{"id":15961,"date":"2021-03-17T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T15:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=15961"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:03:34","slug":"nepal-lemon-tree-to-open-new-hotel-with-adjacent-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nepal-lemon-tree-to-open-new-hotel-with-adjacent-casino","title":{"rendered":"Nepal: Lemon Tree to open new hotel with adjacent casino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lemon Tree Hotels hopes to attract gamblers from neighbouring <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/delhi-police-arrested-6291-for-illegal-gambling-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\">India<\/a><\/em><\/strong> since there will be a casino beside the new property in Biratnagar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Nepal.- <strong>India\u2019s Lemon Tree Hotels<\/strong> has announced that it has <strong>gained permission to operate a hotel in<\/strong> <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nepal-closes-resorts-casinos\" target=\"_blank\">Nepal&#8217;s<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <strong>industrial hub of Biratnagar<\/strong>, and that a <strong>casino is being built beside the property<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel, which will be the third Lemon Tree-branded property in Nepal, will feature around <strong>80 rooms and suites, as <\/strong>well as multiple restaurants, a spa swimming pool and a fitness centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said that a casino is being built close to the property.<strong> Lemon Tree hopes that will make the hotel a draw for visitors from India<\/strong> since casino gambling is largely prohibited in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemon Tree deputy managing director, <strong>Rattan Keswani<\/strong>, said in a statement: \u201cNepal is not just a country with which we, as a nation, have close personal ties, but is also a region that we feel holds immense business and tourism potential, with its scenic locales and stunning mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe planned casino, which will be built adjacent to the hotel, will be an added USP and provide an exclusive offering for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operator of the casino has not yet been revealed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lemon Tree Hotels hopes to attract gamblers from neighbouring India since there will be a casino beside the new property in Biratnagar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Lemon Tree Hotels is expanding its footprint in Nepal with a new property in Biratnagar, strategically located adjacent to a forthcoming casino. This development aims to capitalize on cross-border gaming tourism, specifically targeting the Indian market where casino gambling is largely restricted. The synergy between hospitality and gaming is expected to serve as a key unique selling proposition for the new establishment.","focusai_entities":"Lemon Tree Hotels, Rattan Keswani","focusai_location":"Nepal, Biratnagar, India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Impact","query":"What is the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) contribution from the integrated casino operation, and how does it factor into Lemon Tree Hotels' overall revenue diversification strategy?"},{"label":"Casino Licensing Framework","query":"What specific B2B licensing and operational compliance frameworks will govern the unnamed casino operator in Nepal, and what are the implications for regulatory oversight?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16334],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15961"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15975,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15961\/revisions\/15975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}