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Mandalay Bay is a casino hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip.
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The Venetian Macao is a casino hotel in Macau, China.
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Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, features a casino hotel.

A casino 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.

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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.

Integrated resort

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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

An integrated resort (IR) is a major resort property that includes a hotel with a casino, together with convention facilities, entertainment shows, theme parks, luxury retail and fine dining. The term is largely Singaporean.

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.

Australia

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]

Cyprus

The City of Dreams Mediterranean, developed by the Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Consortium, will be the first integrated resort on Cyprus. It was expected to launch in 2021, [8] and is currently open. [9]

Japan

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]

Philippines

In 2007, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) opened Entertainment City by the Manila Bay to four integrated resorts.

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Cinnamon Life Colombo is Sri Lanka's first integrated resort. [12] The resort is consist of 800 room hotel, 47-storeyed resident tower and convention center with 5,000 seating capacity. [13]

United States

Integrated resorts are common in the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Casino hotels can be significant employers in an area; in 2009 in Atlantic City, Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union represented 22,000 casino hotel workers. [14]

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