of $100, $2000 and casino

In today's papers on casino.

STI HEADLINES: To get into a casino, pay $100 a day or $2,000 a year
(By Glenys Sim and Kelvin Wong)

"SINGAPOREANS and permanent residents will have to pay $100 a day or $2,000 a year to get into the casino if one is built here.

The Trade and Industry Ministry yesterday said that the entrance fees were a signal that gambling was not a way to make a living.

The measure is among the 'social safeguards' spelt out for investors interested in developing an integrated resort on Sentosa or in Marina Bay.

To protect the young, the age bar has been set at 21, and to stop Singaporeans from gambling away their future earnings, casino operators cannot extend credit to them unless they are 'premium players' who can put at least $100,000 up front..."

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S$2000.00 a year = S$166.6666666666 per month = S$41.6666666666 per week

If there's free meals, I sign up straight away.

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