Genting Malaysia owns and operates major properties including Resorts World Genting in Malaysia, Resorts World Casino New York City in the US, over 40 casinos including Resorts World Birmingham in the UK and Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalisation of RM26 billion as of. Housed in the Resorts World Complex Birmingham, Genting International Casino cost £150 million to build and is one of the largest in the UK. The super casino provides gamblers with a 24-hour gaming experience and boasts an impressive gaming floor that offers a staggering 27 gaming tables where you can bet up to £1000 a time along with 150. At the heart of Resorts World Birmingham, the Genting Hotel has a choice of bars and restaurants for whatever takes your fancy. Guests can have breakfast in the Robata Bar and Grill, to pre-dinner drinks in High Line or spend an evening sipping cocktails in the Sky Bar.

The Genting Resorts World Birmingham, which cost £150 million to build, is set to open its doors to the public at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, although cinema-goers, those wanting to visit the brand new Genting International Casino, and anyone wanting to book a hotel room will have a little longer to wait to test out the new facilities.

• Resorts World Casino is now part of the new My Genting Loyalty Programme. All existing and new customers will be on this Programme as opposed to the Genting Rewards. For terms and conditions please click here or speak to a member of the Resorts World team when you visit.
• Presentation of the Genting Casino Resort World Birmingham Situated near the Pendigo Lake, The Resorts World welcomes you in its building. It's placed in the East of Birmingham and is the first casino integrated resort of the UK. Its distinctive feature is its facade which resembles a luxurious cruise ship.

Genting Resorts Birmingham, situated at the renamed Genting Arena (formerly the NEC), is the fifth such branded leisure facility opened by Genting with the other facilities located in Malaysia, New York City, Singapore and the Philippines. Another Resorts World is currently being built in Las Vegas.

Featuring 50 shopping outlets, a Cineworld cinema, a hotel with 178 four-star rooms and some five-star suites, several bars and restaurant, the Resorts World Birmingham is set to transform the appeal of the region’s leisure offerings.

Peter Brooks, Genting’s UK President and CEO, said of the new resort: 'We are very excited following a two-year build program that Resorts World Birmingham is coming to life. We can’t wait for the first major milestone in that journey when we open our doors for the first time on October 21. There will be much more to experience at Resorts World Birmingham as the weeks go by and the resort becomes fully operational. We have a full programme of exciting events between our opening day and the end of the year which will demonstrate the wide range of experiences available to our guests. We are thrilled that, for the time, Resorts World Birmingham will bring the uniqueness and excitement of a large scale integrated resort offer to the West Midlands region and beyond.'

Casino, Cinema and Hotel to Open After the Resorts Unveiling

As mentioned, the cinema, hotel and casino are opening at a later date.

The 11-screen Cineworld, which includes an IMAX screen, is set to open two days after the resort does on October 23. The Genting Hotel and Spa opens for business on November 2.

Most appealing to readers of PokerNews is the opening of the Genting International casino, which will take place on October 26, coinciding with the launch of the new James Bond film, Spectre.

The casino is expected to be the largest in the United Kingdom thanks to its 31 table games, more than 100 slots, its outdoor gaming area, and two luxury high-stakes gaming areas.

Genting received a large casino license, often referred to in the media as a Super Casino license, in June 2011 by Solihull Council, and was granted planning permission in 2012. When opened, the casino will cover some 11% of the entire Resorts World Complex.

It was hoped that the casino would be open in time for the ninth leg of the 2015 Genting Poker Series (GPS), but those plans appear to have been shelved. When the 2015 GPS was announced, there was a Resorts World Birmingham stop provisionally listed, but the GPS website now shows that the £200+£20 buy-in GPS Mini on October 21 will head to Star City instead, which is also in Birmingham.

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Resorts World Birmingham is an entertainment complex in Birmingham, England. It has the largest casino in the United Kingdom, shopping mall, restaurants and cinemas. Construction began in February 2013 and finished in autumn 2015.^[3] The Casino is owned by Genting.^[4]

The £150 million development in Birmingham's NEC encompasses 50 shops and 18 bars, as well as restaurants, a spa, a cinema and a four star hotel.^[5][6]

The complex (developed by Genting) is seven stories high and spans 538,000 square feet (50,000 square meters). Its design is based on the shape of a cruise ship.

Resorts World Birmingham is the first Resorts World in Europe.^[7] The Birmingham complex was predicted to boost the regional economy by £33 million per annum, and create 1,100 new jobs.^[8]

Hotel[edit]

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The four-star hotel has 182 rooms and six five-star suites. Designs were overseen by a Feng Shui master in Malaysia^[who?], and bathrooms were imported from Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Casino[edit]

Genting was awarded a large casino licence in June 2011 by Solihull Council, and granted planning permission in 2012. The casino, which takes up 11% of the overall site,^[8] is open 24 hours.

The games available include slot machines, roulette, black jack and other traditional casino games, along with poker rooms.^[5]

Shopping[edit]

The covered shopping village comprising 50 stores sits along two arcs at the base of Resorts World.^[9]

Cinema[edit]

The Cineworld cinema has a total of 1,782 seats and 11 screens. Eight out of the 11 screens have 3D capabilities.

The largest theatre has 282 seats, and marks the region's first purpose-built IMAX screen in a multiplex cinema.^[10] It is one of three IMAX screens in Birmingham.

Conference centre[edit]

The Vox facility can hold 900 delegates or guests, and can be separated into five separate halls, for either ceremonies or conferences.^[9]

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Resorts World Arena[edit]

The Resorts World Arena (previously The NEC Arena, LG Arena and Genting Arena) is part of the NEC and Resorts World complex.

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.voxvenue.co.uk/
2. ^TGI Fridays and PizzaExpress to be part of Resorts World Birmingham as Next also sign up to join the retail offer., Resorts World Birmingham
3. ^Construction Time-Lapse Video, YouTube
4. ^Resorts World Birmingham Comes to Life on October 21st, Resorts World Birmingham
5. ^ ^ab'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. ^'Resorts World Birmingham: £150m casino complex opens'. BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
7. ^'Genting super casino at National Exhibition Centre to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
8. ^ ^ab'Genting super casino at NEC to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
9. ^ ^ab'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
10. ^'First look at new IMAX cinema at Cineworld in Resorts World Birmingham'. Birmingham Mail.

External links[edit]

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