From When smoke gets in your dice 24 march 2010 Article in Today online Others were bemused as to why smoking was allowed in the casino in the first place, given Singapore’s strict laws banning smoking in enclosed spaces such as nightspots, hawker centres, restaurants and car parks, among other public places. “Are there double [...]
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From Tough hailing or booking a taxi:Are cabbies heading for casino? 4 March 2010 ST Forum online IT HAS been difficult to hail or book a cab recently. Are taxi drivers hanging out at the new casino, depriving the rest of us of their services? Or are they purposely holding out for booking fees and [...]
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From ‘Getai not pantang’ article, 1 March 2010 TNP (Mrs Tan) “Having getai inside the casino is too noisy. It’s hard to concentrate.” Not to mention its association with the Hungry Ghost Festival. (She) felt that superstitious patrons might be pantang (Malay for superstitious) and might not be happy if the lyrics of some songs [...]
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From Logic, be gone: Let the dice roll posted 28 feb 2010 from 4Hoteliers website. As a permanent resident, I have to pay a one-day S$100 entry levy or S$2,000 for an annual pass and I am told they have very sophisticated screening or location-based devices that will be able to tell if you’ve been [...]
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From Can S’pore tackle massive addiction? 15 Dec 2004 ST Forum You can place more than one million bets in a casino in the time taken to settle one Singapore Sweep lottery ticket bet. With that short a time-frame to gratification, a casino will cause a massive increase in gambling addiction. Not according to a [...]
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From Gambling is not the answer 8 March 1954 Letters to ST When will the Government realise that in order to get the money it needs it can do it more successfully by developing good citizens who have the welfare of the country at heart? A nation of gamblers naturally make poor citizens. No individual [...]
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From The good, the bad and the ugly at Resorts World Opening 17 Feb 2010 posted online Singapore Business Review. Whilst it’s true I did make the trek to Sentosa, and the almost 400 metre trek from one end of the carpark to the escalator, I did not, in fact, manage to enter the casino [...]
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From Whether lottery or casino games, it’s all gambling Todayonline Forum 24 Feb 2010 What baffles me is the level of restriction placed on locals to gamble at the newly opened Resorts World Sentosa casino. It’s a “walk in the park” getting a Toto ticket while going to the casino would set you back by [...]
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From Incongruent behaviour at casino 24 Feb 2010 ST Forum Online I READ with amusement about the behaviour of patrons at the casino in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). While idiosyncrasies like reserving seats with packets of tissue paper and shouts of “huat, ah!” (“prosperity”) might be amusing to an observer in a place like a [...]
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From Casino out of the question for Sentosa 15 June 1985 Letters to ST from Head( Public Relations) SDC We refer to the letter “Sentosa casino will draw tourists” by “Go For Broke”. The many attractions cater for the varied needs of the visitors and are aimed at the family group as well as the [...]
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