Singapore News - Page 12

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment and Singapore property firm Keppel Land Ltd. announced Monday that they would submit a joint bid for Singapore's second casino license.

nternational News Brief: Keppel Land Ltd. said it's still in the race to build a casino-resort on Singapore's Sentosa island, contrary to local media reports.

International News Brief: Kerzner International Ltd, one of four bidders for Singapore's second casino-resort, plans to submit a proposal with an investment in excess of US$1.5 b

International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands Corp is in talks with the Singapore government to refine the project's design and expects to start construction by the end of the year,

Kerzner International Limited and CapitaLand Limited report the appointment of world-celebrated architect Frank O. Gehry as principal architect and designer for their joint Integrated Resort bid at Sentosa Island in Singapore.

Betfair has become the first gaming company permitted to present a poker tournament in Singapore.

International News Brief: South African casino operator Sun International says it would not submit a bid for the second of Singapore's two planned casino resorts, narrowing the n

The news from Singapore was coming and Las Vegas Sands Corp. prepared for the worst.

International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands chosen to develop $3.2 Billion casino resort.

International News Brief: Schools have launched an anti-gambling initiative called HUG aimed at students.

International News Brief: Singapore will announce the winning consortium for its first casino resort in June, the city-state"s Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said.

International News Brief: Singapore will launch Friday the tender for its second casino resort, and will announce details such as the price for the 35.6 hectare site on Sentosa island and the criteria that will be used to select the winning bidder.

International News Brief: South African casino operator Sun International, which was invited last year to bid for Singapore's two casino projects, has not yet decided whether to participate.

International News Brief: Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Khiang said the opposition might raise the casino issue during the upcoming General Election.

International News Brief: The Singapore Tourism Board Tuesday reiterated it will name the winning bidder for the Marina Bay casino resort in mid-2006, indicating an earlier announcement may not be forthcoming as hoped by some investors.

International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands Corp. may raise as much as $1.44 billion in a share sale or up to $3.24 billion in debt if it wins the rights for Singapore's first casino.

International News Brief: Genting International has roped in theme park giant Universal Studios for its bid to build Singapore's first casino, the company inadvertently revealed at a press briefing on Wednesday.

Singapore's first casino could become one of the most expensive gaming projects ever constructed, based on statements released by two companies competing to build a resort complex on a 50-acre waterfront location near the financial district.

News Brief: The four groups in the running to build Singapore's first casino resort submitted formal bids on Wednesday, with Malaysia's Genting International making the first submission.

International News Brief: The consortium of MGM Mirage and CapitaLand Ltd. is leading the race to develop a casino in Singapore's downtown Marina Bay, DBS-Vickers Securities said in a recent report.