Singapore yesterday selected Las Vegas Sands, the US gaming group to operate what is being called the world’s most expensive casino.
The $3.6bn (£1.9bn) casino complex, which will include convention and performance halls, shopping malls, a museum and a 2,500-room luxury hotel, is the focal-point of plans to create a business and entertainment district around city-state’s Marina Bay.
References: Financial Times 27/05/06 page 8, Daily Telegraph 27/05/06 page 29, The Times Business 27/05/06 page 54, The Independent 27/05/06 page 55