Title: S'pore rolls the dice
Source: the Straits Times
Name of the writer: AFP
Student’s name: William





The Straits Times. 15 Feb.,2010. S'pore rolls the dice. Retrieved 15, Feb., 2010, from http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490510.html

SUMMARY
Eventually, the Singapore's first casino is opened. Opened officially at 12.18pm on the very first Tiger Year after the opening ceremony speech given by Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay, the first casino complex World Sentosa complex welcomed her first 200 vistitors. The second casino complex is expected to be completed in April. The resorts, each worthes around US$4.4 billion (S$6.2 billion), are expected to attract 17 million visitors a year generating more than $21 billion by 2015, thus help boost the services industry.

REFLECTION

The casino project has been a hot topic since from its first announcement, however, now there we go and the first casino complex is opened. Right here, right now, what we concern about is no longer whether we need a casino but what we should do to maintain the social harmony and our orderly society environment and welcome the expected increasing tourism. I hope that govenment can help carry out related campaigns to enhance social awareness towards gambling.

Anyhow, now is the year of Tiger, and I do hope that everyone will take a great leap in their family, business and life.