Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | July 2010 16 discussed an “unprecedented” motion empowering it to sue Sands, according to IPBA’s lawsuit. The conference was held May 2nd-5th. “We never would have sued them if they didn’t return the checks,” Adelson said. “I don’t know about in Singapore, but in the US it’s a criminal offense to return a check or to write a check that you don’t intend to cover.” “Now believe me, we make every effort,” Adelson said. “We send employees in to live in the rooms, to try out the toilets, sinks, lights, drapes, to make sure everything is working as it’s supposed to and that’s what we did. But in any new property and in any ongoing property, you always have something that happens.” Meanwhile, the IPBA organizing committee said MBS never formally apologized for the problems encountered during the conference. MBS executive George Tanajisevich met IPBA President Lee Suet Fern once after the conference and didn’t make any settlement offer, the committee said. Lee, the daughter-in-law of Lee Kuan Yew, chaired the conference. “Since then we have not heard from Sands except through their lawsuit and sound bites to the media,” according to an IPBA statement. Food for the eyes, mind and gut Marina Bay Sands will boast restaurants from a line up of celebrity chefs, including Mario Batali (New York), Daniel Boulud (New York), Wolfgang Puck (Los Angeles), Santi Marina Bay Sands CEO Thomas Arasi at a conference with the resort’s celebrity chefs, Daniel Boulud, Guy Savoy, Santi Santamaria, Tetsuya Wakuda and Justin Quek Still to open—The Louis Vuitton Crystal Pavillions Sands Expo and Convention Center A private room at Fuse bar The Jin Sha restaurant Santamaria (Barcelona), Guy Savoy (Paris) and Tetsuya Wakuda (Sydney). Chefs Santi Santamaria, Guy Savoy and Tetsuya Wakuda will have their restaurants on the mezzanine layer of the casino while Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud and Wolfgang Puck will have signature restaurants situated near the two Marina Bay Sands Theatres. Each of the six chefs is personally involved in the concepts, menus, and interior design of the six different restaurants. When fully completed, MBS will feature several other dining venues, an Art Science Museum, an outdoor event plaza and two floating crystal pavilions, one of which will house a flagship Louis Vuittion boutique. The Walt Disney musical “The Lion King” has been delayed because the building is not yet ready. The stage show will open in the first quarter of 2011, according to LVS. Marina Bay Sands