Singapore: The opening of Singapore’s first casino at the Marina Bay Sands resort was now expected to come between April and June after construction delays pushed it back from the end of this year, media reports said on Saturday.
Only the casino and a third of the 2,600 hotel rooms would likely be opened first at the reclaimed Marina Bay, the hub of the future central business district for the city—state, Channel News Asia reported, citing unnamed sources.
The resort’s owner, Las Vegas Sands Corp, had in July announced a delay in the opening until the first quarter, citing rising construction costs and shortages of raw materials and manpower.
Singapore is set to have two international casino—based resorts next year, the second being the Resort World Sentosa on an islet off Singapore’s western coast.
The Marina Bay Sands has yet to commence training for some of its 4,500 workers, while Resort World Sentosa has trained about 600 dealers for its casino, the Straits Times reported.
