{"id":15255,"date":"2021-02-26T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=15255"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:30:59","slug":"suncity-to-open-new-vip-gaming-clubs-in-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/suncity-to-open-new-vip-gaming-clubs-in-macau","title":{"rendered":"Suncity to open new VIP gaming clubs in Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The clubs will be located at two Cotai casino resorts: The Londoner Macao and Grand Lisboa Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Suncity Group\u00a0has announced it will launch <strong>new VIP gaming clubs at two Cotai casino resorts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the VIP gaming clubs will be opened at <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-londoner-macao-officially-opens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Londoner Macao<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, the\u00a0<strong>newly refurbished and rebranded Sands Cotai Central<\/strong>, which has a British theme and a facade that replicates the Palace of Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other club will be launched at the <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/grand-lisboa-palace-opening-moved-back-again\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Lisboa Palace<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which SJM aims to open in the<strong> first half of 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis Lui Yiu Tung, deputy chairman of the Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group, recently said<strong> the city\u2019s VIP gaming sector was likely to be challenged by a series of legal changes <\/strong>introduced by the mainland China authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of<strong> licensed junket operators in Macau was down to 85 at the latest count<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clubs will be located at two Cotai casino resorts: The Londoner Macao and Grand Lisboa Palace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Suncity Group is expanding its VIP gaming club footprint in Macau, establishing new operations at The Londoner Macao and the forthcoming Grand Lisboa Palace. 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