Sands China says the first phase of The Londoner Macao will open on time in September.
The announcement was made by Wilfred Wong, president of the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands.
“Our construction progress was not postponed, but has been even faster than expectations since there have been no tourists,” he said.
The US$2 billion themed resort is being grafted onto the three-hotel gaming complex that debuted in the spring of 2012 as Sands Cotai Central.
The Londoner will add a fourth hotel to the site for a total of 6,000 rooms and suites, and there will be expanded conventions and meetings space. Plans for the rest of the resort include a replica of the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock, a 6,000-seat arena, a rethemed shopping mall, new restaurants and a combination of virtual reality and street shows built around popular tourist experiences associated with the British capital.
The gaming areas will have a capacity for up to 450 tables and 2,000 machine games.
Wong said the fully built-out resort will be completed and opened next year.
