Singapore
Q1 visitors increase but spending down
Despite increasing its international visitors in Q1, Singapore’s tourism spending fell 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to data from...
Genting Singapore Q2 misses expectations
Genting Singapore’s Q2 net profit fell by 5 percent, missing analysts’ expectations, dragged down by a poor performance in the mass market and higher bad debt levels.
Michael Goh promoted to Dream Cruises president
Long-time Genting Hong Kong executive Michael Goh has been promoted to president of Dream Cruises, and head of international sales for Genting Cruise Lines.
Goh...
Marina Bay Sands opens luxury Japanese restaurant
Previewing the kind of facility which may eventually be available in Japanese IRs, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore has opened a luxury Japanese restaurant called KOMA, which has a capacity to host over three hundred people.
Casino firms not hitched to social capital bandwagon
There is a growing trend towards businesses founded on the premise of social capital, though despite their enormous profits, most casino firms have yet to sign on.
Singapore visitors reach 7.8 million in first five months
Singapore attracted a total of 7.8 million visitors to the city-state in the first five months of the year, representing a 1.5 percent growth...
Singapore arrests 78 for gambling, vice
Singapore arrests 78 in six-day sting against illegal gambling and vice activities, local media reports.
RWS dealer jailed over stolen chips
A Chinese dealer who stole $77,000 in casino chips from Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore has been jailed for nine months and six weeks, local media reports.
Asia’s IRs power up green initiatives
As concern mounts about the global environment, many of Asia’s giant IRs are taking significant steps to minimise their impact, investing heavily in green technologies and other waste control initiatives.
MBS drops case against Australian-Chinese gambler
Marina Bay Sands has dropped a case in which it sought to recover $10 million in gambling debts from an elusive Australian-Chinese business tycoon, local media reports.
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