Acasino hotel is an establishment consisting of a casino with temporary lodging provided in an on-premises hotel. Customers receive the benefits of both gambling facilities and lodging. Since the casino and hotel are located on the same premises, a gambler's necessities can be provided for in one location.
The casino may offer common forms of gambling including slot machines, table games, and sports betting. The hotel, nearby or directly connected to the casino, provides lodging and may include other popular services such as food and beverages, valet parking, a swimming pool, health club, and on-site entertainment.[1] Many casino hotels in popular destinations, operate as resort hotels with additional services such as upscale lodgings, ballrooms, and large conference facilities, in which case they may be called integrated resort.
Earlier IR licenses were awarded to Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, which both began operations in early 2010,[2][3] and were by 2013 the most profitable casinos in the world.[4] Since then, the term has been adopted by the hospitality industry for global use.
In August 2018, the Queensland government was set to invite investors to register their interest in developing an Integrated Resort Development in the Gold Coast.[5] This comes after a proposed development on the Gold Coast Spit ended on 1 August 2017.[6] In June 2021, the Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 was updated.[7]
The City of Dreams Mediterranean, developed by the Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Consortium, is the first integrated resort in Cyprus, and all of Europe. It was expected to launch in 2021,[8] and is currently open.[9]
On 20 July 2018, the Japanese Diet passed a bill allowing the establishment of casinos in three Japanese cities. Under the Integrated Resort Implementation Law, "the casinos will be embedded in family-friendly resorts, partly in a bid to counter their seedy image"; customers are limited to three visits a week; and locals will have to pay an entrance charge of ¥6000, while foreigners can enter for free.[10] The bill "clearly takes a leaf from Singapore's book".[11]
Cinnamon Life Colombo is Sri Lanka's first integrated resort.[12] The resort is consists of an 800 room hotel, 47-storeyed resident tower and convention center with 5,000 seating capacity.[13]
