Singapore has opened its first casino, with visitors flooding into the Sentosa island resort.
The casino welcomed its first visitors Sunday to coincide with the first day of the Lunar New Year.
As part of an effort by Singapore to increase its tourist numbers, the government approved the US$4.7 billion complex, which was built by Malaysia's Genting Group.
Sentosa island, which is visited by some five million people a year, was once a prisoner of war camp, housing Australian and British prisoners of the Japanese.
It is linked to Singapore's main island by a bridge.
The new casino complex will also house the new Universal Studios movie theme park and other five-star hotels.
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