HONG KONG: Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho and the media and gaming empire headed by Australia's Packer family have abandoned their joint bid to build Singapore's first casino, the companies said Tuesday.
Ho's Melco International Development Ltd. and Australia's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. said the expected returns didn't justify the high capital costs of the casino at Marina Bay, just outside Singapore's downtown business district.
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