Casino No?

Should Singapore build a casino not?

There is ToTo... 4-D.... what sweepstakes.... football bettings ( legal and illegal )... horse racings on weekends.... if you look carefully... there is something to bet on EVERYDAY.

MM Lee said that Chinese loves to gamble (heard that from the 10 pm news). My mother chipped in and said she seldom see Malays or Indians gamble. Maybe she is right, mybe she is wrong?

What else? Speculate on shares? Foreign money? Bonds? Or just some plain numbers that keep changing on the TV screen? I can't imagine what impact a casino will bring when it landed in Singapore shores.

I believe there will be lots of adverse effects in social terms. But the Government said the casino will bring in revenues and much needed reputation as a tourist attraction... something like what 'Uniquely Singapore' or whatever.

So who to listen? Some concerned citizens or the Government?

A minister said that Singaporeans should be matured enough to accept the casino (sorry I forgot who). Make sense isn't? But does Singapore really needed a casino?

I believe this debate will carry on for a long time.... and I think the Government will allow a casino to be built. I hope... the society is really matured enough to handle it.