{"id":4536,"date":"2020-03-17T13:52:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=4536"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:00:53","slug":"resorts-world-genting-casino-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/resorts-world-genting-casino-close","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World Genting casino closed until March 31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The resort plans to reopen its doors on 1 April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.-  <strong><em>Resorts World Genting<\/em><\/strong> has announced a \u201ctemporarily closure\u201d from March 18 to March 31 as part of efforts to halt the spread of <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?s=coronavirus\">Coronavirus.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According a statement issued by the operator, the closure will cover hotel facilities, food and beverage outlets, the casino, Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park, entertainment facilities, attractions, shopping malls and retail outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cResorts World Genting will resume operations from 1 April 2020,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Monday, Malaysia had the greatest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections in Southeast Asia, with 553.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister talked to local media yesterday and said the government\u2019s priority was \u201cto prevent a new spread of the outbreak.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current situation of this outbreak requires drastic measures to restore the situation as soon as possible,\u201d he added. <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resort plans to reopen its doors on 1 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Resorts World Genting, a prominent integrated resort in Malaysia, announced a temporary closure from March 18 to March 31, 2020, encompassing its casino, hotels, F&B, and entertainment facilities. This measure was implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19, aligning with the Malaysian government's priority to contain the outbreak. Operations are slated to resume on April 1, 2020.","focusai_entities":"Resorts World Genting","focusai_location":"Malaysia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.88), operator_casino (0.92), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), marketing_crm (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis?","query":"What is the projected GGR and NGR impact of this 14-day closure on Resorts World Genting's Q1\/Q2 2020 financial performance, and how does it affect Genting Malaysia Berhad's full-year guidance?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Post-Closure?","query":"What specific regulatory compliance measures and health protocols will Resorts World Genting implement upon reopening to ensure patron and staff safety, and how will these be overseen by Malaysian gaming authorities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,158,16333],"tags":[29,7299,1076,226],"class_list":["post-4536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-coronavirus","tag-genting","tag-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536","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=4536"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777009339,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536\/revisions\/777009339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}