Resorts World Manila casino partially reopened

The state regulator said that Resorts World’s owners Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. ( TIHGI) had complied with the agency’s required security and safety improvements, which led to the lifting of the suspension order effective June 29.

Whilst the ground floor gaming floor has reopened, gaming areas on the second and third floors where former Department of Finance employee Jessie Javier Carlos set gaming tables on fire before killing himself, remain closed.

The casino will no longer use the second floor for gaming but will return gaming operations to the third floor.

Kingson Sian, Resorts World Manila’s President and CEO, said: "With PAGCOR’s assistance and guidance, we can now start the difficult task of rebuilding as it is also our responsibility to take care of our 6,000 staff and personnel. We are bringing back the gaming operations on the ground and third floors of our integrated resort. The second floor will no longer be used for casino operations and will be utilized for other non-gaming purposes instead.”

Resorts World Manila’s Chief Operating Officer, Stephen James Reilly, added: "We will rebuild and make Resorts World better and stronger. A big part of this is to bring in world experts. We are going all out to reassure everybody, our nearly six thousand employees and their families, and the millions who come to visit, that their safety is our priority.”

Since the attack, Resorts World has worked with security firm Blackpanda, an expert in crisis response, risk management, and security consulting, to tighten its security and safety protocols.

"We are determined to regain people’s trust after the tragic incident. Blackpanda’s breadth of experience covers over 1000 missions across 50 countries in six continents,” he added. "They have successfully conducted peacetime advisory operations and even counter terrorist combat missions.”

Source: GMB / G3 Newswire