A US$1.1 billion Manila hotel and casino development majority controlled by Hong Kong-listed LET Group, formerly known as Suncity Group, won’t open its doors until early 2025, the company has revealed.
The project has previously been slated for completion before the end of this year.
Details of the development’s progress were contained in the Annual Report of Suntrust Resort Holdings Inc, the operating entity of the Manila hotel and casino that is 51% owned by LET Group. In the report, Suntrust says it had, as of 31 December 2023, completed structural works and construction of the tower façade up to roof level, and that major mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment had been delivered to the construction site and were being installed. Architectural and fit-out works were also underway.
However, Suntrust added, “Management aims to commence the operations of the Main Hotel Casino in the first quarter of 2025,” suggesting a three month delay to the prior timeline.
Part of the Westside City development in Manila’s Entertainment City precinct, the hotel and casino will when complete feature 281 gaming tables, 1,126 slot machines and 134 electronic table games. It will also include 475 luxury hotel rooms, a pool deck, spa, wellness center, a ballroom and MICE space, multiple theaters, a “grand opera house”, a food mall and four cinemas.
Inside Asian Gaming last year revealed three key appointments to Suntrust’s executive gaming team, namely Damian Quayle, former Chief Operating Officer at Australia’s Star Entertainment, as Executive Vice President of Operations, plus Kevin Forde as Vice President of Table Games and Ian Garner as Vice President of Electronic Gaming Machines.
Quayle has since left the company.
