{"id":777032535,"date":"2025-10-02T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032535"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:34:48","slug":"nustar-resort-casino-reopens-gaming-floors-after-cebu-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nustar-resort-casino-reopens-gaming-floors-after-cebu-earthquake","title":{"rendered":"NUSTAR Resort & Casino reopens gaming floors after Cebu earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Philippine resort has resumed full operations, including casino activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.\u2013 NUSTAR Resort & Casino integrated resort has reopened its gaming, hotel, and dining services a day after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Cebu Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tremor, which struck offshore approximately 19 km northeast of Bogo City late Tuesday night, caused extensive structural damage across northern Cebu and claimed at least 72 lives, according to the Office of Civil Defence (OCD). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement posted on social media Wednesday evening, NUSTAR announced the resumption of operations after conducting thorough safety checks in coordination with local authorities. “All guests, team members, and partners are safe and well cared for,” the resort emphasised. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the earthquake, and we stand by the Cebu community as it recovers and rebuilds.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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The quake’s impact on the tourism and gaming industry has been significant, with over 100 hotels and tourist sites damaged, alongside multiple roads and bridges rendered impassable. The Department of Tourism (DOT) is working with regional directors, airports, and port authorities to assess gateways and support affected tourists and frontliners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said: “After the 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu last night, I contacted the Office of the President and the Secretaries of National Defence, Transportation, Public Works and Highways, and Health to request urgent assistance,” Frasco stated via the Philippine News Agency (PNA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Solaire Resort Entertainment City in Manila opens new event venue<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philippine resort has resumed full operations, including casino activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777032543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"NUSTAR Resort & Casino in the Philippines has resumed full gaming and hospitality operations following a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that caused significant damage across Cebu Island. The integrated resort confirmed thorough safety checks and coordination with local authorities, while the Department of Tourism assesses the broader impact on the region's tourism and gaming infrastructure.","focusai_entities":"NUSTAR Resort & Casino, Office of Civil Defence (OCD), Department of Tourism (DOT), Christina Frasco, Philippine News Agency (PNA), Solaire Resort Entertainment City","focusai_location":"Philippines, Cebu Island, Bogo City, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NUSTAR Recovery Protocols","query":"What specific governance frameworks and safety protocols enabled NUSTAR's rapid and compliant operational resumption post-earthquake?"},{"label":"Regional GGR Impact","query":"How will the extensive regional infrastructure damage affect long-term tourism and gaming gross gaming revenue (GGR) projections for Cebu, beyond NUSTAR's immediate recovery?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[12436,24592,24804],"class_list":["post-777032535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casinos","tag-nustar-resort-casino","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032535","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=777032535"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032656,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032535\/revisions\/777032656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777032543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}