{"id":28403,"date":"2022-03-25T06:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=28403"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:12:57","slug":"wynn-macau-preparing-to-add-more-hotel-rooms-and-non-gaming-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wynn-macau-preparing-to-add-more-hotel-rooms-and-non-gaming-facilities","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Macau preparing to add more hotel rooms and non-gaming facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Craig Billings, Wynn Resorts CEO, had said the company will develop more non-gaming facilities if it secures a licence renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- <strong>Craig Billings<\/strong>, chief executive of <strong>Wynn Resorts<\/strong>, had told Bloomberg that Wynn Macau is preparing for more government requirements for casino operators to invest in non-gaming facilities should it secure a new gaming licence this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Billings said he would like to see more hotel rooms\u00a0and other non-gaming facilities, which could include <strong>sports facilities<\/strong> and art and cultural attractions. He also said the company wants to focus on younger people and guests who don&#8217;t gamble if it gets a new licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macau&#8217;s six gaming concessions and sub-concessions were to expire on June 26, but authorities have announced an\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-operators-to-be-charged-up-to-us10m-for-extension-of-concessions\" target=\"_blank\">extension of six months to December 31<\/a>. A tender for licence renewals is expected to run in the third to fourth quarter of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capital Group Companies sells 19.45m shares in Wynn Macau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wynn Resorts Macau has reported that Capital Group Companies Inc, one of its shareholders,&nbsp;<strong>has sold 19.45 million shares<\/strong>&nbsp;for nearly HKD90m (US$11.5m). The sale reduces Capital Group\u2019 participation in Wynn Macau from 6.10 per cent to 5.73 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Billings, Wynn Resorts CEO, had said the company will develop more non-gaming facilities if it secures a licence renewal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Wynn Resorts' CEO, Craig Billings, outlined a strategic pivot towards increased non-gaming investment in Macau, including hotel rooms, sports, and cultural attractions, contingent on securing a renewed gaming concession. This strategy aims to diversify revenue streams and attract a younger, non-gambling demographic, aligning with anticipated government requirements for licence renewals, which have been extended until December 31st. Concurrently, Capital Group Companies reduced its stake in Wynn Macau through a significant share sale.","focusai_entities":"Craig Billings, Wynn Resorts, Wynn Macau, Bloomberg, Capital Group Companies Inc","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Non-Gaming ROI?","query":"What is the projected return on investment for Wynn Macau's expanded non-gaming facilities, and how will this impact the property's overall GGR\/NGR contribution and EBITDA margins post-licence renewal?"},{"label":"Concession Tender Impact?","query":"How might the anticipated government requirements for non-gaming investment influence the competitive dynamics and bidding strategies among the incumbent operators during Macau's upcoming gaming concession tender process?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[20777],"class_list":["post-28403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-wynn-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28403","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28403"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28420,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28403\/revisions\/28420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}