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How come Straight Times never go in and see and report what they see.
These sick rubberstamps just love crowds.
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Resort World Sentosa casino run by significant number of foreigners
February 17, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...sino-run-by-significant-number-of-foreigners/
Written by Our Correspondent
Despite all the media hype about the two Integrated Resorts (IRs) providing employment opportunities for Singaporeans, it appears that foreigners are the ultimate beneficiaries at least in the case of the recently opened casino of Resort World Sentosa (RWS).
According to a CNA report today, there were complaints from gamblers about the competency of the card dealers on the floor.
Said one visitor to the casino:
“It’s very slow, I don’t see a lot of Singaporeans also. They are still at a learning stage and they made a number of mistakes.”
A RWS spokesman said:
“Mainly our croupiers are new to the industry. They started training as early as August last year so they have been training for quite a while. But nothing beats the real thing. So, when the casino opens, many are learning on the job.”
A reader who claimed to be working in RWS said many of the dealers are from China and Taiwan such that lessons have to be conducted in Mandarin for them.
The Straits Times reported on 8 February 2010 that Resort World Sentosa (RWS) will be hiring 150 card dealers in Taiwan who are expected to be paid around $1,800 monthly. Besides Taiwanese, RWS has also been actively recruiting Malaysians and Filipinos to man its casino in Singapore.
Philipines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said in April last year that RWS will open about 5,000 new jobs for Filipinos. She had sent a delegation to Singapore to explore possible job opportunities for migrant Filipino and they went to discuss available slots for Filipino workers such as workers for hotels, casinos and performers with Tan Hee Teck, CEO of RWS. (read report here)
In fact, the number of foreign workers at RWS is so high that HDB has to allocate two blocks of flats in Toa Payoh to house them.
Unless RWS gives us an exact breakdown of the number of Singapore citizens and foreigners (including PRs) on its payroll, we can never come to a reasonable conclusion if it is providing more jobs to Singaporeans or foreigners.
With the fesstive season drawing to close, Resorts World Sentosa expects visitor numbers to its casino to dip significantly today onwards after an overwhelming response to its opening, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year.
Even then, a significant number of the visitors appear to be foreigners with PRs using their native passports to get into the casinos without paying the mandatory $100 levy.
It remains to be seen if the two IRs will be a roaring success in the year of the Tiger or turn out to be “white elephants” like the now defunct Tang Dynasty village in Jurong which was launched amidst much fanfare too a few years ago.
These sick rubberstamps just love crowds.
From: kojakbt89 6:25 am
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Resort World Sentosa casino run by significant number of foreigners
February 17, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...sino-run-by-significant-number-of-foreigners/
Written by Our Correspondent
Despite all the media hype about the two Integrated Resorts (IRs) providing employment opportunities for Singaporeans, it appears that foreigners are the ultimate beneficiaries at least in the case of the recently opened casino of Resort World Sentosa (RWS).
According to a CNA report today, there were complaints from gamblers about the competency of the card dealers on the floor.
Said one visitor to the casino:
“It’s very slow, I don’t see a lot of Singaporeans also. They are still at a learning stage and they made a number of mistakes.”
A RWS spokesman said:
“Mainly our croupiers are new to the industry. They started training as early as August last year so they have been training for quite a while. But nothing beats the real thing. So, when the casino opens, many are learning on the job.”
A reader who claimed to be working in RWS said many of the dealers are from China and Taiwan such that lessons have to be conducted in Mandarin for them.
The Straits Times reported on 8 February 2010 that Resort World Sentosa (RWS) will be hiring 150 card dealers in Taiwan who are expected to be paid around $1,800 monthly. Besides Taiwanese, RWS has also been actively recruiting Malaysians and Filipinos to man its casino in Singapore.
Philipines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said in April last year that RWS will open about 5,000 new jobs for Filipinos. She had sent a delegation to Singapore to explore possible job opportunities for migrant Filipino and they went to discuss available slots for Filipino workers such as workers for hotels, casinos and performers with Tan Hee Teck, CEO of RWS. (read report here)
In fact, the number of foreign workers at RWS is so high that HDB has to allocate two blocks of flats in Toa Payoh to house them.
Unless RWS gives us an exact breakdown of the number of Singapore citizens and foreigners (including PRs) on its payroll, we can never come to a reasonable conclusion if it is providing more jobs to Singaporeans or foreigners.
With the fesstive season drawing to close, Resorts World Sentosa expects visitor numbers to its casino to dip significantly today onwards after an overwhelming response to its opening, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year.
Even then, a significant number of the visitors appear to be foreigners with PRs using their native passports to get into the casinos without paying the mandatory $100 levy.
It remains to be seen if the two IRs will be a roaring success in the year of the Tiger or turn out to be “white elephants” like the now defunct Tang Dynasty village in Jurong which was launched amidst much fanfare too a few years ago.
