Web Symposium: Blogosphere reactions to the Casino/Integrated Resort decision 2005
ATTENTION: The symposium is closed. A big thank you to everyone who helped in one way or other to make it a success.
NOTICE (Apr 25): support@google.com still has not gotten back to me concerning the problem with the permalink URL, so, most of the manual trackbacks left on the various blogs would not work. But all the links here should work.
Scroll down to see the entries.
To find out more about what's going on here, and--to participate--see this previous post. This space will be updated as entries are submitted. The hope is that in time, a comprehensive range of views will be represented. Help spread the word!
CONTRIBUTORS (latest additions marked): Han, lzyData, Wows, Molly Meek, Shadow, Merv, Ivan, Redrown, Wandie, Juznuts, Jimmy, Reika, Mr Brown, Jeff Yen, Gilbert Koh, Miyagi, Tripleperiod, Caleb, Moron, Andrea, La Idler, duh41, Willywei, Slippery Lips, Michael Tay, Acid Flask and Ball of Yarn.
Thank you all, and keep them coming! If you have a piece with a point of view contrary to the ones already listed, I am all the more interested. Please help report any bad links.
Keynotes
The Pre-Decision Debate
D-Day and Beyond
Publicity
* * * * *
KEYNOTE
- "TODAY: To IR is human" by Mr Brown at Brown Town, "I also notice that many officials have started referring to the casinos as Integrated Resorts, or IRs. That certainly sounds more moral, I think. It is hard to think of an Integrated Resort as something evil. Integrated, leh." (Apr 22, 2005)
(Note: The categorizing of the entries is still ongoing)
THE PRE-DECISION DEBATE (38 Entries)
- "Molly’s Casino Proposals" by Molly Meek, "Molly just received news that Singapore is seeking proposals for a casino complex despite opposition, since opposition is never good or credible in Singapore, it must be good to ignore opposition." (Nov 28, 2004)
- "Petition politics and the casino gamble" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The nature of petition politics and how it might play into the decision" (Dec 15, 2004)
- "Casino safeguards announced" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Some uneasiness about the newly-announced casino safeguards" (Dec 30, 2004)
- "An integrated last resort, mayhap" by AcidFlask at Caustic.Soda (Dec 30, 2004)
- "Open Letter to FACTS: The difference between the stockmarket and a casino" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Jan 2, 2005)
- "Daily entry fees for the casino" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A ST Forum letter, and how daily entry fees may defeat a purpose of the casino" (Jan 8, 2005)
- "Casino: From Britain to Singapore" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "The casino decision may be contradictory and divisive - the key test is how to deal with the losers of the argument" (Jan 28, 2005)
- "Molly’s friend vs. Xeno Boy" by Molly Meek, "In which Molly’s friend, though claiming to be an ardent fan of Xeno Boy, raises some disagreements with his latest entry...or so it seems" (Jan 30, 2005)
- "Casi-Yes or Casi-No" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor "The mootness of motives, reasons and rationale behind opposing a Casino in Singapore" (Jan 19, 2005)
- "Casino Debate: Freedom, Values or a Secret Sin?" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Jan 20, 2005)
- "Nature vs. Mature" by Molly Meek, "Just when Molly was about to pop her champagne, she heard news that DPM Tony Tan has commented that it is too early to decide if Singapore should have a casino..." (Feb 3, 2005)
- "Factcheck on Casinos in the US: Tony Tan is wrong" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Feb 4, 2005)
- "Decision soon?" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A decision soon? And whether MUIS is a "special interest group"" (Feb 21, 2005)
- "The casino: Social vs. religious views" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Delving deep into the socio-religious dimension of the casino debate and policy-making in general" (Feb 22, 2005)
- "Gambling on Gambling" by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "A response to Dr Balakrishnan's view that the debate was one of maturity not economics v. morals" (Mar 2, 2005)
- "Referendum for the casino issue?" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The WP forum, Tan Sai Siong's comments, and the issue of a referendum" (Mar 6, 2005)
- "The contradictions of Tan Sai Siong" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "How a pro-casino voice in the press winds up tying herself in knots and contradictions advocating her case" (Mar 7, 2005)
- "The casino decision: Building up" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "An overview of the anticipation of the mainstream media as D-day approaches" (Mar 13, 2005)
- "The Oxford Singapore Forum 1: Vivian runs from identity to casino" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "Vivian Balakrishnan stresses accountability, fights his corner on the casino in Oxford", (Mar 14, 2005)
- "The old media's take" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The old media's take on Vivian's comments in Oxford" (Mar 16, 2005)
- "Economic Spin-offs of the Casino" by Molly Meek, "People around Molly are have been making noise about the casino issue saying it’s confirmed, and Molly was like: 'What? What’s confirmed?'" (Mar 21, 2005)
- "A Tentative Decision" by Molly Meek, "It is strange that, in the report, it is said that Mr. Lim emphasized that the government has yet to make a final decision--why didn’t the reporter tell us what the tentative decision is then?" (Mar 28 2005)
- "Intelligence and Integrity" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "A criticism of the PAP's and ST's handling of the casino issue" (Apr 4, 2005)
- "It's out!", "It's out! 2 - WP Casino Statement", "It's out! 3", by lzyData and Wows at Singapore Ink, "Examines the WP Casino Statement, with responses from WP members" (Apr 7-8, 2005)
- "Worker’s Party: An opportunistic bunch of losers" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 7, 2005)
- "Why I am not impressed with the Worker’s Party" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 12, 2005)
- "Ca-SIN-No Controversy" by Moron at My Daily Bread, "Why.. do people ponder and worry so much over this rather inconsequential matter?" (Apr 14, 2005)
- "The SDA's stand, "The SDA's stand 2", "The SDA's stand: full statement", by lzyData and Wows at Singapore Ink,
"The SDA Casino Statement and responses" (Apr 15-16, 2005)
Is it really evenly split? by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A critical look at Today's reading of its own casino opinion poll" (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Jumping on bandwagons is hard to do" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Too many reports, too many questions" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "2 days before the announcement, too many reports, ministers' unsubtle hints and general doubt"(Apr 16, 2005)
- "Touble" by Molly Meek, "Now, although it is surprising for Molly to find out that MM reads the Asian Wall Street Journal, she totally agrees with MM Lee's words--If even the paper that once ended up in court with the government could write something so sensible, why can’t Singaporeans be wise and embrace the casino? " (Apr 16 2005)
- "Not Exactly The Best Bet" by La Idler at Idle Days, "Not trying to copy every damn thing that everyone else is doing." (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Fresh, New Twists" by Molly Meek, "The debate certainly takes so many interesting turns with each passing day that, as a blogger, Molly finds it a breeze maintaining readers’ interest in the issue; anyway, the new twist is that Singapore need not simply have one casino. We could have two casinos!" (Apr 17 2005)
Special Panel: Referendum for a Casino (5 entries)
- "Casino Referendum" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "Arguments against a casino referendum" (Mar 16, 2005)
- Referenda in our constitution by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Examining the constitutional provisions for a referendum on the casino" (Mar 17, 2005)
- "Re Referendum", by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "In justification of referendums--a response to Singapore Ink" (Mar 23, 2005)
- "Still CasinoReferendum" by lzyData of Singapore Ink, "Replying to Ivan's lighting" (Mar 25, 2005)
- "Re Referendum 2" by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "Reply to the response from Singapore Ink" (Mar 26, 2005)
D-DAY, AND BEYOND (30 Entries)
- "Casino Decision", by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A report of the day's Parliament session and 5 ministers' speeches" by lzyData at Singapore Ink (Apr 18, 2005)
- "Casino Decision: Day 2" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The second session as reported by the media" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "The Christian, Casinos and Gambling" by Shadow at The Book of Shadow, "Casinos make good economic sense, but of course we've got to deal with those Christians" (Apr 18, 2005)
- "A Casino In Your Future" by Caleb at A Gonzo Journal, "Let me dispel some myths here. Despite popular belief, there is no harm a casino can do to Singapore that Singapore has already done to itself." (Apr 18, 2005)
- "Kaching-apore" by La Idler at Idle Days, "Firstly, saying "I do not think" indicates doubt. Secondly, "I do not think that this would change Singapore" indicates that there is a possibility that Singapore may change and why would it change unless the decision to build a casino goes ahead?" (Apr 18, 2005)
- "High Stakes" by La Idler at Idle Days, "I am peeved that despite a quite clear indication from the masses (as judging from the local rags, blogs and kopitiam talk) that we are not ready for Las Vegas, they have gone ahead, rejecting a public referendum on this because perhaps they know that the public would have been divided, but slightly more opposed to the idea." (Apr 19, 2005)
- "No more bets, no more bets" by Andrea at Serialdeviant.org(y), "... all that was left was to work out how to make it acceptable to the average Singaporean without seeming to have rammed it through insensitively" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "Today’s political analysis" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Extracts from a Today article featuring political analysts' reaction to the announcement" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "I blame you, you and you for the $100 entrance fee" by Jimmy at Cynics.info (Apr 19, 2005)
- "Hello, it's Integrated Resort, not Casino, ok?" by Mr Brown at Brown Town (Apr 19, 2005)
- "WTF is an IR?" by Mr Miyagi at My Very Own Glob {Curiosa Felicitas} (Apr 19)
- "Haven't Enter Casino, Lose $100 Liao?!..." by Tripleperiod at Chronicles of ..., "Ramblings with regard to the necessary of the $100 entrance fee" (April 19, 2005)
- "Of Singaporeans and Mongrels" by Ahmad at Ahmad In Taiwan, "I don't know about other "quitters", but this is perhaps the biggest reason why I choose not to return in the near future...It's because I don't feel respected as a citizen of this country, by my own government.'" (Apr 19, 2005)
new: - "oh no!" and "ca-SIN-o" by Willywei, " Don't gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow"(Apr 19, 2005)
- "IR - Do we know/have what it takes?" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "The casino debate and decision gives doubts about whether Singapore can successfully pull off an IR" (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Time to cash in?" By Wandie at Educatewandie, "Now that plans have been greenlighted. It's time to ask yourself, 'is it time to puat giao tan jiat?'" (Apr 20 2005)
- "Singpapore Implements a Tax on Stupidity" by Merv at AtypicalSingaporean, "After the casino decision - What we'll expect to see in the coming days" (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Casino CASIYES" by Molly Meek, "It is a perfect situation: the people makes opinions; the government makes decisions. Together we make publicity." (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Integrated Resorts" by Michael Tay at 'You are the Potter, I am the clay', "With the recent approval of the TWO casinos Intergrated Resorts blueprint, the casinos Intergrated Resorts have been the topic many of us talk about over a meal." (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Bloggers Against Reverse Discrimination" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor, "The ill conceived tarriff for Singaporeans to enter the IRs: A clear example of reverse discrimination" (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Spill the Milk and Start Crying Over it" by Molly Meek, "To Molly’s poor Hong Kong friends: Molly is very sad for you. The world is going to pass you by and you are going to be an obscure little island (or group of islands?) with a bad economy in years to come." (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Casino and Gorilla" by Reika at Educatewandie, (Apr 21, 2005)
- Why Stop at Gambling? Let's Legalize Drugs while we're at it" by Justina at About a Nut, "Thoughts on the Casino Debate, plus some suggestions that would have helped the Shanmugam case." (Apr 21, 2005)
- "The casino issue is really just a big poker game between the government and the gaming companies" by Jeff Yen (Apr 21, 2005)
- "I am being discriminated in my own country" by Jeff Yen (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Integrated Resorts" by Gilbert Koh at Singapore Legal Mumbo Jumbo Demystified (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Beyond money vs morals" by duh41 at can music save your mortal soul?, "Simple points that the redundant and protracted casino debate illustrates" (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Solving the Entrance Fee Issue" by Molly Meek, "Make the IRs tourist-only, thus solving the $100 entrance fee problem; set up a Casino-on-the-Net website, but ban it in Singapore, and if Singaporeans still want to gamble, they have to travel to other countries the site is not banned, thus stimulating the local travel industry...many birds with one stone" (Apr 22, 2005)
- "Casino in Singapore" by Slippery Lips, "When I first heard news that Singapore was contemplating opening a casino in Singapore, I anticipated that there would be objection due to the problems caused, problems that disrupted families, drive crime, depression." (Apr 22, 2005)
- "Some reflections on last week’s casino 'debate'", by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The real casino debate has been going on among the public--the religious groups and secular groups versus the silent "why not?" people and the odd ST columnist--and internally in the Cabinet; 'real' in the sense of having almost everyone involved, even if not 'real' in the sense of actually getting to make the decision"
(Apr 23, 2005).
new: - "The casino decision aftermath: a side of Singapore still missing" by Ball of Yarn at Trompe L'oeil, " At least 35,000 jobs from two giant integrated resorts--I really hope this also means at least 70%-80% of the promised jobs going to Singaporeans and not so-called foreign talent" (Apr 23, 2005)
PUBLICITY (Thank you!)
- "Reactions to the casino decision" at The Singapore Commentator (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Sites Worth Mentioning" by Justina at Singapore Watch (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Synopsium at From a Singapore Angle" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor (Apr 22, 2005)
- By duh41 at can music save your mortal soul? (Apr 23, 2005)
- "Web Symposium: Blogosphere Reactions to the Casino/Integrated Resort Decision 2005" at Tomorrow.sg (Apr 22, 2005)
- The Apr 25 issue of The Void Deck
[Technorati: singapore, blogosphere, casino, integratedresort]
NOTICE (Apr 25): support@google.com still has not gotten back to me concerning the problem with the permalink URL, so, most of the manual trackbacks left on the various blogs would not work. But all the links here should work.
Scroll down to see the entries.
To find out more about what's going on here, and--to participate--see this previous post. This space will be updated as entries are submitted. The hope is that in time, a comprehensive range of views will be represented. Help spread the word!
CONTRIBUTORS (latest additions marked): Han, lzyData, Wows, Molly Meek, Shadow, Merv, Ivan, Redrown, Wandie, Juznuts, Jimmy, Reika, Mr Brown, Jeff Yen, Gilbert Koh, Miyagi, Tripleperiod, Caleb, Moron, Andrea, La Idler, duh41, Willywei, Slippery Lips, Michael Tay, Acid Flask and Ball of Yarn.
Thank you all, and keep them coming! If you have a piece with a point of view contrary to the ones already listed, I am all the more interested. Please help report any bad links.
Keynotes
The Pre-Decision Debate
D-Day and Beyond
Publicity
* * * * *
KEYNOTE
- "TODAY: To IR is human" by Mr Brown at Brown Town, "I also notice that many officials have started referring to the casinos as Integrated Resorts, or IRs. That certainly sounds more moral, I think. It is hard to think of an Integrated Resort as something evil. Integrated, leh." (Apr 22, 2005)
(Note: The categorizing of the entries is still ongoing)
THE PRE-DECISION DEBATE (38 Entries)
- "Molly’s Casino Proposals" by Molly Meek, "Molly just received news that Singapore is seeking proposals for a casino complex despite opposition, since opposition is never good or credible in Singapore, it must be good to ignore opposition." (Nov 28, 2004)
- "Petition politics and the casino gamble" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The nature of petition politics and how it might play into the decision" (Dec 15, 2004)
- "Casino safeguards announced" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Some uneasiness about the newly-announced casino safeguards" (Dec 30, 2004)
- "An integrated last resort, mayhap" by AcidFlask at Caustic.Soda (Dec 30, 2004)
- "Open Letter to FACTS: The difference between the stockmarket and a casino" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Jan 2, 2005)
- "Daily entry fees for the casino" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A ST Forum letter, and how daily entry fees may defeat a purpose of the casino" (Jan 8, 2005)
- "Casino: From Britain to Singapore" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "The casino decision may be contradictory and divisive - the key test is how to deal with the losers of the argument" (Jan 28, 2005)
- "Molly’s friend vs. Xeno Boy" by Molly Meek, "In which Molly’s friend, though claiming to be an ardent fan of Xeno Boy, raises some disagreements with his latest entry...or so it seems" (Jan 30, 2005)
- "Casi-Yes or Casi-No" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor "The mootness of motives, reasons and rationale behind opposing a Casino in Singapore" (Jan 19, 2005)
- "Casino Debate: Freedom, Values or a Secret Sin?" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Jan 20, 2005)
- "Nature vs. Mature" by Molly Meek, "Just when Molly was about to pop her champagne, she heard news that DPM Tony Tan has commented that it is too early to decide if Singapore should have a casino..." (Feb 3, 2005)
- "Factcheck on Casinos in the US: Tony Tan is wrong" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Feb 4, 2005)
- "Decision soon?" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A decision soon? And whether MUIS is a "special interest group"" (Feb 21, 2005)
- "The casino: Social vs. religious views" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Delving deep into the socio-religious dimension of the casino debate and policy-making in general" (Feb 22, 2005)
- "Gambling on Gambling" by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "A response to Dr Balakrishnan's view that the debate was one of maturity not economics v. morals" (Mar 2, 2005)
- "Referendum for the casino issue?" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The WP forum, Tan Sai Siong's comments, and the issue of a referendum" (Mar 6, 2005)
- "The contradictions of Tan Sai Siong" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "How a pro-casino voice in the press winds up tying herself in knots and contradictions advocating her case" (Mar 7, 2005)
- "The casino decision: Building up" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "An overview of the anticipation of the mainstream media as D-day approaches" (Mar 13, 2005)
- "The Oxford Singapore Forum 1: Vivian runs from identity to casino" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "Vivian Balakrishnan stresses accountability, fights his corner on the casino in Oxford", (Mar 14, 2005)
- "The old media's take" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The old media's take on Vivian's comments in Oxford" (Mar 16, 2005)
- "Economic Spin-offs of the Casino" by Molly Meek, "People around Molly are have been making noise about the casino issue saying it’s confirmed, and Molly was like: 'What? What’s confirmed?'" (Mar 21, 2005)
- "A Tentative Decision" by Molly Meek, "It is strange that, in the report, it is said that Mr. Lim emphasized that the government has yet to make a final decision--why didn’t the reporter tell us what the tentative decision is then?" (Mar 28 2005)
- "Intelligence and Integrity" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "A criticism of the PAP's and ST's handling of the casino issue" (Apr 4, 2005)
- "It's out!", "It's out! 2 - WP Casino Statement", "It's out! 3", by lzyData and Wows at Singapore Ink, "Examines the WP Casino Statement, with responses from WP members" (Apr 7-8, 2005)
- "Worker’s Party: An opportunistic bunch of losers" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 7, 2005)
- "Why I am not impressed with the Worker’s Party" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 12, 2005)
- "Ca-SIN-No Controversy" by Moron at My Daily Bread, "Why.. do people ponder and worry so much over this rather inconsequential matter?" (Apr 14, 2005)
- "The SDA's stand, "The SDA's stand 2", "The SDA's stand: full statement", by lzyData and Wows at Singapore Ink,
"The SDA Casino Statement and responses" (Apr 15-16, 2005)
Is it really evenly split? by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A critical look at Today's reading of its own casino opinion poll" (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Jumping on bandwagons is hard to do" by Han at Wannabe Lawyer (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Too many reports, too many questions" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "2 days before the announcement, too many reports, ministers' unsubtle hints and general doubt"(Apr 16, 2005)
- "Touble" by Molly Meek, "Now, although it is surprising for Molly to find out that MM reads the Asian Wall Street Journal, she totally agrees with MM Lee's words--If even the paper that once ended up in court with the government could write something so sensible, why can’t Singaporeans be wise and embrace the casino? " (Apr 16 2005)
- "Not Exactly The Best Bet" by La Idler at Idle Days, "Not trying to copy every damn thing that everyone else is doing." (Apr 16, 2005)
- "Fresh, New Twists" by Molly Meek, "The debate certainly takes so many interesting turns with each passing day that, as a blogger, Molly finds it a breeze maintaining readers’ interest in the issue; anyway, the new twist is that Singapore need not simply have one casino. We could have two casinos!" (Apr 17 2005)
Special Panel: Referendum for a Casino (5 entries)
- "
- Referenda in our constitution by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Examining the constitutional provisions for a referendum on the casino" (Mar 17, 2005)
- "Re Referendum", by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "In justification of referendums--a response to Singapore Ink" (Mar 23, 2005)
- "Still Casino
- "Re Referendum 2" by Ivan at Ivan's Chimera, "Reply to the response from Singapore Ink" (Mar 26, 2005)
D-DAY, AND BEYOND (30 Entries)
- "Casino Decision", by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "A report of the day's Parliament session and 5 ministers' speeches" by lzyData at Singapore Ink (Apr 18, 2005)
- "Casino Decision: Day 2" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The second session as reported by the media" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "The Christian, Casinos and Gambling" by Shadow at The Book of Shadow, "Casinos make good economic sense, but of course we've got to deal with those Christians" (Apr 18, 2005)
- "A Casino In Your Future" by Caleb at A Gonzo Journal, "Let me dispel some myths here. Despite popular belief, there is no harm a casino can do to Singapore that Singapore has already done to itself." (Apr 18, 2005)
- "Kaching-apore" by La Idler at Idle Days, "Firstly, saying "I do not think" indicates doubt. Secondly, "I do not think that this would change Singapore" indicates that there is a possibility that Singapore may change and why would it change unless the decision to build a casino goes ahead?" (Apr 18, 2005)
- "High Stakes" by La Idler at Idle Days, "I am peeved that despite a quite clear indication from the masses (as judging from the local rags, blogs and kopitiam talk) that we are not ready for Las Vegas, they have gone ahead, rejecting a public referendum on this because perhaps they know that the public would have been divided, but slightly more opposed to the idea." (Apr 19, 2005)
- "No more bets, no more bets" by Andrea at Serialdeviant.org(y), "... all that was left was to work out how to make it acceptable to the average Singaporean without seeming to have rammed it through insensitively" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "Today’s political analysis" by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "Extracts from a Today article featuring political analysts' reaction to the announcement" (Apr 19, 2005)
- "I blame you, you and you for the $100 entrance fee" by Jimmy at Cynics.info (Apr 19, 2005)
- "Hello, it's Integrated Resort, not Casino, ok?" by Mr Brown at Brown Town (Apr 19, 2005)
- "WTF is an IR?" by Mr Miyagi at My Very Own Glob {Curiosa Felicitas} (Apr 19)
- "Haven't Enter Casino, Lose $100 Liao?!..." by Tripleperiod at Chronicles of ..., "Ramblings with regard to the necessary of the $100 entrance fee" (April 19, 2005)
- "Of Singaporeans and Mongrels" by Ahmad at Ahmad In Taiwan, "I don't know about other "quitters", but this is perhaps the biggest reason why I choose not to return in the near future...It's because I don't feel respected as a citizen of this country, by my own government.'" (Apr 19, 2005)
new: - "oh no!" and "ca-SIN-o" by Willywei, " Don't gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow"(Apr 19, 2005)
- "IR - Do we know/have what it takes?" by Wows at Singapore Ink, "The casino debate and decision gives doubts about whether Singapore can successfully pull off an IR" (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Time to cash in?" By Wandie at Educatewandie, "Now that plans have been greenlighted. It's time to ask yourself, 'is it time to puat giao tan jiat?'" (Apr 20 2005)
- "Singpapore Implements a Tax on Stupidity" by Merv at AtypicalSingaporean, "After the casino decision - What we'll expect to see in the coming days" (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Casino CASIYES" by Molly Meek, "It is a perfect situation: the people makes opinions; the government makes decisions. Together we make publicity." (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Integrated Resorts" by Michael Tay at 'You are the Potter, I am the clay', "With the recent approval of the TWO casinos Intergrated Resorts blueprint, the casinos Intergrated Resorts have been the topic many of us talk about over a meal." (Apr 20, 2005)
- "Bloggers Against Reverse Discrimination" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor, "The ill conceived tarriff for Singaporeans to enter the IRs: A clear example of reverse discrimination" (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Spill the Milk and Start Crying Over it" by Molly Meek, "To Molly’s poor Hong Kong friends: Molly is very sad for you. The world is going to pass you by and you are going to be an obscure little island (or group of islands?) with a bad economy in years to come." (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Casino and Gorilla" by Reika at Educatewandie, (Apr 21, 2005)
- Why Stop at Gambling? Let's Legalize Drugs while we're at it" by Justina at About a Nut, "Thoughts on the Casino Debate, plus some suggestions that would have helped the Shanmugam case." (Apr 21, 2005)
- "The casino issue is really just a big poker game between the government and the gaming companies" by Jeff Yen (Apr 21, 2005)
- "I am being discriminated in my own country" by Jeff Yen (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Integrated Resorts" by Gilbert Koh at Singapore Legal Mumbo Jumbo Demystified (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Beyond money vs morals" by duh41 at can music save your mortal soul?, "Simple points that the redundant and protracted casino debate illustrates" (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Solving the Entrance Fee Issue" by Molly Meek, "Make the IRs tourist-only, thus solving the $100 entrance fee problem; set up a Casino-on-the-Net website, but ban it in Singapore, and if Singaporeans still want to gamble, they have to travel to other countries the site is not banned, thus stimulating the local travel industry...many birds with one stone" (Apr 22, 2005)
- "Casino in Singapore" by Slippery Lips, "When I first heard news that Singapore was contemplating opening a casino in Singapore, I anticipated that there would be objection due to the problems caused, problems that disrupted families, drive crime, depression." (Apr 22, 2005)
- "Some reflections on last week’s casino 'debate'", by lzyData at Singapore Ink, "The real casino debate has been going on among the public--the religious groups and secular groups versus the silent "why not?" people and the odd ST columnist--and internally in the Cabinet; 'real' in the sense of having almost everyone involved, even if not 'real' in the sense of actually getting to make the decision"
(Apr 23, 2005).
new: - "The casino decision aftermath: a side of Singapore still missing" by Ball of Yarn at Trompe L'oeil, " At least 35,000 jobs from two giant integrated resorts--I really hope this also means at least 70%-80% of the promised jobs going to Singaporeans and not so-called foreign talent" (Apr 23, 2005)
PUBLICITY (Thank you!)
- "Reactions to the casino decision" at The Singapore Commentator (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Sites Worth Mentioning" by Justina at Singapore Watch (Apr 21, 2005)
- "Synopsium at From a Singapore Angle" by Redrown at Rebrab Moor (Apr 22, 2005)
- By duh41 at can music save your mortal soul? (Apr 23, 2005)
- "Web Symposium: Blogosphere Reactions to the Casino/Integrated Resort Decision 2005" at Tomorrow.sg (Apr 22, 2005)
- The Apr 25 issue of The Void Deck
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