Katy Perry at the Marina Bay Sands Pool
But the casino scene is still in its infancy; the historically super-strict country only legalized casinos in 2005. There are only two gambling palaces on the island: the Marina Bay Sands, which opened in April, and the Resorts World Sentosa, which debuted in February.
The Marina Bay Sands has already become a standout on the Singapore skyline, with a 60-stories-high skypark that looks like a cruise ship sitting atop of three hotel towers.
Of course, the house is always the winner, and locals feel like they are the ones who are losing by having their own version of Macau. Residents worry about the casinos causing gambling addictions within the community, so the casinos try to deter would-be problem gamblers by charging locals a $74 entry fee. That's like the opposite of what goes down in Vegas!
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[Photo: Marina Bay Sands' Facebook]
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