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Why I divested Genting and never looked back (nor regretted)
By Let's Get Rich Together  •  May 17, 2015
I gambled (and won't do it again) I once dipped my feet into Genting Singapore. I bought one lot when it was at 52 weeks low, hoping to gamble my way through and make a quick profit when it bounces back. But it never did. I did my basic assessment. Balance sheet was not bad (huge cash position). There's prospect in Japan and Jeju (Korea) for the Company. Jurong's Hotel is opening soon. I convinced myself that "everything is going to be fine". Yet, i've forgotten that this is a Company about gambling after all. And I gambled my money away in this stock. > 20% loss suffered. Why was it bad? The business is divided into two main segments - Gaming, Non-gaming. Gaming It all depends on two huge factors - gamblers (mainly foreign Chinese) volume + Casino Win rate. Know that the tourism industry is sort of cyclical. There'll ......
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