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Saturday May 14, 3:33 PM
US bidder says too much control on Singapore casino designUS casino magnate Steve Wynn has complained there was too much direction and control by officials involved in the bidding process for casino resorts in Singapore. While praising Singapore's economic policies, good governance and world class infrastructure, Wynn did not mince words in saying that attempts at micro-management could affect creativity, the Business Times reported. "It's control and direction given by people who've never done this before. I don't think it's appropriate to tell someone: give us an attraction that's irresistible, that will reach into India and China -- but we'll tell you how to design it." Wynn is the creator of some of the most famous integrated resorts which include casinos in Las Vegas. His company, Wynn Resorts, is one of 14 companies invited by the Singapore government to submit detailed proposals for its planned two casino resort projects. Licenses for the casinos will be issued later this year and the resorts operational around 2009. Wynn cited a requirement to submit line drawings for the projects by September 30. "By definition, anything done by September 30 will be a partially finished product," he said. "Everybody will make big promises and have fancy drawings. But you can't tell from a drawing or a rendering what space moves the human spirit. You have to be in it to understand." Wynn's casino resorts include The Mirage, Treasure Island, The Bellagio and the most recent addition Wynn Las Vegas, which cost 2.7 billion US dollars to build.
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