On April 11, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lifted some Covid-19 countermeasures in Metro Manila, announcing that the city would move to “modified enhanced community quarantine” from April 12 to April 30.
But casinos remain closed, including those in the Entertainment City resort district. Those venues, including mega-resorts such as Okada Manila, Resorts World Manila and the Solaire Resort & Casino, were shut down in late March on order of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR).
Okada Manila, promoted by a unit of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp., said in an online statement: “In solidarity with all efforts to curb the rise of Covid-19 cases, the integrated resort’s property-wide operations will remain temporarily suspended until given clearance by the government to resume.”
City of Dreams Manila, promoted by a unit of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd., announced: “To help combat the rise in Covid-19 cases within Metro Manila, City of Dreams has temporarily closed operations throughout the property until authorized to reopen.”
Solaire Resort and Casino in Entertainment City, promoted by Philippines-listed Bloomberry Resorts Corp, said on its website: “We have temporarily suspended our gaming operations until the… community quarantine is completely lifted or adjusted.”
According to GGRAsia, the nation had 11,681 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours as of Sunday, taking the total of reported cases to 864,868. Of those, 146,519 were active cases, a further 703,404 individuals had recovered; and 14,945 people had died.
