The first phase of Paradise City - a casino resort announced for Incheon, near South Korea’s capital Seoul - is scheduled to open in April 2017, according to one of the project’s developers.
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The announcement was made by South Korea’s foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co Ltd in an update on the construction progress of the casino resort released last week. Paradise Co and Japanese pachinko operator Sega Sammy Holdings are the developers. The project has been previously promoted as having a price ticket of more than US$1bn.
The scheme - dubbed as South Korea’s first casino resort - broke ground in 2014. The development, with a total area of 330,000sq.m, will feature a foreigner-only casino with 160 live table games, 378 electronic table games and 350 slot machines.
The first phase of Paradise City will include the casino and hotel and convention facilities. The following stages will feature a spa, areas dedicated to culture and entertainment and a boutique hotel.
