Legend hopes for chance to bid on gaming concession
Expect more non-gaming amenities at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf casino complex. That’s the word from Melinda Chan, president of Macau Fisherman’s Wharf International Investment Ltd. and wife of David Chow, co-chairman and CEO of Macau Legend Development.
Chan told local reporters that the complex, which first opened in 2005, will soon add a celebrity wax museum and a virtual-reality center; the latter will be located at the property’s meeting and convention center.
“We’re working with a Japanese brand for this VR project, but for now we cannot disclose its name,” she said. “We hope that these new features will be in place within the second half of this year. Meanwhile, our meetings and conference center will also undergo a revamp, which is expected to be completed in 2020.”
Chan added that the group would be interested in bidding for a Macau gaming concession, in the event of a new public tender process, reported GGRAsia. “We would do our best to be granted a license,” she said. Currently, the casinos run by Macau Legend Development operate under the casino license of Macau gaming operator SJM Holdings Ltd.
Fisherman’s Wharf is also planning to add a three-starred Michelin restaurant from Hong Kong, Bo Innovation, at Legend Palace. The restaurant is expected to open in the second half of 2019, Chan said, along with a number of new retail shops. “Basically the shops will match mass-market demand, and will be to the liking of tourists,” Chan said.
In time, the complex is expected to also add a fourth hotel called Legendale; Chan would not state if the property would include a gaming hall. “From submitting the construction plan to the hotel’s completion, I think that will take at least three to five years before we see the final outcome,” she said.
According to the Macau Post Daily, Chan also said the complex welcomed about 18,000 visitors per day during the recent Golden Week celebration, which kicks off the Chinese New Year.
