Casino Royale Singapore

The people of Singapore are taking their Chinese New Year celebration gravely. Gambling seems to be their number one priority as they are all preparing their homes to host an in-house casino style gambling. It was just five years ago when I visited Singapore and Chinese New Year over there was the same like how we Malaysians celebrate; by visiting friends and family, watching the lion dance, enjoying the traditional delicacies and everyone’s personal which is receiving the ‘ang pow’.

It’s quite depressing to know that the worldwide celebration of Chinese New Year is now nothing more than just gambling for the Singaporeans. People as young as 25 years old are spending more than 300 Singapore Dollars just to prepare their mini-casino at home. The importance of the celebration is the gathering of friends and family under one roof spending quality time, laughing and enjoying the festive season, but in the eye of these gambler’s its more like a gathering of high-rolling gamblers of friends and family consisting. Their reason is Chinese New Year.!

The preparation consists of buying and renting poker tables, high quality casino ranged playing cards, roulette tables and chips. All of these totaling the expenditure of a single person up to one thousand five hundred Singapore Dollars, some even more. The cultural barrier is now clearly broken and violated by the acts of these gamblers. ‘Pretty good’ examples are being set for the younger generations and yes they know it themselves and agree to it. The real celebration will be for the owners of the rental agencies that are renting and selling gambling agents. The government has done nothing much except for only giving strict warning to those who have planned to carry out public gambling and housing an illegal gambling centre. Jail terms and fines will be imposed on the people who violate these rules.

Well one thing is for sure, the opening of the real casino is going to strike gold for the Singapore government as they are already promoting and encouraging citizens to get their own gambling set for Chinese New Year. All said and done for the citizen and for those looking to pocket some money this festive season please do visit your friends or family in Singapore.

EmThaPresident DMC12