Letter by Leong Sze Hian to the Today newspaper, published on 25 October 2010.
I REFER to media reports about Singaporeans visiting the two casinos here.
If Singaporeans reportedly make up about a third of the 55,000 visitors to the two casinos, does it mean that there has been about 3.85 million (55,000 ÷ 3 x 210 days) visits by Singaporeans to the casinos in the seven months since their opening?
If we add to this figure permanent residents (PRs), the number of visits may cross 4 million.
If we include the 1.4 million foreigners who are resident in Singapore visiting the casinos, then the number of tourists (two-thirds of the daily 55,000 less PRs and foreigner residents) may not be even half the total number who visit the casinos.
So, are the casinos catering more to attract Singapore residents or tourists?
Finally, why are the statistics not being made public?
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Picture from Amazing Vegas.
