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Casinos Market in Singapore and Thailand
Competition heats up, with US casino executives
keen to meet Singapore officials to check out level of interest
The casino war in Asia is heating up as gaming giants eye potential
markets in Singapore and Thailand while Asia's gambling 'king' Stanley
Ho plans to bet US$380 million (S$646 million) on re-inventing his
empire in Macau.
Following in the footsteps of three others, America's No 3 casino
company said yesterday that it sees bright hopes in Singapore and will
meet Government officials on Thursday to 'discern their level of
interest'.
'We are definitely interested in looking at the Singapore market if
the Government decides to go ahead,' said Ms Jan Jones, senior
vice-president of communications and government relations at Harrah's
Entertainment.
Pointing to the prospects, she added: 'Singapore is a centre for
trade and has a large population base within two hours of here.'
Ms Jones was speaking to The Straits Times at the sidelines of the
Asian Casino Expo, the second event on gaming in Asia to be held here in
less than two months.
Her company's interest adds to that of MGM-Mirage, Caesars
Entertainment and Las Vegas Sands, all US giants that had reportedly met
Singapore officials when they were in Las Vegas last to study casino
operations there.
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