The latest group to submit a bid for the contract to build and run Singapore’s second casino resort has done so with the most extravagant proposal yet.

The Eighth Wonder group, along with its three partners, outlined its vision for the 49 hectare complex, as outlined by specialist resort builder and Eighth Wonder chief, Mark Advent.

Mr Advent said that the group would build a ten-storey waterfall as the centrepiece of its $3.5 billion scheme. The resort would also feature a hotel centred around a soccer stadium associated with the game’s greatest ever player, Pele.

Other plans include the construction of a spa resort to be run by healthy living guru Deepak Chopra.

Mr Advent also unveiled plans for the resort to be named after a fictitious adventurer, Hurricane Harry, whom he described as “a combination of James Bond and Indiana Jones, with a little bit of Hemingway thrown in for good measure”.

‘Harry’s Island’ is to compete against rival bids from Malaysian and Bahamas-based firms, with the Singapore government scheduled to make a decision by December.

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