Integrated Resorts

Genting Singapore names new RWS chief operating officer

Si Chen will assist the resort’s CEO in executing strategies, managing and developing its core businesses

Fabrizio Ferrari is the consulting chef for Laurus Table.
FOOD & DRINK

RWS picks Culinary Class Wars chef to headline restaurant in new hotel Laurus

The collaboration with Michelin-acclaimed Italian chef Fabrizio Ferrari is the latest in celebrity chef tie-ups at Resorts World Sentosa

With its scale and distinctive architecture, Marina Bay Sands is a dominant player in Singapore's hospitality sector.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Marina Bay Sands’ scale, success and bold expansion are a blessing and a curse for Singapore’s hotel sector

The integrated resort is outperforming the industry and its growth will augment its leading position

 By most accounts, Genting Singapore's weaker profitability was caused by the closure of some attractions at Resorts World Sentosa (above) to facilitate construction works related to the RWS 2.0 project, which deterred mass-market gamblers and non-gaming visitors.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Is Genting Singapore still a good bet?

The company’s H1 2025 financial performance was disrupted by the temporary closure of some attractions at Resorts World Sentosa 

LVS president and COO Patrick Dumont says: "We have a very strong team today, and it’s a great pleasure to work with the quality of people that we have in Las Vegas, Singapore and Macau."

At Las Vegas Sands, investment planning takes place over decades, not years or quarters

Its luxury development coming up next to Marina Bay Sands will be the world’s ‘most important gaming and hospitality building’, declares LVS president Patrick Dumont

The proposed site of the 'Freedom Plaza' project in New York.

New York City casinos could become world’s biggest, bidders predict

The projects would bring the first full-fledged casinos to America’s most-populous city

An artist's impression of what Marina Bay Sands IR2 (left) will look like. MBS will have to embark on a major recruitment drive at some point to bring in several thousand more employees to work at the new development, Town says.

Not just another wing: MBS’ new US$8 billion expansion project will have its own brand and luxury experiences

A ground-breaking ceremony will be held in the middle of 2025, with the official opening estimated to be in January 2031

Genting Singapore's recent weak performance came mainly from reduced wagers at the RWS casino, as well as a lower “win rate”.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Genting Singapore’s luck may turn in 2025

The renewal of its casino licence for a shorter two-year term adds to the uncertainties at the integrated resort operator, but a turnaround could come

Paul Town says that even though integrated resorts in other parts of the world might not be fully rebranding or repositioning themselves, they are certainly reinvesting and elevating.

Going above and beyond: Marina Bay Sands on billion-dollar push to court high-value tourists

The integrated resort sees itself as a lifestyle brand that seeks to give guests a complete hospitality experience, says COO Paul Town