Singapore Casinos & Gambling

After Rudy Giulani was mayor of New York City, he worked in the private sector.  Somehow he got involved in consulting for a casino in Singapore.  Here is a piece of an article that talks about it.

“Though the bid ultimately failed, and there was nothing illegal about the involvement, it drew Giuliani into a complex partnership with the family of a controversial Hong Kong billionaire who has ties to the regime of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il and has been linked to international organized crime by the U.S. government.”

This is pretty interesting and I’m curious to see if it ever gets brought up in the presidential race.

Seoul plans to expand its foreigner-only casino business in an attempt to attract more international tourists but it is unclear whether the government will give the green light to the plan in view of negative public sentiment.

Due to the public’s views against gambling, the plan is only expected to scale up existing casinos in the capital without building new ones.

“It’s still in the initial stage,” a city official said. “We have been considering what are the proper measures to expand the business.”

The plan is part of efforts to attract more foreign travelers. The city has held a series of tourism Continue Reading »