Japanese gambling tycoon Okada gets Philippines casino partner
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MANILA (AFP) - Japanese gambling tycoon Kazuo Okada has teamed up with the family of Philippine billionaire John Gokongwei for a billion-dollar casino project in Manila, both sides said on Thursday.
Robinsons Land Corp, a Gokongwei-controlled developer, said it would take a minority stake in an Okada firm that owns a gaming franchise in the Philippine government's giant Entertainment City complex along Manila Bay.
Under the deal with Okada's Universal Entertainment Group, Robinsons Land would also purchase a majority stake in a company that owns the land where the casino, called Manila Bay Resorts, would be built.
"Robinsons Land Corporation shall be responsible for developing the commercial facilities, a budget hotel and residential facilities in the project," Universal Entertainment said in a statement on its website.
