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Bloomberg reported that Singapore's Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is facing a money laundering probe by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged money-laundering. It was said that the MBS may be investigated over how it handled the accounts of its top gamblers.

A netizen on a local forum has posted a nasty message gloating over the mass shooting at a Las Vegas casino, which has left over 50 dead and hundreds injured.

A netizen has shared his unhappiness with a female Vietnamese foreign talent who is working in Marina Bay Sands Casino as a dealer.

A lone gunman attacked a casino, fired shots and set fire to gambling tables at Resorts World Manila earlier today, causing panic in the country which has already been on high alert. People could see smoke billowing from the building and heard loud bangs as others got injured fleeing for their lives. There are no casualties so far. The Islamic State rushed to claim responsibility but the police later clarified it was likely a robbery. They said the man, reportedly a Caucasian, ran straight for the casino chips and did not aim his rifle at anyone in particular. He poured gasoline on gambling tables and tried to steal US$2.27 million worth of chips. The police has since recovered the stolen amount.

Singapore's casinos have a problem with attracting revenue from mainland tourists, and face even more problems trying to recover their debts from Chinese gamblers, who simply have to flee back to China to evade payment.

Every place in Singapore are not allowed to smoke freely, why smoking in the casino is allowed, the croupiers working in the casinos is inhaling second hand smoke, there are as many as 5 to 6 players smoking directly in front of the croupiers dealing the games. Can the respective department please look into this matter, the casinos has been opened since 2010, no one seem to be able to provide a smoke free environment place for us to work. Please set up smoking room like what Singapore pool and Singapore turf club do, please give us a healthy environmental place to work, second hand smoke is a deadly weapon.

On 21 August this year, 4 Turkish nationals - Suleyman Arik, 31, Mehmet Mersin, 52, Firat Teymur, 25, and Asiye Cakmak, 24 - arrived in Singapore and checked into a hotel in Jalan Besar. Their ambitious plan was to cheat at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino, make a killing and then return back to their country richer.

In a further development of the sudden closure of travel agency “Asia-Euro Holiday”, the Chinese media reported yesterday (25 May) a stunning disclosure by an insider. According to the revelation, the boss of the Asia-Euro is said to have been patronizing the casino in Marina Bay Sands and incurred a gambling debt of about $5 million, besides his purported liabilities in property investments.

WHEN cleaner Goh Chin Ann borrowed $400 from a licensed moneylender in August, the interest stated on the agreement worked out to just eight cents a day. Yet, Credit88's contract also stated that he had to pay back the entire loan the very next day, or face a $600 late-fee charge.

While his colleagues were grabbing drinks together after hours, Mr Lim would find an excuse to plod on home. It was 2010 and the accountant had no money to spare for leisure. He had racked up gambling debts of $96,948 in just six months. An addiction to baccarat and Texas hold'em poker had Mr Lim hopping from credit card to credit card maxing out his limits.