{"id":5594,"date":"2020-04-14T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:08:02","slug":"first-phase-widus-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/first-phase-widus-philippines","title":{"rendered":"First phase of Widus Casino expansion to cost $235m"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The resort will be rebranded to Hann Casino Resort on completion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Philippines.- The first phase of expansion at the Widus Hotel and Casino complex in the Philippines will cost PHP12billion (US$235.2million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Widus Group, owner and developer of the project in the Clark Freeport Zone, confirmed the figures in an email to GGRAsia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/widus-brand-hann-resorts\">The group will rebrand<\/a><\/em><\/strong> the integrated resort to the Hann Casino Resort upon completion, under the tagline &#8216;Play Bold. Live Bold.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hann Development Corp President and CEO, Daesik Han, previously said of the plans: &#8220;Our vision is to raise the concept of play into a lifestyle that people would want to discover through world-class experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Clark is already drawing a lot of tourists and investors to the area. We hope that an integrated lifestyle and leisure resort brand will further attract people and turn both Clark and New Clark City (NCC) into a bustling centre for recreation and development.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resort will be rebranded to Hann Casino Resort on completion.<\/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":"The Widus Group is committing PHP12 billion (US$235.2 million) to the initial phase of expansion for its integrated resort within the Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines. This strategic investment includes a rebranding to Hann Casino Resort, positioning the property to enhance the region's appeal as a premier lifestyle and leisure destination, thereby impacting regional tourism and gaming market dynamics.","focusai_entities":"Widus Hotel and Casino, Widus Group, Hann Casino Resort, Hann Development Corp, Daesik Han, GGRAsia","focusai_location":"Philippines, Clark Freeport Zone, Clark, New Clark City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR\/NGR Projections?","query":"What are the projected GGR and NGR contributions from the Hann Casino Resort expansion, and how will this impact the competitive landscape and market share dynamics within the Clark Freeport Zone?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Scope?","query":"What specific regulatory compliance requirements and governance frameworks will the expanded Hann Casino Resort need to navigate, particularly concerning B2B\/B2C licensing, responsible gambling protocols, and AML obligations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,161,16333],"tags":[128],"class_list":["post-5594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-daily-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594","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=5594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21549,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions\/21549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}