hosted a job fair to hire people for positions at the new hotel and casino<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuccessful applicants have since been told they will start work in October, with a tentative date for the opening of the venue set for December 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That would mean the US$5 billion development, which was completed in late 2019, will maintain its expectation to open in 2020 despite the impact of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The venue includes 1,900 hotel rooms from the Grand Lisboa Palace hotel and two other hotel brands, in partnership with luxury fashion houses Palazzo Versace and Karl Lagerfeld. Non-gaming areas will account for 90 per cent of the venue’s space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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