By SectorWire desk ·
A Singapore court blocked Venetian Macau from enforcing a $2.5m casino debt judgment. The decision concerns enforcement in Singapore, and the court said casinos could still pursue recovery elsewhere.
The decision limits Venetian Macau’s ability to recover the casino debt through Singapore’s courts.
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