{"id":777031994,"date":"2025-09-22T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777031994"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:57:06","slug":"digiplus-addresses-city-of-dreams-manila-acquisition-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/digiplus-addresses-city-of-dreams-manila-acquisition-rumours","title":{"rendered":"DigiPlus addresses City of Dreams Manila acquisition rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The gaming firm is evaluating strategic acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- DigiPlus Interactive Corp has responded to reports that suggest it may acquire Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment\u2019s stake in City of Dreams Manila, an integrated resort co-owned with Belle Corporation. The company confirmed that it is exploring potential acquisitions to complement its digital assets, but stated that no definitive agreements have been finalised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clarification follows a September 18 report by Bilyonaryo, which named DigiPlus as the leading contender to purchase Melco\u2019s share in the Manila resort. Melco confirmed discussions with potential buyers in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City of Dreams Manila is a 50-50 venture between Melco and Belle Corp, controlled by the Sy family. DigiPlus is reportedly seeking to diversify its portfolio amid regulatory pressures in the domestic online gaming sector. Analysts suggest that acquiring a land-based asset like City of Dreams could strengthen its position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Donaco-revenue-down-to-AU2.8-in-Q1-due-to-Covid-19-restrictions-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/westside-city-project-needs-us450m-for-completion'>Travellers and Suntrust invest US$450m in push to complete Westside City project<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gaming firm is evaluating strategic acquisitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777023510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"DigiPlus Interactive Corp is evaluating strategic acquisitions, including a potential stake in City of Dreams Manila from Melco Resorts & Entertainment, to diversify its portfolio amidst domestic online gaming regulatory pressures. While discussions are ongoing, no definitive agreements have been finalized for this significant land-based asset acquisition.","focusai_entities":"DigiPlus Interactive Corp, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, City of Dreams Manila, Belle Corporation, Bilyonaryo, Sy family, Travellers, Suntrust","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact Analysis","query":"How might the 'regulatory pressures in the domestic online gaming sector' specifically influence DigiPlus's operational strategy for its existing digital assets post-acquisition of a land-based integrated resort?"},{"label":"Valuation & Synergies","query":"What are the projected financial synergies and valuation implications for DigiPlus in acquiring a significant stake in a mature integrated resort like City of Dreams Manila, particularly given its online gaming focus and capital markets perspective?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[19841,24370,24804],"class_list":["post-777031994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-city-of-dreams-manila","tag-digiplus","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031994","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777031994"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032007,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031994\/revisions\/777032007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777023510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777031994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777031994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777031994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}