Inside Asian Gaming

April 2010 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 15 Salon International Salon Site Salon resort within Cabo Engano pristine beachfront, surrounded by a lush tropical rainforest and paddy fields. The Cabo Engano tourism resort estate is scheduled for completion by 2014, and will also encompass a town centre (with shopping, dining and entertainment), leisure communities and eco-tourism facilities. Salon’s integrated resort will offer both traditional and online gaming to mass-market and VIP customers. The resort will feature a 5-star hotel with associated fine dining and recreational activities catering to customers from across Asia. Salonwillalsodeveloparound160high-endresidentialbungalows in the first phase of the resort’s development and offer these to its key casino customers and strategic partners. These bungalows will boast ocean frontage with views of the Pacific Ocean. Philippine Government, allowing it to engage in online gaming, phone betting and land-based casino activities—as far as Mr Leung is aware, no other gaming company in Asia is currently licensed to operate in all three areas. Salon plans to pursue its land-based ambitions through a new resort, construction of which is expected to commence in the second half of this year. Mr Leung has recruited several seasoned resort development veterans to work on his new resort, which will also be located in Cagayan province, within the Cabo Engano development zone. Cabo Engano is a master planned area where space has been allotted for five future land-based casino resorts. Whereas the other resorts have been primarily assigned mountainside locations, Salon’s resort will sit on 20 hectares of Salon internet turnover (US$bn) Salon phone betting turnover (US$bn) * September was a partial operating month and included only 15 days of operations