casinos in Singapore...

this topic has been quite "hot" in Singapore lately...people have been debating on whether casinos should be allowed here....mmm...some penny for my own thoughts...

in my personal opinion, casinos are a good source of national income....when the number of tourists increased, the hotel industry, F&B industry and entertainment industry will be booming...thus, not a bad idea to have casinos...from the financial aspects, having casinos is basically a very excellent idea....more money, more jobs, more income, more spending, more national income...because GDP = private consumption + investment + public spending + exports - imports...with casino, it seemed that private consumption will increase...investment will increase as more firms will be wanting to invest in singapore with the increase in demand..public spending will be increase in some ways...it seemed that GDP will increase...so more money...WHY NOT???

however of course we cannot just look at one aspect of any issues...we have to look at other aspects...with the opening of casinos...many has predicted that social problems will increase...more people might end up in bad debts, more people might become compulsive gamblers, it might not be a good learning environment for the impressionable teens and violence may increase....these social problems that may arise are not on unfounded grounds...such cases are frequent in countries with casinos and such news are often reported...but is casinos the true and only cause of such social problems? what about pubs, clubs and discos? dont they pose the same problems - compulsive alcoholics,fights, bad habits? so i guess this is where the controls will come in...knowing our government...controls will be in place...police will patrol...fines will be imposed...although it will not solve all problems...but i believe it will help to control...

basically, i am for the idea of having casinos in Singapore...i believe majority of us, Singaporeans, are not brainless...we are mature enough to know what is right and what is wrong... casinos are another form of entertainment for Singaporeans...so why should we give up this entertainment because of the problems that might be caused by the minority? isnt it unfair??

heh heh heh....this entry is to prove that although i may crap a lot......i do have something between my ears....and it's called "BRAINS"....*grins* although i think a lot of people will beg to differ....*laughs* mmm...come to think of it...my first "serious and profound" entry...on the last day of March!!!