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Caesars to open $2.1bn casino in South Korea Caesars to open casino in South Korea with Lippo
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South Korea granted approval to US firm Caesars Entertainment to open a casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo near Incheon airport outside Seoul. South Korea granted approval to US firm Caesars Entertainment to open a "foreigner-only" casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo.
The project - which will include two hotels and a "foreigner-only" casino - is expected to cost 2.3 trillion won ($2.1bn). The first phase of the project also includes two hotels and will be built near Incheon airport outside Seoul.
It will be completed in 2018. In total the firms expect to invest 2.3 trillion won ($2.1bn) in further projects over the next nine years.
South Korea currently has over 16 "foreigner-only" casinos, meant to appeal primarily to northern Chinese as an alternative to Macau. South Korea currently has over 16 "foreigner-only" casinos, meant to appeal primarily to northern Chinese.
Most of them are clustered near Seoul's airport or on the island of Jeju, which is just over an hour away by plane from northern cities like Shanghai and Beijing. Most of them are clustered near Seoul's airport or on the island of Jeju, which is just over an hour away by plane from northern cities like Shanghai and Beijing - making them a convenient alternative to Macau.
Last month, Genting Singapore - Southeast Asia's largest casino operator by market value - announced it would build a casino on Jeju with Chinese development firm Landing International to target northern and eastern Chinese gamblers.Last month, Genting Singapore - Southeast Asia's largest casino operator by market value - announced it would build a casino on Jeju with Chinese development firm Landing International to target northern and eastern Chinese gamblers.
The project, which is expected to cost $2.2bn, will include a theme park, shopping malls, apartments and hotels as well as the casino.The project, which is expected to cost $2.2bn, will include a theme park, shopping malls, apartments and hotels as well as the casino.