{"id":11123,"date":"2026-08-05T03:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/wynn-al-marjan-island-opening-delayed-to-september-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T03:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:57:14","slug":"wynn-al-marjan-island-opening-delayed-to-september-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/wynn-al-marjan-island-opening-delayed-to-september-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Al Marjan Island Opening Delayed to September 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Wynn Resorts has delayed Wynn Al Marjan Island until September 2027 and added about $600 million to the project budget. Regional conflict, shipping disruption and a longer construction schedule account for roughly half of the increase.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Wynn Al Marjan Island previously carried a $5.1 billion budget.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Wynn Resorts owns 40% of the Ras Al Khaimah development.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The resort holds the first commercial gaming licence issued in the UAE.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Wynn Adds $600 Million to UAE Resort Budget<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wynn now expects to contribute another $240 million in equity based on its 40% ownership share. Remaining equity needs for Wynn Al Marjan Island and the nearby Janu Al Marjan Island project should total between $525 million and $650 million.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Financial Officer Craig Fullalove said Wynn contributed another $48.1 million during the second quarter. Total company investment has now passed $1.06 billion, while the construction loan had $1.4 billion drawn at quarter end.<\/p>\n<p>The revised opening date replaces an earlier spring 2027 target. Wynn had expected a first-quarter launch before conflict in the Middle East interrupted supply routes and briefly paused construction.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Craig Billings said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cConstruction is progressing rapidly. We are now actively progressing through the interior fit out of the hotel rooms with mechanical, electrical, and finishing work all moving along in sequence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn addition to construction, pre-opening hiring and operations planning are advancing very well,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Billings said shipping insurance costs increased, while Wynn had to reroute deliveries and find alternative suppliers for some materials and equipment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf that, approximately half is directly attributable to disruption from the regional conflict: material cost increases, shipping cost increases, and the pre-opening and capitalised interest costs associated with the extended construction timeline,\u201d<\/em> Billings said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe remaining portion reflects remeasurement, trade coordination, and other costs you\u2019d expect on a project of this scale and duration, independent of anything happening in the region,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>September Opening Matches UAE Tourism Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wynn views the revised timing as commercially useful because September begins the main UAE tourism period.<\/p>\n<p>The resort will also enter the market without a direct casino rival in Ras Al Khaimah. Billings expects gaming demand to exceed available capacity during the early operating period.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say, particularly for the core gaming product, given that we will be a monopoly, demand should exceed supply,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wynn Al Marjan Island will include more than 1,500 hotel rooms, luxury villas, over 20 restaurants and lounges, retail, conference space and a 225,000-square-foot gaming area. Wynn and its partners secured a $2.4 billion construction facility in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Wynn develops the resort with Marjan LLC and RAK Hospitality Holding LLC. Work has also started on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/janu-al-marjan-island-breaks-ground-beside-wynn-resort\/\">Janu Al Marjan Island<\/a>, an Aman Group luxury resort planned for the same reclaimed island area.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/wynn-al-marjan-island-opening-delayed-to-september-2027\/\">Wynn Al Marjan Island Opening Delayed to September 2027<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wynn Resorts has delayed Wynn Al Marjan Island until September 2027 and added about $600 million to the project budget. Regional conflict, shipping disruption and a longer construction schedule account for roughly half of the increase. Good to Know Wynn Al Marjan Island previously carried a $5.1 billion budget. 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