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Intangible Assets, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets consist of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In millions)
Sands Bethlehem gaming license and certificate
$
67

 
$
67

 
 
 
 
Marina Bay Sands gaming license
48

 
49

Trademarks and other
1

 
1

 
49

 
50

Less — accumulated amortization
(44
)
 
(28
)
 
5

 
22

Total intangible assets, net
$
72

 
$
89


In August 2007 and July 2010, the Company was issued a gaming license and certificate from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for its slots and table games operations at Sands Bethlehem, respectively, which were acquired for $50 million and $17 million, respectively. The license and certificate were determined to have indefinite lives and therefore, are not subject to amortization. In April 2016, the Company paid 66 million Singapore dollars ("SGD," approximately $47 million at exchange rates in effect at the time of the transaction) to the Singapore Casino Regulatory Authority (the "CRA") as part of the process to renew its gaming license at Marina Bay Sands. This license is being amortized over its three-year term, which expires in April 2019, and is renewable upon submitting an application, paying the applicable license fee and meeting the requirements as determined by the CRA. The Company has filed a renewal application and believes it meets the renewal requirements as determined by the CRA; however, no assurance can be given the license renewal will be granted or for what period of time it will be granted.
Amortization expense was $16 million, $16 million and $15 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense is approximately $5 million for the year ending December 31, 2019.