Sunday, June 19, 2011

Ask the Expert advice Fengshui Before Gambling

Wear red if you want to win at casino Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, but wear a white color to enhance your luck at the casino rivals, Resorts World Sentosa.

That said Danny Cheong feng shui experts, whose expertise became highly sought after due to the opening of two city-state's first casino resort last year.

"Previously, I sometimes get clients who ask for help to bet on horse races or the lottery," said Cheong, 50-year-old Singaporean who studied in Hong Kong. "Now everyone wants advice about the casino."

Two massive casino resort in Singapore, which together cost the construction of more than 10 billion U.S. dollars, is the culmination of a decade-long effort to diversify the island's economy toward services, such as tourism and finance, and reduce dependence on manufacturing. Both casinos have created more than 20,000 jobs, helping to attract visitors in record numbers, and encourage economic growth 14.7 percent last year, most likely the second highest in the world after Qatar.

GDP increased 12.5 percent in the period October to December from a year ago compared with an increase of 10.5 percent in the third quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said Monday.

Singapore, which in recent decades has lost most of the low wage manufacturing in regional countries such as China and Vietnam-have focused on exporting more value-added products, such as semiconductor and pharmaceutical products. Manufacturing increased by 28 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, while services rose 8.8 percent and construction fell 1.2 percent, the ministry said.

This year, the resort will contribute about 1.7 percent of GDP growth in the economy which, according to DBS Bank of Singapore is expected to slow but still grow 7 percent. The government estimates economic growth of between 4 percent and 6 percent in 2011.

Singapore has also benefited from strong economic growth in Asia, led by China. Almost all the growth in tourist arrivals last year came from neighboring countries and, for the first time, Chinese demand will likely Singapore's export demand will pass the U.S. in 2010.

In an effort to attract visitors to China, gambling resorts that incorporate the principles of feng shui and other Chinese confidence in their design and operation. Resorts World to open the casino at 08:28 on February 14, while the Marina Bay Sands opens March 27 at 15:18 because eight is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture.

Singapore, which has a population of 5 million people, visited an average of about 1 million visitors per month. That number jumped 20 percent in the first eleven months of last year compared to same period in 2009.

Resorts were also planned to be expanded this year, increasing economic growth and tourism. Marina Bay Sands, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., is scheduled to open ArtScience world's first Museum in February. While that's Resorts World Bhd Genting Xperiential Maritime Museum will open this summer, with two more hotels and a marine life park will be opened soon to follow.

The retailer, in resorts and in the malls of Orchard Road, also benefited from increased tourism, with spending by tourists increased 47 percent to 13.7 billion Singapore dollars in January-September period compared to the previous year.

Which also benefited the feng shui experts such as Cheong, who for 22 years has provided counsel to companies such as Pizza Hut, Renault, and Robinsons department stores on how to attract the right energy or qi.

The gambler has to pay 500 Singapore dollars for the session "attainment of wealth"-advice on how to beat the casinos, where Cheong analyze the date and time of the birth of a client to give tips on clothing luck and facing direction at a card table.

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