09 March, 2010

Battle of the Machines LRD pg 4

Should Singapore have casinos? Share your opinions and views in about 100 words or more.

Lee Gajung  4 Faith

Whoops of joy and groans of disappointment. There is hardly a second of total silence in a gambling den. This scene is repeated everyday in 98 other spots in Singapore which have permits for private lotteries. I strongly disapprove of gambling and would be more than satisfied if all the casinos in Singapore could be shut down.
Gambling for money is dangerous as greed could make people lose thousands of dollars overnight and many may end up with heavy debts. Some people gamble due to laziness. They do not want to work to earn decent money in decent ways. I prefer becoming rich by working hard. This way is better than wasting money on gambling. I would also rather donate my money to charity organisations to help people who are less fortunate than me.

Carissa Gozali  4 Faith

Personally, I think Singapore should have casinos because that will make her even more prominent on the world map. Many people from other countries would want to come to Singapore to gamble as it is a safe and clean country. I think many people perceive casinos as dangerous places. To a certain extent it is true but I believe Singaporeans are very responsible people.
Having casinos in Singapore would also attract more people from different places around the globe to visit Singapore. This will allow Singapore to become more multi-racial than before.

4 Charity

I think that it is fine for Singapore to have a casino. It can help to increase the income of Singaporeans as the opening of a casino would mean that more jobs are created for people and this in turn will help to boost the country's economy. However, dangers set in when people begin to gamble beyond their limits and means and end up bankrupt. Some adults lost so much fortunes that they no longer have the ability to support their families' financial needs and in some cases, they even have to sell their houses to repay their debts.
I think there are special centres set up in Singapore to help people who are addicted to gambling and such centres usually engaged well-trained counsellors to help people overcome their addictions.

75 comments:

seangiam4p said...

No.Singapore should not have a casinos.It is bad and people who play will get addicted.You can also make ur eyes spoil.

oh chan young said...

yes.i think it will be good for keeping a cazino for singapore because they will have more people to come to singapore as much as more money.

yan yu said...

I think singapore should have some casinos to attract more tourist to visit singapore.but the problem is that when they lose their money,they will leave singapore.

jun ho 4p said...

no.because they get addicted to gambling.

Gur Roshan Singh 4 peace said...

I think Singapore should not have a casino because we will have gambling problems.People will a lot of money.People will be bankrupt.They will have no money at all people will be begging.DO NOT GO TO ANY CASINO

Olivia 4Peace said...

I think singapore should not have casinos.When some people goes to casinos,they will keep loosing money because of gamling.

Vanessa 4 Peace said...

I think that Singapore should not have any casinos because it is a form of gambling.I hate gambling because some loan sharks will catch you if you owe them money.I really,really,really hate gambling addits,gambling.My mum told me that 4D and Toto is a form of gambling but it is okay.Loan sharks will not find anyone who buy 4D and Toto.I wish Singapore and the whole world will not have this "gambling"!!!I really hate gambling.I hope that there is no such thing as gambling.and I want to highlight something,underground gambling dens are ilegal.I hate gambling.Do you?

triciatoh 4peace said...

no,singapore should not have casinos you may lost alot of money and you may even get started to play and play until you get addited.

Joey4p said...

A casinois is a game from shopping mall.They can make you get $60.000 that the higher money people can get.It will be boring if you play it.If you go and play casino you will used your money for nothing if you dont win.If you got money alot domt play casino.If you play it you will get addicted to casino forever and ever.So if you want to play casino make yourself a nd say i dont play casino many times and over again.Bye Bye dont play casino.

jane (4p) said...

yes.i think they should have casinos it is because the people from other places will enjoy the casinos but that does not mean that you can be addicted to gamdling.you will win money at the casino but you will lose sometime and you will be angry then you will play more.

Bryan Lee 4P said...

I thing singapore should have one casino but not so big,my grandmother went to the casino but,until now,as my teacher told me, i din't thought that when you want to go in,you need to pay $100,wow!thats alot of money,well,i like to play the jackpot but i think i'm to young to do that so i play it at i play it in the computer or in my electronic games or other stuff,but wy do they have a casno here?why people gamble?I hope i can find out the answer soon!

RIANE LOO[4p] said...

singapore should not have casinos because casinos are gambling.casinos can lost money for no reason even though if people give another person who is playing everybody have wasted their own money by playing casino.the government will not like gambling and see people lose money and get money and get money.if the same people always play they will get addicted to the game and they will keep playing the game every single day.when people the money,they will get richer and richer then when they give people money they will get very poor .SO STOP GAMBLING!!!!!!!EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Valencia Tan 4peace said...

No.I don't think Singapore should have Casino because if people lose money,they lend from loan shark,if they don't return what they lend they will get beaten by the loan- shark.Then, people will get bruises here and there.On average,people lose their money about $100 to $2,000.People get bankrupt because of gambling.$3.4million-about a quater of its operating expenditure.

alicia ong 4 peace said...

Hi , i think singapore is not suppose to have battle machine because it is not good it will cause lots of problems and lose a big sum of money that whyi don't like people to gamble and some people have good luck so they got lots of money and some people have luck that is bad will not win much money and lose a big sum of money and borrow a buig some of money from the loan

yong kap said...

I dont think singapore need casino as families will either go bankrupt or earn money. Casino tened to cheat people. Mostly,professional gamblers will then earn money as some take gambling as their careers.tourist will get addicted to gambling. I hope gambling will stop, as it will affect others emotions.

Kelly Men 4Peace said...

[battle of the machines]
I think they should have casinos because some adults like to gamble because maybe they get addicted to gambling.they should just go sometimesbut not always.sometimes they play with these fruit machines as well as 4D and toto.so singapore should have casinos but people should not gamble so much!so people stop gambling so much!

Jodie Faith lim[4p] said...

No, i do not want casino in singapore because they can get addicted easily just by playing every single day, they can lost money for no reason even though if playing,everybody have wasted their own money just to play casino,i find it so a watse of their time and money.i think the goverment will not like people who watse money and more loan sharks are coming to their house, if people get adddicted. they will play everyday even though they have no money, they will stikll gamble and own a debt of money, when the whole family have no money they will be very poor! SO STOP GAMBLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CLOSE ALL THE CASINO
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sofea adrianna 4 peace said...

no.they will lose about $100 to $2,000 by playing casinos.but more people will com to singapore to play casino.the pictures were given fancy names like amazon queen,big ben and cheeky monkey.

lim zi jin 4 peace said...

No because alot of people were bankrupt.And people must beg for food at the street.Alsoo with like a boss with they gamble later they loss all the company money andthey must close down the company.All some taxi driver go to casinos and gamble and do not want to hired people.Some of them will call upthe companyaand us why there is no taxi at this time.All people need help so they may be us loan shark for money.Or they may steal other people handphone,laptop or branded handbag.

hafiz said...

Singapore should not have any casino because casino are illegal.the employee are just gambling for money.We must pay between $100 and $2,000 to entry the casino.The NTUC Club is the biggest opperator here. IT heve 200 slot machines across five clubhouses,including DOwntown EAst at Pasir Ris and at Amara.the club for national sevicemen, has 114 machines across its five clubhouses.Eight of the Singapore league football clubs have alsobeen in on the act for afew years.The fruit machines have fancy names like Amazon Queen,Big Ben,Geisha and Cheeky Monkey.The common motivation for a tai tai is to spend hour sitting infront of the machines.

Kieran 4F said...

No.Casinos are bad and is addicting.Casinos are also illegal,you pay like $100 and u win lesser than what u paid.

Daryl Chua 4f said...

Singapore should not have any casinos because it is gambling.
If you keep on going there, it will get you very addictive as it will affect your life.

Arveen ajoy said...

I think we should no t have casino because we may have pepole fighting over money.

karen 4 joy said...

i think there should be casinos,but that does not mean we can play all the time because we will get addicted to gambling and lose alot of money
so please do not go to casinos all the time!

Cherlyn Chong said...

No,Singapore our country should not have any casino because Singapore is a good country and we dont want them to spoil Singapore's image..We would not want the people who does not gamble to gamble at the casino..Singapore is such a considerate country as well as a gracious,intelligent and responsible country.I hope they will not learn gambling because they will become a gambler..Many people was influence by the glambler in Singapore.That's why There are so many loan sharks and gambler in Singapore.Loan sharks and gambler often go to casinos ... By Cherlyn Chong 4Hope

Tammy Tan 4 Faith... said...

I think Singapore should not have casinos because it is a waste of time and people will get addicted to it. When people cannot control, they will borrow money from people and they must try their best to return the money. It is immposible to gamble and return the money unless they are very rich. But it is also wasting of time.When you go out to work,you get pay,but when you gamble ,you must count on your luck.Usually,some people gamble until they forgot their meals and even not sleeping.I strongly disgree because gambling can harm families and the people around you.

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arveen 4JOY said...

Singapore should have a casino because it will bring in alot of tourist as wellas money into singapore casinos will also create more jobs for the people in singapore and ieduce unmploynent rate.
It will also give singapore a chance to be more popular in the world.

T ammy Tan 4 Faith.... said...

I strongly disgree with gamble!!!



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Vanessa Tan said...

i dont think singapore should have casion because it let people to get addicted to gambling.Casion make people lose money,if a person lose alot of money it is all blame to gambling.Gambling are examples like jackpot,toto and 4D.Those thing also will get people to be addicted to gambling and is not good to be a gambler. Vanessa Tan 4hope

Jessy 4 Hope said...

No, Singapore should not have casinos, they gamble, and loose money, people may loose their homes and more, and it seems that their are bad things happening ever since the casino opened, such as people getting fined.

Jerald Koh 4 Faith said...

I think singapore should not have casinos(gambling dens) because:1)people who play them will get additted to gambling.2)they will suffer a big loss as they need to pay a sum of 100 to 2,000 dollars for singaporeans to play the gambling machines there.3)they will suffer a loss for gambling, as they lose.4)sometimes there will be stealers as they is a lot of people going there as the casino is one of the most popular places of all.5)you your self and your family may go bankutped.6)last but not least,gambling is ilegal.

Jerald Koh 4 Faith said...

I think singapore should not have casinos(gambling dens) because:1)people who play them will get additted to gambling.2)they will suffer a big loss as they need to pay a sum of 100 to 2,000 dollars for singaporeans to play the gambling machines there.3)they will suffer a loss for gambling, as they lose.4)sometimes there will be stealers as they is a lot of people going there as the casino is one of the most popular places of all.5)you your self and your family may go bankutped.6)last but not least,gambling is ilegal.

natassya said...

i don't think singapore should have a casino i see in the news they went to jail giving trouble.casinos are bad because i rad the news and saw that people try to cheat money in the casino. 4 faith

nathaniel 4f said...

I dont think that singapore should have cassinos.If there are many people gambling,they may lose a lot of money.Very soon, singapore would have lots of beggars.

Anonymous said...

Singapore should not have casinos because it can avoid fighting
Daryl Kiang 4Faith

Millen wee 4H said...

Yes I think we should have casino because if the folks have some money you can bet and if you are lucky you can get 2x the money you put in!

Yeo Wen Kai said...

I don't think that Singapore should have casinos as people will get addicted to gambling and it will spoil your eyesight.


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Cheryl Tham 4F said...

No,I think Singapore should not have casinos as people will get addicted to gambling and will lose a lot money.Some people who have no money will borrow from the loan sharks,sometimes they cannot return the money and the loan sharks will do some things like:spraying red paint or splash urine.I strongly disagree gambling!And i wil encourage everyone not to gamble!

Cheryl Tham 4F said...

I dislike gambling!!!

Jessica 4 hope said...

I rather say no,singapore should not have any casinos at all as gambling is a bad habit and it also can cost lots of trouble.they soon will loose their money and homes if they get addicted, don't know when to stop.Their family will also suffer the lost of the gamblers.better don't ever start to gambel because it is better to avoid from the beggining rather than to suffer at the end.....Jessica 4 Hope

Ang Karine 4 PEACE said...

somepeople say no but some people say yes.Some people and i said no because we dont grumble like gay and we wanted to show how respect we are and we are not bad people like gay and when i go other country i dont grumble i ride rollercoster with tickect not casionos and i enjoy myself very much. some people say yes because they visited singapore to see how fun was singapore useing casionos like their country,but some people use to introduce people to grumble then they went to toliet to call the police then they can trick people and cheat with the money.

Unknown said...

I don't think Singapore should have casino. Gambling is not good.

Unknown said...

At casinos, People either lose money or gain money. Gambling can make you go bankrupt.

lim jia xuan 4faith said...

singapore should not have casinos.we will become bankrupt soon if we do not stop gambling.i know that maybe some adults like to gamble but they will get addicted.

Tammy tan 4FAITH said...

I think singapore should not have casinos because it is wasting of time. But if you contine to gamble, the youngsters will also follow and these goes on .I think singapore should band gambling because people get addicted to it to!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lim Yong Kap said...

I strongly disagree that gambling should be able to relief others feeling as in casino(which is a gambling den ) there is only whoops of joy and groans of dismay in the spacious jackpot room.Thats why I do not like singapore to have casino. it destroys the gambler`S life and income savings. some wealthy people even have to sell away their title deeds .so I hope that people and tourist will stop their gambling addiction!!!!!!!

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Tammy Tan 4 faith said...

No, ithink gambling can harm alot of people because if they borrow money from the loan sharks and cannot pay them,the loan shark will beat up people or even kill people. When you borrow money from loan sharks,they also charge you interest to gain profit.Many people get addicted to it and borrow money from others.Gambling is also illegal.SO please stop gamling!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I do not think singapore have casinos because when gambling you can lose money or win money. When you are adicted it is very hard to stop. Those people borrow money from loan sharks that do not pay up, will get injured. Police has arrested many peple because of gambling .So please stop gambling!!:<

Anonymous said...

No,I do not think Singapore should have casinos because some people are so addicted to gambling, the more they lose money the more they want to win it back. Then that is when the gambler starts to borrow money from their job, family and friends. After the gambler loses the money, he than starts borrowing money from loan sharks and the gambler loses his family and friends. So that is why I do not think Singapore should have casinos.

Anonymous said...

No,I do not think Singapore should have casinos because some people are so addicted to gambling, the more they lose money the more they want to win the money back. Then that is when the gambler starts to borrow money from their, family and friends. After the gambler loses all the money, he than starts borrowing money from loan sharks and when he does not pay back the loan sharks money and the intrest, the gambler starts to loses his job, family and friends. So that is why I do not think Singapore should have casinos.

Tan En Ying 4F said...

If Singapore have casinos,That will be bad because lots of people will get addicted to gambling.

natassya said...

i strongly disagre to gambling!!!!4faith

yini 4faith said...

No , Singapore should not have casinos because if there are casinos teenagers will get acddicted , and will not go to school.We should close down all the casinos in singapore to prevent from teenagers to get acddicted .

Wildon 4Faith BTPS said...

No. Singapore should not have any gambling dens as when people get addicted to them they will go bankrupt and sometimes even skipp their meal.

Anonymous said...

I do not want casino because some people who gamble will write 0$p$

natassya said...

if singapore have casinos more people will cheat!!!4 faith

Cheryl Tham 4F said...

No.Casinos are not suitable for Singapore as it is harmful,people will get addicted and lose alot of money and will go bankrup and have no money to buy their things and food.I truly disagree with gambling and going into casinos!

Eugene Tan 4faith said...

I hate gambling because it will make people addicted to it.

Tammy Tan 4 Faith said...

No.I think gambling can harm people because if people go inside casinos, they will get addicted to it.And gambling is also illegal.Once people get addicted to it, they borrow money from other people and if they cannot pay, they will use red paint and slash on their house.Please do not gamble!!!!!!It can harm people.


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Tan En Ying 4F said...

If people get addicted to gambling,gambling cases will increase and soon the police cannot handle too much cases and have to hire more policemen.But people to hire are all left with gamblers and by that time they need to go overseas to hire people who know how to speak english.Most of them are in USA or in america.

natassya said...

when the casino just opened i see people gambling! they might lose money 4 faith

xoxo said...

No!!!Gambling is losing money!SAY NO TO GAMBLING!!!

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Xavier Toh,4Faith said...

I do not think Singapore should have a casino because it encourages more people to be addicted to gambling. Gambling is wrong because it will cause a lot of social problems in the society. When one is addicted to gambling, he/she will end up losing all of his/ her money and thus,he/she will resort to criminal ways or loan sharks. Famiies will fall apart if any member in the family is addicted to gambling.And the children will also suffer. Xavier Toh,4Faith

Gerald Ong said...

NO!We should never have a casino because if we gamble,we will get addicted.If we were not lucky we could lose a huge sum of money.And if we borrow money from loan sharks,and fail to return the money,they would scrawl O$P$ on our houses ,splash paint or even harrass our family!If there are too many cases concerning loan sharks,the police might not be able to handle them all and Singapore's houses might either be scrawled or splashed by paint.The loan will snowball because the loan sharks charge interest and the victim might lose his job,house,family and friends.They might also go bankrupt!They also should not gamble as it disgraces Singapore.(Maybe sometimes.)Singapore is a prosperous country and we would'nt want to spoil its prosperity!So please,stop gambling!Anybody who does.When i grow up,i would not want to gamble because i might lose my loved ones and i will be very sad.T_T
Gerald Ong Jon Kai
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sean 4p said...

Yes we should have a casinos to have more fun.

Anonymous said...

Singapore should not have casino because people may became addicted to it.
Rachel phang 4faith

Anonymous said...

Singapore should not have casino because when you enter the casino,you must be lucky if you want to win.Not everyone in singaporeis lucky so they may not win money but instead they lose money.
Chua Yi Jia
4Faith

Tan Yew Jin[4F] said...

I think Singapore should not have casinos.Because it may leed people addiction.Gambling is a game that cause people to win money or loose money.Children are too young to gamble.Casinos are very big and crowded.Maybe all the people over the world may come here to gamble because Singapore's casinos are very nice.In my life,I will not gamble when I grow up.Luckily,nobody in my family gambles.If someone gambles,the family will also asking to stop and may broken up.The children also may get affected to it.Casinos should be close down before people will be affected.

Kevin Kok 4Charity said...

I think Singapore should have a casino as adult will be going there to win cash.And this helps Singapore earn money.Adults will also stay away from betting on"4D or ToTo" as they know their hard earned money will most likely be wasted when they bet on "4D or ToTo".They will stay away from illegal gambling dens as casino are not illegal.Casinos will also show us different slot machines that other countries use.A casino in Singapore will help boast tourist attraction when they know there is a casino in Singapore.Although building a casino cost a bomb,it is worth it.

kim seo young 4 charity said...

i don't think singapore shoul have casinos.it is because when people go in the casino for fun,they can lose or earn money.but most of them lose money.once they go in,some people just can't control themselves and keep going in.they will not forget about it and keep losing money.there is people who went to a casino and soon became a begger.the man wasn't controlling himself and he first used all the money in the bank.when he used it all up,he sold his car.then he sold his house and lastly and shockingly,he sold his children for other peoples' worker.he earn money like that at last he left nothing but himself.his parents are worried for him.he borrowed money from his parents and used for the casino.soon,his parents died.it is now really left only himself.now,he lost the hope for casino and he is working as hard as he can.i do not want singaporeans to happen like the man and work hard and earn money because it will not hard and earn money because it will not make you lose money but earn money!

Anonymous said...

I agree that singapore should not have casinos because people may neglect their children if they get addicted to the game or parents may quarral or divorce,and I belive as long as there are no casinos,quarrals or divorces will not happen.

Oliver4peace said...

I think Singapore should not have casinos, it makes people lose their money. Sometimes, the police may even be there. I hope people will stop gambling. Some people may get addicted to gambling. If people get addicted to gambling, they may even ask for money from other people.

oliver4peace said...

Singpore should not have casinos. Gambling is very bad for people. It can make people lose their money, it can also make people addicted to it. I hope less people will gamble.