New casino in Sri Lanka: City of Dreams to open in third quarter 2025
Wednesday 05 de February 2025 / 12:00
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(Sri Lanka).- Sri Lanka’s City of Dreams casino to be operated by Melco Resorts and Entertainment is expected to open in the third quarter of the 2025 calendar year, John Keells Holdings, its partner in the island said.
The casino, and a Nuwa branded high end hotel is part of an integrated resort that is now being completed. Fit-out works of the 113-key ‘Nuwa’ hotel and gaming operations “are progressing well”, JKH said. A 687-key ‘Cinnamon Life’ hotel, restaurants and banquet facilities started operations on 15 October 2024.
“This marked a significant culmination of events for the Group’s iconic integrated resort, which has been under construction over the last decade”.
“All the food and beverage offerings, including the unique outdoor locations and wellness centre, were progressively launched over the last few months with all outlets and spaces at the hotel now operational as of the reporting date,” JKH Chairman Krishan Balendra told shareholders in an interim report.
“I am pleased to note that we have continued to receive positive feedback from our customers keeping with expectations of the brand positioning of the integrated resort.
“Demand and bookings for the various event spaces at the property have exceeded expectations.”
The integrated resort will be a “transformative development in South Asia and be a catalyst in creating tourism demand, foreign exchange earnings for Sri Lanka and generating employment.”
Categoría:Casino
Tags: casino,
País: Sri Lanka
Región: Asia
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