{"id":9363,"date":"2025-06-27T07:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/melco-casino-at-city-of-dreams-sri-lanka-set-for-august-opening\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T07:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:23:30","slug":"melco-casino-at-city-of-dreams-sri-lanka-set-for-august-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/melco-casino-at-city-of-dreams-sri-lanka-set-for-august-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Melco Casino at City of Dreams Sri Lanka Set for August Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Melco Resorts &#038; Entertainment Ltd is ready to open its new casino in Sri Lanka on August 2, completing the final phase of the City of Dreams Sri Lanka project. Located in Colombo, the $1.2 billion integrated resort has been under development for more than a decade, with local developer John Keells Holdings Plc leading construction.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Melco Resorts will manage the casino and the N\u00fcwa hotel.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The $1.2 billion complex includes two hotels and a shopping mall.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Melco holds a 20-year casino licence in Sri Lanka effective from April 1, 2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The casino opening will mark the completion of City of Dreams Sri Lanka, which also includes the 113-room N\u00fcwa hotel, a high-end retail space, and the previously launched Cinnamon Life hotel. 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