Marina Bay Sands gets casino licence

ONE of the most important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle - the casino licence - has fallen in place, just in time for Marina Bay Sands' (MBS) opening on Tuesday.

The Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued MBS its casino licence on Monday morning.
The US$5.5 billion project is slated to open Phase One of the project on Tuesday, and speculation had been rife on whether or not it could secure its licence on time to open its casino.

Its rival, Resorts World Sentosa, secured its casino licence eight days before its casino opening on Feb 14.

MBS is slated to open Phase One of its project, with 963 hotel rooms, part of the exhibition and convention centre, some restaurants and bars, retail shops, the events plaza and the casino.

Watch out for the grand opening.