"Come 2020, another Resorts World brand will have its second location in the country. The Westside City Resorts World will be a 31-hectare property situated in Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s Entertainment City and is projected to have at least 1,500 hotel rooms from in-house and international hotel brands,” the group commented in an statement.
Genting said it was still ‘tweaking’ the project’s design "so that we offer something that is quite unique not only there but also in relation to Resorts World Manila. So we don’t repeat the same offering.”
Revenue from Resorts World Manila suffered as the venue was shut for 28 days in June following the much publicised attack that killed 38 people. Genting Hong Kong’s profits from the casino fell to US$2.2 million from US$19.1 million a year earlier.
Since the attack the company has completed the construction of the Sheraton Manila Hotel with the Hilton Manila and Maxims II expected to be completed in early 2018.
"The new lodgings will also include additional gaming areas, more retail space and six basement parking decks,” Genting said.
