Singapore's big gamble begins

Asia Times Online, 17 Dec 2009
SINGAPORE - The crowd at the Resorts World Sentosa casino complex on Saturday night won't be betting on cards or dice, but kids. The ChildAid charity concert series this weekend marks the beginning of Singapore's attempt to reinvigorate - perhaps even to reinvent - itself with a pair of so-called integrated resorts (IRs).
Once seen as sure bets, Singapore's IRs now mirror the gamble of rearing children: the outcome is uncertain, with lots of unexpected twists, and payoff, if any, is years away.
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