MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was welcomed by the chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Mr Sheldon Adelson at his first official visit to the Marina Bay Sands on Tuesday.
Touring the interior of the building, including a visit to the casino, MM Lee expressed his concerns over the success of the integrated resort.
"It's a very big project. When it's all filled up, it will increase our tourist trade and the people who come here multifold. That's quite a job to do in a couple of years so I think this will take 3 to 7 years to reach capacity. The word has got to spread and it can't spread just in one news conference or display. People have to come here, enjoy and bring more in." said Minister Mentor Lee.
Mr Adelson though, challenged MM Lee's forecast.
"I think Minister Mentor Lee is too pessimistic. I think we'll be up and running in full speed by 2011. A property like this has to ramp and it will normally take a year to ramp." said Mr Sheldon G Adelson. - Strait Times
Monday, June 28, 2010
MM forcasting the Sand performance
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Sorry for the remove: Typo error (no no they're not on to me yet)
Came across this blog from a comment posted on Straits Time online. Good shit.
Just a random thought. You think MM Lee was made to pay the 100 bucks for going into the Casino?
I mean....he IS Singaporean too. :D
Keep up the good work.
What I want to know is..
Did they pay the $100 entry fee?
Not the foreign dude obviously.
The MM and his entourage, as they are most certainly Singaporean.
If they did not collect, aren't they liable to lose the license?
Esp after all that big hoo ha with the restaurant customers that time,
they HAD to leave through the casino, but this is a direct visit.
I believe he will have to pay the $100 if he decide to go there after "work" to play a few hands. But I can guess as well that the payment will not be from his own pocket money, it is all covered.. food, oversea trips, petrol, cars etc etc... they make the rules, they can change the rules anytime even if never collect, nobody would dare to ask later.
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