A new casino in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone has recently celebrated its soft opening, local news outlet the Business Mirror reports.
D’Heights Casino opened doors on Wednesday. The facility is part of the larger D’Heights Resort and Casino in Clark, Pampanga. The newly opened casino currently features 576 slot machines and 50 gaming tables. Property owners have said they will add 100 more gaming tables later this year. The casino will host its grand opening sometime in October.
The gaming venue also features a VIP floor, a high-limit area dubbed D’Heights Club and a junket area. The newly opened casino is the sixth facility of this type in the area and is one of the largest.
D’Heights Casino is part of the larger D’Heights Resort and Casino. The larger property spreads across a 309-hectare site and is located 350 meters above sea level where the environment is “cooler, cleaner and fresher.”
Hotels and Private Residences
D’Heights Resort is advertised as one of the largest integrated resorts in the Philippines. The property, which is yet to open some of its major amenities, is owned by Dong Huang Clark Corp., a company controlled by entrepreneur Lee Shin Kun. The businessman led the recent opening of the resort’s casino facility.
Aside from the gaming venue, the resort will soon celebrate the opening of the five-star, 310-room Hilton Hotel. The hotel will further feature several restaurants and bars, including the UNION Fine Dining and XI, which will offer Chinese cuisine.
D’Heights Resort will later on debut a Hyatt Regency-branded hotel. There are still no details about that second facility.
Private residences will, too, be part of the ambitious integrated resort project. According to D’Heights Resort’s Business Development Manager, Albert Pascual, Monterey’s Lake – which features five towers/15-story condominium units – is all sold out.
The integrated resort will also feature Monterey’s Switch, which will be composed of seven towers of condominium units. The complex is currently under development.
Other Amenities
Aside from its casino and hotels, D’Heights Resort will also feature a number of entertainment and food and beverage facilities. Once complete, the property will have an indoor water park, a man-made lake, and a 36-hole gold course, among others.
There will also be various commercial establishments that will be part of the integrated resort. Visitors will be treated to different kinds of cuisine at a number of dining facilities. A retail area at the property will feature duty-free shops.
Mr. Pascual said that their ultimate goal is to have a “one stop shop leisure and resorts area.” The official revealed that the initial investment into the resort’s development was about $250 million.
As mentioned earlier, the casino at D’Heights Resort was the sixth facility of this kind in the area. The five other casinos at the Clark Freeport Zone are Midori Casino, Royce, Widus, Casino Filipino Mimosa, which is operated by Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR, and Fortunegate Clark Casino, which opened doors not long ago.
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