WITH its three high-rise towers topped by a sweeping open-air SkyPark, the Marina Bay Sands casino, which opened on April 27th, is a striking addition to the Singapore skyline. It also symbolises an interesting, and potentially risky, new phase in the city-state’s highly successful government-led industrial policy.The government has identified tourism as having big potential for growth, and offering visitors the opportunity to gamble is seen as a crucial part of its plan. Marina Bay Sands follows the slightly less spectacular Resorts World Sentosa, which opened in February and included Singapore’s first casino (as well as a Universal Studios theme park). Full Story
