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Slideshow | Opening of Grand Lisboa Palace

  • The HKD39-billion (US$5-billion) Grand Lisboa Palace casino resort, by Macau-based gaming operator SJM Holdings Ltd, began operations on Friday (July 30)
  • The Cotai property opened doors at 12 noon following a blessing ceremony held at one of its entrances
  • SJM Holdings received a total of 150 new-to-market gaming tables from the local regulator for Grand Lisboa Palace
  • The first phase of the Cotai scheme includes some 300 guest rooms at the Grand Lisboa Palace Macau hotel
  • Some of the property’s restaurants are already open to public
  • Grand Lisboa Palace will be opened in stages, according to SJM Holdings. Management plans to have the full property operational by end-2021

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