SINGAPORE, May 30 — With just months to go before it is scheduled to open its doors, Resorts World at Sentosa may be finding itself in a bit of a pickle. First, its much-publicised world tour to recruit 200 performers for its Universal Studios theme park had to be cut short because of fears over the influenza A (H1N1) virus. Second, its holding company, Genting Singapore, has introduced new shareholders into the fold, which may well complicate the process of getting a casino licence for the integrated resort. When contacted, a spokesman for the resort said it would open its four hotels and Universal Studios as planned by the end of March next year. Its audition team toured Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Manila and had six more cities to go before it returned on May 17. It had aimed to get all performers here in October for rehearsals. Its spokesman said that the team was recalled because of travel health alerts issued in the light of the contagious H1N1 virus. Another factor wa...
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