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Progress of The Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Track

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
SINGAPORE -- The development of The Marina Bay Sands(TM) integrated resort (IR) was given a formal kick-start as Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) signed the officialArtist's rendering of Las Vegas Sand's Marina Bay Integrated Resort
Artist's rendering of Las Vegas Sand's Marina Bay Integrated Resort
  Development Agreement today. The signing ceremony was a significant milestone in the development of Singapore's first IR and marked the handover of the Marina Bay IR site to Las Vegas Sands so the company could commence construction.
LVS' construction and development teams have already begun pre- construction work on the site of the Marina Bay Sands. The company has also started pre-marketing activities to ensure a steady pipeline of Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) events and pre-leasing initiatives to fill the retail space component of the IR.
"Based on our operating experience in this region, our proven MICE model, and our established relationships with travel operators and MICE planners globally, we are confident that we will deliver on our promise to Singapore," stated Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. "Together with Singapore's reputation and track record in the industry, The Marina Bay Sands(TM) will become a powerful catalyst to propel Singapore's status as a leading MICE hub."
"Following the announcement of LVS' successful bid, STB is pleased to embark on this journey with LVS," said Mr. Lim Neo Chian, deputy chairman and chief executive of STB. "The development of The Marina Bay Sands(TM) is an important project for the STB, as well as for Singapore's tourism industry and economy. Besides boosting Singapore's attractiveness as a destination, it is also key to our aim to grow the BTMICE(1) industry and to draw more world class tourism investments to Singapore so as to achieve our Tourism 2015 vision."
"The Marina Bay Sands(TM) is on-track and on-target to be launched in 2009 as planned," said William P. Weidner, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. "We are excited about our growing momentum with this important project, and will continue to update the Singapore public and business community on what they can look forward to as we develop all components of the IR."
"In particular, LVS will work closely with the STB and the relevant government agencies to ensure that The Marina Bay Sands(TM) remains aligned with Singapore's economic, social and tourism priorities," said Weidner. "As a committed long-term partner with Singapore's business community, we aim to complement and synergize with the existing landscape and contribute to increasing the total pie."
LVS, which was awarded the bid for Singapore's first IR in May this year, will invest more than US$3 billion to develop The Marina Bay Sands(TM) -- one of the largest investments in the world for a single IR. The integrated resort is expected to generate an additional S$2.7 billion to Singapore's annual Gross Domestic Product and to create 30,000 additional jobs throughout the economy by 2015.
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Las Vegas Sands Corporation owns and operates casino resorts, including The Venetian in Las Vegas and The Sands Macao Casino in Macao. The company is also developing casino resorts and properties in Las Vegas and Macao, including The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino and hopes to build a casino in Singapore.
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