Macau grants licence to new Cotai hotel

The Macau Government Tourism Office has awarded casino operator SJM a licence for the opening of new venue Lisboeta.

Macau.- The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has awarded Lisboeta Hotel with a 4-star licence.

The venue, operated by SJM Holdings, is part of a bigger project, the Macau Theme Park and Resort, or Lisboeta Macau Park. The project is being led by Arnaldo Ho Yau Heng, son of SJM Holdings’ executive director Angela Leong On Kei.

It is still unclear if the Lisboeta Macau project will feature a casino. In comments to local media a year ago, SJM Holdings’ chief executive Ambrose So Shu Fai mentioned the possibility of gaming being offered at Lisboeta Macau.

The licence and rating level of the Lisboeta hotel was published in Macau’s Official Gazette on Wednesday.