{"id":777012608,"date":"2024-01-24T08:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777012608"},"modified":"2024-01-24T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:22:22","slug":"mohegans-inspire-korea-approved-for-casino-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mohegans-inspire-korea-approved-for-casino-licence","title":{"rendered":"Mohegan\u2019s Inspire Korea approved for casino licence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The resort has also been awarded a five-star hotel rating from the Korea Tourism Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea.- <strong>Inspire Entertainment Resort<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mohegans-inspire-korea-set-for-soft-opening-on-november-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">which had a soft opening on November 30<\/a>, has received approval for a casino licence. The news was announced by the country\u2019s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The integrated resort has also announced that it has received a five-star hotel rating from the Korea Tourism Association, a precondition of gaming operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority\u2019s development has three hotel towers comprising 1,275 rooms, a 15,000-seat arena and an indoor water park called Splash Bay. The property also includes meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) facilities, signature restaurants and a \u201cdigital entertainment street.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raymond Pineault<\/strong>, the chief executive of Mohegan Gaming, said: &#8220;This five-star rating for Mohegan Inspire is a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence and our commitment to providing world-class experiences. This milestone reflects our team&#8217;s dedication to upholding the highest standards in the industry and it reinforces our position as a leader in global entertainment and hospitality.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chen Si<\/strong>, president of Mohegan Inspire, added: &#8220;I am delighted that Inspire\u2019s hotel facility has officially achieved a five-star rating and I would like to thank our team for their hard work in all areas including facility, hospitality and operations management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat incredible momentum going into this first quarter celebrating the casino&#8217;s grand opening \u2013 that&#8217;s how Mohegan continually sets the standard for integrated resorts that create unforgettable experiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December, <strong>Jody Madigan<\/strong>, chief operating officer of Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mohegans-inspire-korea-expected-to-be-cash-flow-positive-by-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the property was expected to be cash-flow positive<\/a>\u00a0by the end of this year following a slated early 2024 opening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resort has also been awarded a five-star hotel rating from the Korea Tourism Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[23907,24132],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012608"}],"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=777012608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777012623,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012608\/revisions\/777012623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777012608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777012608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777012608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}