I can't wait too. It will sure inject some life into the downtown Marina area. As it is still waiting to be developed, what we see now is just a really huge field and some sparse pockets of forests.
What I'm more curious about is how Dubai would respond to this. I'm sure they have massive projects already under their belt, but would they let Singapore take the crown for the superlative 'Most Expensive'? I'm sure they'll release a proposal of some sort for a massive casino & resort, if they hadn't done so yet.
About this casino, Singapore has long been forbidding casinos being built on the island because of the vices it brings to the country. Obviously the government had some change of heart, now that everybody's heating up the competition for tourists. But they're still 'forbidding' low-income residents nto access the casino - so to speak - by leveraging a steep entrance fee, as well as sky-high membership fees so as to put off those who should not/ cannot spend.
It would be ready by 2009, which isn't too far off.
I'm excited.