i'm sure many of you are aware of the plans to built a casino somewhere in singapore.
i've read some rather disturbing atricles on the forum pertaining to this topic.
one was from a concerned mother who was unfortunate enough to have parents who got hooked on the dice.
says she,
'the thought of a casino being set up in Singapore makes me very sad. Why a casino? My mother used to gamble incessantly, leaving my three siblings and me in the care of an elderly maid. She wiped out all our savings to feed her addiction...
'at one stage, when she was on a winning streak, she went to Genting in a helicopter every day...
'My parents are now divorced and the four of us carry the scars of a broken family...
that was sure an awakening for me in a way.
another one was from this chairman, habitat for humanity s'pore (i have no idea what that is).
he was recounting what he heard some middle aged s'poreans said as he took the ferry back to s'pore from batam one night.
apparently these middle aged folk visited the casino.
says he,
'2 women who sat beside me were conversing in cantonese, complaining non-stop about how they had lost money at the casino. one of them said that it was time for her to visit her son, so that he could give her some pocket money...
'a man behind me, who earned only a couple of thousand dollars a month, told his friend he had lost $900...
the first comment by the two women is particularly disturbing. i mean talk about being fucking responsible. i would be furious if my mother did that to me. i wouldnt give her a single cent.
and to genting on a helicoter everyday!?
talk about putting the money to good use. plus she has four kids!
this casino thing has serious social implications and we cannot just sweep the possible repercussions away.
sure we are still a conservative nation (and just to note, i am sick of that) but i dont think that us being conservative is the major reason for upset amongst the masses about this.
i'm not saying that everyone will get hooked, but there are people who may get addicted (and bad) and the fact that now a casino is on the island and people do not need to ferry themselves out is not exactly helping the addicts, if you get my drift.
the main point of this is to make s'pore more interesting to tourists.
we are basically giving them another outlet to throw their cash away, and hopefully the nation can benefit from increase revenue. with the nation prospering economically, its citizens can enjoy more monetary benefits and maybe, just maybe, tax will be lowered.
at least that's what they tell us.
but how can we enjoy these probable benefits when we know that there can be really bad impacts on society itself.
i rather keep society then have those benefits.
i've read some rather disturbing atricles on the forum pertaining to this topic.
one was from a concerned mother who was unfortunate enough to have parents who got hooked on the dice.
says she,
'the thought of a casino being set up in Singapore makes me very sad. Why a casino? My mother used to gamble incessantly, leaving my three siblings and me in the care of an elderly maid. She wiped out all our savings to feed her addiction...
'at one stage, when she was on a winning streak, she went to Genting in a helicopter every day...
'My parents are now divorced and the four of us carry the scars of a broken family...
that was sure an awakening for me in a way.
another one was from this chairman, habitat for humanity s'pore (i have no idea what that is).
he was recounting what he heard some middle aged s'poreans said as he took the ferry back to s'pore from batam one night.
apparently these middle aged folk visited the casino.
says he,
'2 women who sat beside me were conversing in cantonese, complaining non-stop about how they had lost money at the casino. one of them said that it was time for her to visit her son, so that he could give her some pocket money...
'a man behind me, who earned only a couple of thousand dollars a month, told his friend he had lost $900...
the first comment by the two women is particularly disturbing. i mean talk about being fucking responsible. i would be furious if my mother did that to me. i wouldnt give her a single cent.
and to genting on a helicoter everyday!?
talk about putting the money to good use. plus she has four kids!
this casino thing has serious social implications and we cannot just sweep the possible repercussions away.
sure we are still a conservative nation (and just to note, i am sick of that) but i dont think that us being conservative is the major reason for upset amongst the masses about this.
i'm not saying that everyone will get hooked, but there are people who may get addicted (and bad) and the fact that now a casino is on the island and people do not need to ferry themselves out is not exactly helping the addicts, if you get my drift.
the main point of this is to make s'pore more interesting to tourists.
we are basically giving them another outlet to throw their cash away, and hopefully the nation can benefit from increase revenue. with the nation prospering economically, its citizens can enjoy more monetary benefits and maybe, just maybe, tax will be lowered.
at least that's what they tell us.
but how can we enjoy these probable benefits when we know that there can be really bad impacts on society itself.
i rather keep society then have those benefits.
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