Genting Singapore's 'J' factor lost in a glum narrative

THE woeful narrative on casino giant Genting Singapore, the operator of Resorts World Sentosa, is an old one. In fact, the story turned eight quarters old after it issued its first quarter to March results recently, in what was not deserving of a confetti-throwing, Prosecco-popping celebratory moment.

It should still make a wish and blow out the candles though, for the waning numbers of deep-pocketed Chinese high rollers and rising bad debt charges that have been troubling the firm since second-half 2014 to go away.

For now, these operational beefs linger as China's rich, spooked by Bei…