By Victoria Vaughan

INSPIRED by a holiday in Las Vegas four years ago, Mr John Ng, 24, decided to take a gamble and apply for a job during the Marina Bay Sands job fair at the Suntec City Convention Centre, held over the weekend.

The integrated resort, due to open next year, received 7,800 applications for the more than 1,000 dealer positions it offered.

About 80 per cent of those keen were Singaporeans.

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