Wynn Resorts Delays Opening of Macau Resort to August
June 27 2016 - 10:50AM
Dow Jones News
Wynn Resorts Ltd. expects to open its Wynn Palace casino resort
in Macau on Aug. 22, another delay for the $4 billion hotel project
in the Chinese gambling enclave.
Last year, Wynn said the big hotel project in the Cotai area of
Macau would open in June, instead of March.
Gambling revenue in Macau, which had been a growth area for the
casino industry, is in the midst of a prolonged slump, as an
anticorruption drive in China has led to a decline in the number of
high rollers that generate the bulk of the sector's revenue.
Wynn's latest project, and those by other operators, were
planned when Macau's casinos were booming but are now seen weighing
on prospects for a recovery there.
In May, Wynn reported a first-quarter profit, reversing a
year-ago loss, and its smallest quarterly decline in revenue from
Macau since the third quarter of 2014.
Wynn shares, which have risen by a third this year, fell 2.8% to
$89.68 in morning trading in New York.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
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June 27, 2016 10:35 ET (14:35 GMT)
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