tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887620052409054934.post6864809254295418432..comments2023-10-25T21:48:33.241+13:00Comments on FIJI GLOBAL COMMUNITY VOICES.: Fiji: Suva Sin City Perhaps or Is it an Economic Spin?fijian-kiwigalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372973429176434704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887620052409054934.post-34672918083038051972012-01-31T12:43:17.874+13:002012-01-31T12:43:17.874+13:00AnonymousJan 3, 2012 08:21 AM
The total investment...AnonymousJan 3, 2012 08:21 AM<br />The total investment for a destination resort casino in a developing country like Fiji should not exceed $5 million dollars. Since Mr. Claunch has received an exclusive gambling license there is no urgent need to throw $290 million dollars into this development. Casinos succeed based on two factors - "masses of asses" and a healthy pre-existing gambling market. <br /><br />In 2010 there were only 630,000 annual visitors to visit Fiji. The number of total travelers who land at the airport is quite a bit higher but those people do not leave the airport. Visitors are there for the topography which does not translate into the mass of gamblers necessary to support a profitable casino. Visitors go to Fiji to escape trappings of urban life which includes casinos. A very small percentage of visitors will travel around the world looking to spend their money at a near bankrupt casino on the Fiji islands. <br /><br />The other component missing in this investment is the lack of synergy with other local casinos. The reason Las Vegas thrives is based on a gamblers ability to leave one casino when they lose their money and simply walk next door. Fiji has no synergy and a destination resort of this size will be unable to contain their gambling visitors. <br /><br />I live a few minutes from the Snoqualmie Casino and I guarantee all money received from this tribe is clean as driven snow. However under no circumstances will a heavy investment in a foreign and seemingly unstable country survive. My advice to the Snoqualmie Tribe is - don't walk away from this opportunity but RUN as fast as you can!<br />---------------------<br />Reply<br />fijian-kiwigalJan 7, 2012 07:35 PM<br />Thank you for this valued comments. It is an eye opening one too for that matter. It is obvious that this casino project dreamed up by this regime & its co-horts have not thought it through in detail. There is no evidence of what model it is citing. It is doomed to fail as you have clearly outlined. Visitors numbers to Fiji includes those transitting. Those that stay are as you rightfully said, there for holiday away from the happenings of a busy city life including casinos. Its anything to grab the interest of those silly enough to want to invest at such a time when Fiji has been declared a failed state. How their investment is going to pan out in the end is another story.<br />-----------------<br />Reply<br />AnonymousJan 10, 2012 08:30 AM<br />If you have comments regarding the Fiji Island casino and want your voice heard by a major US newspaper send an email to:<br />lmapes@seattletimes.com<br />Thank you<br />Reply<br />AnonymousJan 11, 2012 10:52 AM<br />A Major US Newspaper Wants To Hear From You - <br /><br />If you have comments regarding the Fiji Island casino and want your voice heard by a major US newspaper send an email to:<br /><br />lmapes@seattletimes.com<br /><br />Thank you<br />-----------------------<br />Reply<br />fijian-kiwigalJan 30, 2012 03:20 PM<br />Thank you @ Anon. we have noted the email address given & will reponsd accordingly. We will also gauge recations and comments from our Luvei Viti Think Tank forum. Much appreciated.fijian-kiwigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372973429176434704noreply@blogger.com