Japan IR (suppose to have 3 of them) will create a casino gaming market just behind Macau in the world in term of revenue and that is some threat Singapore can't ignore about it. Thus, the idea of expansion to the 2 IRs should not be something
...Singapore Government announced on 3rd Apr 2019 the plan to expand the 2 IRs (Resort World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands) with the requirement that the 2 IRs operators pumping in a total of S$9 billion (S$4.5 billion each) for the expansion. Nothing surprising with that given that Singapore is already 1 foot into the IR or gaming industry and with the upcoming regional competition in particular the Japan IR, it is just a plain common sense one need to upgrade or expand. It is only the pseudo-elite who probably possess not much of a common sense call it an imagination regarding the expansion.