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Genting HK makes Michael Goh president of Dream Cruises

Jul 31, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Singapore

Genting Hong Kong Ltd, a subsidiary of Malaysian gaming company Genting Bhd, says it has appointed Michael Goh to the positions of president of its Dream Cruises business and head of international...

Tao Group opens Japanese restaurant at Marina Bay Sands

Jul 26, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Singapore

United States-based hospitality company Tao Group opened on Friday in Singapore an outlet called Koma, which it claims is a new style of Japanese restaurant and sushi bar. It is located at the Marina...

LVS hopes Singapore expansion operating in 2024: Goldstein

Jul 25, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) hopes a new tower, part of its planned US$3.3-billion expansion project for its Marina Bay Sands casino resort (pictured) in Singapore, will be “in...

Sands China reports 20pct 2Q profit leap on mass strength

Jul 25, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Macau-based casino operator Sands China Ltd recorded a net profit of US$511 million for the second quarter of this year, a 19.7-percent increase over the corresponding period in 2018. Based on the...

Singapore greets 7.77mln tourists in five months to May

Jul 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Official data indicate that Singapore welcomed almost 7.77 million foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, 1.5 percent more than in the corresponding period last year. Figures...

New casinos in ASEAN a risk to Singapore: JP Morgan

Jul 03, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

New, high-quality casino resorts in the Philippines and Cambodia are more likely to be a commercial threat to Singapore’s casino duopoly than to Macau’s six-operator oligopoly. That is the...

MBS to open HK Chinese eatery brand led by Michelin chef

Jun 19, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino resort in Singapore is to open a branch of a popular contemporary Chinese restaurant brand with its roots in Hong Kong. Mott 32 (pictured) will launch at Las Vegas...

Resorts World Sentosa stops using throwaway plastic bottles

Jun 06, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Resorts World Sentosa casino resort in Singapore says the water and soft drinks that it gives patrons at its attractions now come in boxes or aluminium cans instead of throwaway plastic bottles....

Japan suitor GEN Singapore makes Nanami Kasasaki CCO

Jun 03, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Japan, Latest News, Singapore

Genting Singapore Ltd says it has appointed Nanami Kasasaki to the position of chief corporate officer (CCO). The operator of the Resorts World Sentosa casino resort in Singapore told the Singapore...

Singapore market to mimic Macau’s growth: Goldstein

May 30, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Robert Goldstein, president and chief operating officer of U.S.-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, says Singapore is currently “underserved”, and that the expansion of the existing...