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| Newport World Resorts | |
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 Newport World Resorts, then as Resorts World Manila, pictured in 2012 | |
| Location | Newport City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Address | Newport Boulevard |
| Opening date | August 28, 2009 |
| No. of rooms | 1,574 |
| Total gaming space | 323,000 sq ft (30,000 m2) |
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| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | |
| Coordinates | 14°31′08″N 121°01′12″E / 14.51881°N 121.01994°E |
| Website | newportworldresorts |
Newport World Resorts (formerly Resorts World Manila) is an integrated resort, located in Newport City, opposite Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The resort is owned and operated by Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI), a joint venture between Alliance Global Group and Genting Hong Kong. The project, occupying part of a former military camp, has four hotels, casino gambling areas, a shopping mall, cinemas, restaurants, clubs and a theater. A soft launch of the resort took place on August 28, 2009.[1] Resorts World Manila is the sister resort to Resorts World Genting in Malaysia and Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. It was the first integrated resort in Metro Manila, and from 2009 to 2013 it was the only one in operation until the opening of Solaire Resort & Casino in Entertainment City, Parañaque on March 16, 2013.
On June 2, 2017, dozens of people died after a robbery caused a stampede and the perpetrator set a fire, leaving 38 people dead and 54 wounded. The casino temporarily suspended its operation[2] and had its license suspended by PAGCOR on June 9, 2017. The license suspension was lifted on June 29, 2017, and on the same day Resorts World Manila resumed its gambling operations in gaming areas not affected by the attack.[3]
On July 20, 2022, Alliance Global rebranded Resorts World Manila into "Newport World Resorts".[4]
On June 1, 2024, Alliance Global announced the appointment of Kevin Andrew Tan, as president and chief operations officer of AGI, replacing Kingson Sian. AGI, also confirmed NWR's CEO Kingson Sian's retirement after serving for 16 years. Hakan Dagtas and Bernard Tan also resigned as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez was appointed president and CEO, while Lance Gautreaux, as chief operating officer.[5]
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- ^ Ramos, Roy (June 29, 2017). "Philippines: Resorts World Manila resumes operations". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Cordero, Ted (July 21, 2022). "Resorts World Manila is now Newport World Resorts". GMA News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ TPiad, Tyrone Jasper (June 4, 2024). "Traveller CEO's retirement prompts shakeup in AGI". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 5, 2024.