Singapore News - Page 15

International News Brief: Singapore has imposed a stiff minimum bet of almost $1 billion on casino operators vying to play in the island state

International News Brief: After two delays, Singapore said it will launch the formal requests for proposals for a casino resort at Marina Bay near the city center on Nov. 15, with a submission deadline of March 29, 2006.

International News Brief: Singapore said companies competing for the right to build the country's first casinos will pay a fixed price for land, a move aimed at averting a bidding war that would sap funds available for developing the projects.

International News Brief: Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling will be forming a panel to assess exclusion order towards the end of 2007.

Singapore-based conference and exhibition organizer Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd. has joined Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. and Keppel Land in their effort to develop integrated resorts in the Republic of Singapore.

International News Brief: The draft of Singapore's casino control bill has a clause which may make it difficult for one company or joint venture to win the bid for both sites.

nternational News Brief: Harrah’s Entertainment and Keppel Land have turned to the Centre Pompidou of Paris to boost the cultural quotient of their integrated Singapore resort proposal.

International News Brief: There will be no 50 per cent cap on casino revenue for the integrated resorts.

International News Brief: The Singapore government has released the Casino Control Bill released on Monday for public discussion.

International News Brief: A Casino Control Bill has been drafted to regulate the casino gaming industry in Singapore.

International News Brief: Singapore has launched a website for problem gamblers as part of the government's plan to address concerns over a possible rise in bankruptcies and gambling addiction, four years ahead of the scheduled opening of two casinos.

Steve Wynn exudes a quiet confidence about his company's chances of landing a highly sought-after license to develop a casino in Singapore.

International News Brief: Singapore's Keppel Land Ltd. and U.S.-based Harrah's Entertainment Inc. Thursday said they have added SMG Worldwide as a partner in their bid to build and operate the city-state's first casino resort.

International News Brief: Singapore is likely to miss an end-September deadline to issue tender documents for a casino resort on Marina Bay, people involved in the process say.

International News Brief: Singapore is preparing a formal request for proposals from a dozen hotel and development groups that are seeking concessions to operate casino-resorts in the city-state.

International News Brief: Singapore businessman Ong Beng Seng is joining Malaysian casino company Genting International PLC and U.S. theme park operator Universal Studios in their bid to build a casino resort on Sentosa island.

An Asian casino expert says the four Las Vegas-based resort companies looking to build an integrated resort at Singapore's Marina Bay area have the inside track among 12 companies that have made the "short list" of developers.

International News Brief: There could be a further delay in the launch of the tender for Singapore's two integrated resorts.

International News Brief: The president and CEO of United Industrial Corporation, Mr Lim Hock San, has been appointed Chairman of the National Council on Problem Gambling.

News Brief: Singapore will modify some rules for the city-state's first casino-resorts after consulting bidders including Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Las Vegas Sands Corp.