Acasino hotel is an establishment consisting of acasino with temporary lodging provided in an on-premiseshotel. Customers receive the benefits of bothgambling facilities and lodging. Since the casino and hotel are located on the same premises, a gambler's necessities can be provided for in one location.
The casino may offer common forms of gambling includingslot machines,table games, andsports betting. The hotel, nearby or directly connected to the casino, provides lodging and may include other popular services such as food and beverages,valet parking, aswimming pool,health club, and on-site entertainment.[1] Many casino hotels in popular destinations, operate asresort hotels with additional services such as upscale lodgings, ballrooms, and large conference facilities, in which case they may be calledintegrated resort.
Anintegrated resort (IR) is a majorresort property that includes ahotel andcasino, along withconvention facilities, entertainment shows,luxury retail,fine dining and possiblytheme parks. The term is largelySingaporean and was coined in Singapore. Earlier IR licenses were awarded toMarina Bay Sands andResorts World Sentosa, which both began operations in early 2010,[2][3] and were by 2013 the most profitable casinos in the world.[4] The term has come to be widely used in the hospitality industry and by gaming companies such asLas Vegas Sands andCrown Resorts. Outside of Singapore, the term has often been used to describe resorts inLas Vegas,Macau, thePhilippines andAustralia.[5][6][7]
In August 2018, theQueensland government was set to invite investors to register their interest in developing an Integrated Resort Development in the Gold Coast.[8] This comes after a proposed development on the Gold Coast Spit ended on 1 August 2017.[9] In June 2021, theIntegrated Resort Development Act 1987 was updated.[10]
TheCity of Dreams Mediterranean, developed by the Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Consortium, is the first integrated resort in Cyprus, and all of Europe. It was expected to launch in 2021,[11] and is currently open.[12]
On 20 July 2018, the JapaneseDiet passed a bill allowing the establishment of casinos in three Japanese cities. Under the Integrated Resort Implementation Law, "the casinos will be embedded in family-friendly resorts, partly in a bid to counter their seedy image"; customers are limited to three visits a week; and locals will have to pay an entrance charge of ¥6000, while foreigners can enter for free.[13] The bill "clearly takes a leaf from Singapore's book".[14]MGM Osaka will become the country’s first integrated resort.[15]
In 2007, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) openedEntertainment City by the Manila Bay to four integrated resorts.
In 2022, Universal Hotels & Resorts of the Gokongwei-ledJG Summit Holdings conglomerate opened theNustar Resort and Casino integrated resort in Kawit Island of theSouth Road Properties reclamation area ofCebu City.[16]
Cinnamon Life Colombo is Sri Lanka's first integrated resort.[17] The resort consists of an 800 room hotel, 47-storeyed resident tower and convention center with 5,000 seating capacity.[18]
Integrated resorts are common on theLas Vegas Strip and inAtlantic City, New Jersey. Casino hotels can be significant employers in an area; in 2009 in Atlantic City, Local 54 of theHotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union represented 22,000 casino hotel workers.[19]
