Betting on Spain, Macau to expand
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April 12, 2012, Thursday
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LAS Vegas Sands Corp Chairman Sheldon Adelson plans to spend US$35 billion on building Spanish gambling resorts over nine years and will add a new Macau location to expand globally.
Adelson, speaking yesterday at the opening of the US$5 billion Sands Cotai Central, said his Asian business is seeking Macau government approval for another 3,600-room casino hotel in the world's largest gambling hub. In Spain, the company wants to build 12 resorts in three phases, he said.
The new locations may help boost the casino operator's revenue outside the US. Las Vegas Sands, which is already benefiting from Asian expansion, said in February that fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on growth in Singapore and Macau.
"The Macau government hasn't given any signal on any approvals for a while and without that you are stalled," said Lantis Li, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Capital Securities Corp. "It's normal for them to look for other areas for expansion." It would take time to see benefits from other markets because of regulatory approvals needed, he said.
The company plans to build 12 integrated resorts in Spain with each featuring 3,000 rooms to attract Eastern European and Russian visitors, Adelson said.
Adelson previously said Sands has been negotiating with the Spanish government to develop a casino resort strip in a country whose unemployment exceeds 20 percent. It will be decided in the next two to three months whether the strip will be in Madrid or Barcelona, he said.
In Asia the company hopes to eventually build integrated resorts in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan, Adelson said. He has sought to reverse a ban on casinos in Japan.
The company would be interested in building two properties in each of the Asian countries with each costing as much as US$6 billion, Adelson said.
First-quarter earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation at Sands will probably be US$974 million, according to an estimate by Joseph Greff, an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities. He raised his estimate this week from US$939 million, citing better-than-expected Macau business.
Las Vegas Sands founder Adelson said the company's total investment may total US$15 billion in Macau, including spending on existing properties and the new location announced yesterday in the territory, which had US$34 billion in gambling revenue last year.
Adelson, speaking yesterday at the opening of the US$5 billion Sands Cotai Central, said his Asian business is seeking Macau government approval for another 3,600-room casino hotel in the world's largest gambling hub. In Spain, the company wants to build 12 resorts in three phases, he said.
The new locations may help boost the casino operator's revenue outside the US. Las Vegas Sands, which is already benefiting from Asian expansion, said in February that fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on growth in Singapore and Macau.
"The Macau government hasn't given any signal on any approvals for a while and without that you are stalled," said Lantis Li, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Capital Securities Corp. "It's normal for them to look for other areas for expansion." It would take time to see benefits from other markets because of regulatory approvals needed, he said.
The company plans to build 12 integrated resorts in Spain with each featuring 3,000 rooms to attract Eastern European and Russian visitors, Adelson said.
Adelson previously said Sands has been negotiating with the Spanish government to develop a casino resort strip in a country whose unemployment exceeds 20 percent. It will be decided in the next two to three months whether the strip will be in Madrid or Barcelona, he said.
In Asia the company hopes to eventually build integrated resorts in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan, Adelson said. He has sought to reverse a ban on casinos in Japan.
The company would be interested in building two properties in each of the Asian countries with each costing as much as US$6 billion, Adelson said.
First-quarter earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation at Sands will probably be US$974 million, according to an estimate by Joseph Greff, an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities. He raised his estimate this week from US$939 million, citing better-than-expected Macau business.
Las Vegas Sands founder Adelson said the company's total investment may total US$15 billion in Macau, including spending on existing properties and the new location announced yesterday in the territory, which had US$34 billion in gambling revenue last year.
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