Marina Bay IR 6 months behind

[Merl Haggard]

According to my cousin who is involved with the design & management of construction of Sands Marina IR, the project is presently 6 months behind schedule.

Seems like the owners are deliberately delaying the opening of Sands IR at Marina Bay.

 

[suteerak1099]

6mths delay is just a preview... its only the beginning. there's more delays to come, just wait n see.

 

[Ah Guan]

The best if it's delayed indefinitely.

When the IR opens it's doors, sinkapore's doom will start.

 

[suteerak1099]

the doom already started a long time back, when they introduced 4D draws on wednesdays. n then of cos there's the soccer, horse bettings.... n lately the scratchit as well.

soon, we'd see ppl paying cover for entry to IR, and exiting half naked frm the back door.

 

[Ah Guan]

the doom already started a long time back, when they introduced 4D draws on wednesdays. n then of cos there's the soccer, horse bettings.... n lately the scratchit as well.

soon, we'd see ppl paying cover for entry to IR, and exiting half naked frm the back door.

Yes just wait and see .... things will be very ugly with the casino.

I'll share a true story.... A few months after The Crown opened in Melbourne, the management had to change the carpet of the jackpot room. Because there were so many people addicted the one-armed bandits and didn't want to leave the machines... even to go to the toilet.

These are not stories casino operators will tell the public. But admist bright blinking lights and ringing bells, people's lives get fucked up ....

 

[chinkangkor]

According to my cousin who is involved with the design & management of construction of Sands Marina IR, the project is presently 6 months behind schedule.

Seems like the owners are deliberately delaying the opening of Sands IR at Marina Bay.

May be due to the current global economic downturn?

 

[makapaaa]

May be due to the current global economic downturn?

And aren't these casinos supposed to help Peesai avert a slump? Would not a delay in their opening result in economic disaster for Peesai?

 

[chinkangkor]

And aren't these casinos supposed to help Peesai avert a slump? Would not a delay in their opening result in economic disaster for Peesai?

Well, averting a slump is what the govt is hoping for. Sands is more interested in its bottom line.

 

[suteerak1099]

Yes just wait and see .... things will be very ugly with the casino.

I'll share a true story.... A few months after The Crown opened in Melbourne, the management had to change the carpet of the jackpot room. Because there were so many people addicted the one-armed bandits and didn't want to leave the machines... even to go to the toilet.

These are not stories casino operators will tell the public. But admist bright blinking lights and ringing bells, people's lives get fucked up ....

1 thing's for certain, the streetwalkers of geylang will no longer be parading under the moonlit skies. they'd soon have nice cozy airconditioned joints to walk their talk.

 

[suteerak1099]

Well, averting a slump is what the govt is hoping for. Sands is more interested in its bottom line.

precisely, no foreign investor would be silly enough to dump their fortunes here for charity & fun. the underlying purpose of investments is to have profitable returns, the faster the ROI, the better.

who r the ones that sweat by the brow, so to put the smiles on their faces? the answer's obvious.

 

[Lentor]

the doom already started a long time back, when they introduced 4D draws on wednesdays. n then of cos there's the soccer, horse bettings.... n lately the scratchit as well.

soon, we'd see ppl paying cover for entry to IR, and exiting half naked frm the back door.

just the prelude before the consequences.
after the opening of IR, you will see more clowns jumping off their pigeon holes or onto MRT tracks.

just 1 advice to those pigeon hole jumpers.
want to die your business ok, pls don't hit those passerby walking below.

 

[suteerak1099]

just the prelude before the consequences.
after the opening of IR, you will see more clowns jumping off their pigeon holes or onto MRT tracks.

just 1 advice to those pigeon hole jumpers.
want to die your business ok, pls don't hit those passerby walking below.

at least we have something new to boast to the world... we've got plenty of daredevils who can do airbourne without chutes, grease the MRT tracks w their body fats.... etc.

 

[po2wq]

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Seems like the owners are deliberately delaying the opening of Sands IR at Marina Bay.

y do dey delibrately delay it? ...

 

[jerry]

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Why are they deliberately delaying the opening ?

 

[Cestbon]

Actually there are few accident never report in paper and rain also causing the delay.

 

[Lentor]

Why are they deliberately delaying the opening ?

delaying due to cash flow problems?
FEAR NOT!
our benevolent government will bail them out just like how they saved near collapse Far East Organization in the past.

 

[johnny333]

y do dey delibrately delay it? ...

I notice that the upgrade project on Marymount Rd to put a roof on the overhead bridge has stopped with only roofing done on 2/3 of the bridge.

They've taken down the scaffolding so I don't think they going to complete the job. Maybe the gov't has run out of money? Or rather the contractor can't complete the work after running out of money?

Business problems hitting Spore already?

 

[suteerak1099]

y do dey delibrately delay it? ...

Why are they deliberately delaying the opening ?

y delay? well, there've been lotsa hearsay;
1. that the marine soil underneath were merely too soft n detrimental to the foundation laying.
2. then there's other versions saying that costs of building materials like; sand, quarry, cement, steel... getting pricier by the day.
3. fuel price increase has its direct n indirect impact on the proceedings, since their machines need fuel to operat day n night.
4. manpowering for the manual labor has fallen quite sharply too, since the middle eastern developments have more attractive salaries.
5. contractors reputable for not paying their workers punctually... etc.

in summary, they're all singing jack neo's movie OST: $ not enough

 

[hughgrant]

i think its the whole construction crunch

 

[Merl Haggard]

i think its the whole construction crunch

The casinos' high-rolling business has crashed. Current slum has spread from Vegas to Macau and other cities in the world.

Las Vegas Sands share price was trading in Dow during Oct 07 at US$160, and now it's plunged down to $40.

Stock and property market crashed in China and Chinese govt has also imposed restrictions on gamblers going out of China to gamble.

The two casinos in S'pore were developed with our govt targeting gamblers from China.

The two IRs developers are very worried.