Gaming Company Announces Casino in Poipet
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (EGA), announced Monday that it will break ground Thursday on a new $7.5 million Slot Hall casino in Poipet province along the Thai border, EGA said in a statement. The casino will open by the end of the year with 300 gaming machines spread over 1,100 square meters of space, according to the statement. “The Poipet Project…will be constructed as an extension of an existing popular casino and will be operated by the Company under its Dreamworld brand name,” according to the announcement. EGA, which provides gaming machines to Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld Casino, is backed by Macau-based Melco International Development Limited, according to its website. The chairman of Melco is Lawrence Ho, the son of gambling mogul Stanley Ho. …
