"We expect the market share (in Singapore) to be higher than Macau," Kurt Quartier, vice-president of IGT's international casino markets, told Reuters on the sidelines of a gaming conference in Macau.
Quartier declined to be more specific but said its market share in Singapore would be less than 50 %. IGT has a market share of less than 20 % in Macau. He oversees IGT's markets in Europe, Russia, Asia and Africa.
It competes with Australian machine maker Aristocrat Leisure, which has about a 55 % share of Macau's slot market. Sands is building a us$ 5.4 billion mega-casino resort in Singapore, which is set to be ready by late 2009 or early 2010.
Malaysian casino operator Genting Bhd's unit, Genting International is developing Resorts World, which is located on the Singapore resort-island of Sentosa.