Archive for October, 2011

31st Oct 2011   MON Extracts of News APPARENTLY GENTING HAS GEARED UP FOR ITS NEW JOURNEY INTO SOUTH FLORIDA… MAYBE, JUST MAYBE IT’S ANOTHER LONG-SHOT.  BUT WORTH TO TRACK THIS.

29th Oct 2011 SAT News Report Extracts from Singapore Marina Bay Sands Stands To Beat Genting RWS This Round The 3rd quarter 2011 gaming revenue results for MBS is fantastic and above expectations.  The following are the main scorecard: -  Net revenue of USD792m (up 63% y-o-y) -  Operating profit at USD414m (up 71% y-o-y) -  Increased [...]

***  Latest Update on 28th Oct 2011  FRI Marina Bay Sands casino has replied to the slot (Jackpot) winner Ms Choo’s lawyer that the casino would adhere to CRA’s (Casino Regulatory Authority) final judgment of the investigation and act accordingly. **** 27th Oct 2011  Thur From reader’s feedback to Professional Ground Decoder Apparently Sands casino [...]

25th Oct 2011  Tue Professional Ground Decoder news extracts Readers to refer to the previous blog post “Marina Bay Sands - Slot Winner Denied The Cash Prize” commented by our expert panel. The case (in Singapore casino) was again reported by Singapore local newspaper toady, that the denied slot winner Ms Choo has directed her lawyer to send in [...]

23rd October 2011 (SUN) Special Commentary by:  Professional Ground expert panel Why This Woman Casino Patron Was Denied Her Win? The Singapore local news The Straits Times reported on 22nd Oct 2011 (Sat) that a woman casino patron at Marina Bay Sands Casino was denied of her big prize slot (Jackpot) win amounting to SGD416,000 in [...]

22nd Oct 2011  FRI News extracts & commentary by Professional Ground panel ***** “NCPG to expand services to gambling addicts” CNA News:   SINGAPORE: The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is expanding its services to include not just counselling, but also financial and credit services. In an update to Parliament on Friday, Acting Community Development, [...]

WHY MACAU CASINOS COULD CONTINUE TO PARTY 21st Oct 2011 Commentary by:  Professional Ground panel News extracts from CNA report: CHINA LETS CITIES ISSUE BONDS Posted: 20 October 2011 SHANGHAI : China said Thursday that it will allow four of its most developed cities and provinces to issue bonds on a trial basis, giving cash-strapped local [...]

17th Oct 2011 Commentary & news extracts by:  Jack Steven If It Is That Great A Potential Market… I would think that either the New Yorkers (casino operators) are real stupid or there’s really golden opportunities in New Jersey and New York, for the casino industry. With the way US economy sailing through icy water over this decade, coupled [...]

15th Oct 2011    SAT Feedback from a “Pseudo Junket” (Malaysia based) WHY IT’s HARD TO SERVE PLAYERS AT THE IR CASINOS IN SINGAPORE We managed to obtain a brief feedback from one of the “Pseudo Junekts” as follow: “Life for people like us servicing the casino players is getting tougher. The two things that hurt us [...]

Singapore To Have Social Safeguard Against Problem Gambling 13 Oct 2011 News report extracted from Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports said it will be reinforcing social safeguards against problem gambling. It is one of the several priorities spelt on in the ministry’s addendum to the President’s speech. More [...]