINNER is SingaporePools....with pocketing billions annually.
Yet, we STILL maintained that S'pore is NOT a gambling society. "We just gamble for leisure".
They are also others who TOTALLY against all forms of gambling but would love to have the Universal Studios & family-themed parks here in S'pore.
Another group, on the other hand, excited to see an additional 30K of jobs being created to support these Casinos, oops I mean, IRs.
In the end, nobody loses???
Below is recent survey conducted recently on this thorny issue.
SURVEY
ON THE
PERCEPTIONS & ATTITUDES
TOWARDS GAMBLING ISSUES
IN
SINGAPORE
Report by the National Council on Problem Gambling
September 2006
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