Wynn Resorts Targets Middle Eastern Tourists with UAE’s First Casino
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Skift Take
Wynn Resorts is opening the first casino hotel in the Gulf region and it is expecting a large Middle Eastern business.
Wynn Resorts, the Vegas operator opening the first casino in the Gulf, has said that it is "very aware of the sensitivities people have" when it comes to the mega project. While other casinos exist in the Arab world, most notably in Egypt, Wynn will have the first gaming space in the UAE, a country that borders Saudi Arabia, the center of Islam.
Michael Weaver, Chief Communications Officer at Wynn Resorts, spoke with Skift at the Arabian Travel Market on Tuesday about moving into this part of the world.
"It has been really smooth", he told Skift. "We’ve tried to be very respectful of people and aware of the sensitivities people have."
Wynn Resorts will operate two separate gaming areas in its upcoming Ras Al Khai
