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COD MANILA BRINGS THE STARS OUT
City of Dreams Manila’s grand opening attracts over 30,000 visitors to PAGCOR’s Entertainment City tourist destination
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A spectacularly successful grand launch event at City of Dreams Manila saw over 30,000 visitors experience Manila’s first-ever world-class enter- tainment-inspired leisure destination.
VIETNAM – IGT WINS CONTRACT AT PALAZZO CLUB International Game Technology is to install its pioneering systems solutions at the prestigious Palazzo Club, which is located within the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, Vietnam.
The agreement includes the first installation of IGT’s Advantage Systems in the Vietnam slot club market, intro- ducing this segment to new slot operations capabilities, including in-depth analyses of individual game performance. The agreement also provides the first Service Window Installation on a traditional Advantage ABS floor in Asia, sup- plying the Palazzo Club with a cutting-edge promotional marketing tool that can personalize player experiences based on preferences across the club’s gaming machines.
“IGT’s systems have helped enhance operating efficiency and connections to players in hundreds of locations around the world, and we’re excited to be the first slot club in Vietnam to feature the robust analytics and floor optimiza- tion capabilities of IGT Advantage.IGT provides the experi- ence, vision and technology to better connect us to players, enable us to maximize ROI and deliver dynamic, personalized gaming experiences,” said Manimaran Ramalingam, General Manager of the Palazzo Club.
“Our partnership with the Palazzo Club sets a milestone for IGT and a new market for slots systems solutions in Vietnam. IGT continues to secure a strong foothold in the competitive systems space in Asia, and this installation at the Palazzo Club sets a new standard for creating rewarding connections with players and is designed to further drive profitability,” said Sabby Gill, IGT Senior Vice President International Sales.
CHINA – JUNKETS CLOSING MACAU VIP ROOMS With a tightening of transit visas and a continued crackdown on austerity for Chinese gamblers, Macau’s junket operators are now looking overseas for new opportunities to ship in their VIP player bases.
Junket operators helped generate 60 per cent of Macau’s $44bn in casino revenue in 2014. But now a host of junkets including Gold Moon, Suncity, Heng Sheng Group, David Group, Tak Chun, JimeiGroup, Golden Group, Mega Stars and Golden Dragon are all looking at new opportunities as China’s anti-corruption campaign continues to discourage their high- er-spending casino players from visiting casinos in Macau. IGamiX Analyst Ben Lee described it as ‘the biggest expan- sion phase ever’ for the junket operators.
Gold Moon Group confirmed it had shut a 16 table VIP room at Sands China’s Sands Cotai Central. It citied opportunities in the Philippines, Vietnam and Australia, amid a downturn in business in Macau, as being the reasons for the closure. Gold Moon also operates VIP rooms at Melco Crown’s Altira; Galaxy Macau; Wynn Macau and Pharaoh’s Palace Casino at the Landmark Hotel.
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The landmark event was officiated by Melco Crown Entertainment’s Co-Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman James Packer, gov- ernment dignitaries and VIP guests to officially launch the over US$1bn resort at Manila’s latest tourist destination, Entertainment City.
City of Dreams Manila has been developed by integrated casino resort developer MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corporation in cooperation with SM Group’s Belle Corporation, and is under the sole management and operation by MCE Leisure Philippines, a subsidiary of Melco Crown Resorts Corporation.
Cristino Naguiat Jr, Chairman and CEO of PAGCOR said: “The magnificence of the City of Dreams Manila grand launch last night was testimony to how Melco Crown Entertainment has opened up a new chapter of entertainment experience in the Philippines. I am confident that the new bench- mark set by this entertainment-inspired resort will help Entertainment City and Manila to being one of the leading premier leisure destinations in Asia.”
Thousands of excited visitors witnessed Melco Crown Entertainment’s Co-Chairman and CEO Mr. Lawrence Ho and Mrs. Sharen Ho; Co-Chairman Mr. James Packer; and Mr. Clarence Chung, Chairman & President of Melco Crown Philippines as they were joined by Mr. Cristino Naguiat Jr, Chairman and CEO of PAGCOR, Mr. Henry Sy Jr, Chairman of SM Prime Holdings, turning the cere- monial keys – opening the ‘Fortune Egg’ of City of
Dreams Manila and cascading a ‘Dream Cloud’ of mechanical butterflies – to officially mark the launch of the integrated resort.
Celebrations of Manila’s newest world-class gam- ing and entertainment destination started with a glamorous red carpet entrance of celebrities and socialites preceded a prestigious gala dinner event attended by government officials, business part- ners and VIP guests.
Meanwhile, a crowd of over 5,000 movers and shakers partied at the sell-out ‘Concert of Dreams’ and were wowed by a stellar line-up of interna- tional and Philippines’ stars, with headliners Ne- Yo, international R&B heartthrob, and Kelly Rowland, the Grammy-award winning singer, who was formerly part of one of the most suc- cessful female groups of all time, Destiny’s Child, supported by a host of top local artists including Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Kyla and Jed Madela.
Headlining the celebratory ‘Dream Concert’, Ne- Yo said: “I’m honoured to be a part of the City of Dreams Manila Grand Opening. It’s been fantastic to share the stage with incredible local and inter- national talent. Cannot wait to return.”
Government officials, business partners and lead- ing socialites including Tessa Prieto Valdes, Mia Borromeo, Sandie & Manoling Poblador, Rajo Laurel and Teddy & Louie Locsin, together with other VIP guests, then attended a prestigious cele- bratory black-tie dinner and enjoyed the special
‘Journey of Dreams’ entertainment, with special dinner-cabaret performances by Jed Madela, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and headline stars Kelly Rowland and Ne-Yo.
Bloomberry secures land for South Korean casino project
SOUTH KOREA Philippine’s operator Bloomberry Resorts has con- firmed it will develop a casino and entertainment complex in South Korea, marking its first overseas project.
The project will carry the Soliare brand that Bloomberry utilised with the $1.2bn Solaire casino resort in Manila.
Bloomberry stated: “Bloomberry Resorts has signed a four real estate agreement
with several landowners for the purchase of land with an aggre- gate of 12.2 hectares located in Muui Island in the Republic of Korea. The property is within the coverage of the Incheon Free Economic Zone and is intended to be developed into a leisure and tourism complex with entertainment facilitates and mixed use developments. The property will be acquired under Solaire Korea, a Korean subsidiary company of Bloom.”
Bloomberry decided not to give
any details with regards to the levels of investment it would make in Korea.
Silverio Benny Tan, Bloomberry’s Corporate Secretary, said: “We will pre- pare the plan, we have to com- ply with Korean regulatory requirements.”
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