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Future of casinos in Florida may come down to jobs
Sun-drenched Miami has beaches, South Beach nightspots, a new stadium for the Miami Marlins and athletic superstars like LeBron James. But nearly 300,000 people there are out of work after hard hits from the recession and the collapse of Florida's real estate market.  Genting Resort5/2/2012
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Schools weigh gambling giant Genting's offer for 8 sites
(Florida) -- Miami-Dade County School District officials are sitting on an offer by a firm affiliated with Malaysian casino giant Genting to buy a group of properties at...
4/18/2012
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Genting Casino announces start date for work on £2m casino refit
(UK) -- GENTING Casino has announced the start date for work on its spectacular new home in Southport’s £30m Waterfront development.
4/11/2012
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Is a $4.7 Billion Bet Pending for Aussie Casino Operator?
(Singapore) -- Casino operator Genting Singapore has plenty of chips to play after raising over $1.8 billion since February. That’s led to speculation an up to 4.5...
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Time for Genting to Place Its Bet
(Singapore) -- Genting Singapore is building a hefty war chest that could fund serious bets on expansion in Asia. But where will it put the money?
3/23/2012
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Genting moving forward with Resorts World Miami development minus the casino
(Florida) -- Malaysia-based Genting Group is moving forward with a resort development in Miami, even though Florida lawmakers ended any chances last month for casino...
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Miami Resort Project Plans Downsized
(Florida) -- Even without casino gambling, the Genting Group said it is moving ahead with a dramatically scaled down mixed-use plan for Resorts World Miami.
3/21/2012
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Genting Scraps Plans for Herald Site, Goes Back to the Drawing Board
(Florida) -- Genting Group shocked South Florida when the bought up the Miami Herald's current bay front property and unveiled their ostentatious plans for Resort...
3/20/2012
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Genting Group downsizes plans for Miami resort site
(Florida) -- Even without casino gambling, Genting Group said Tuesday it is moving ahead with a dramatically scaled down mixed-use plan for Resorts World Miami.
3/18/2012
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Genting bets big on Miami waterfront casino
(Florida) -- At an event late last month in a trendy Miami neighbourhood, politicians and real estate moguls mingled with artists and musicians. In between sets of jazz...
2/7/2012
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US bill delay likely to pressure Genting shares
(Wall Street) -- Genting Malaysia Bhd may come under some selling pressure when the market reopens today after the Florida legislature postponed the tabling of a bill...
2/6/2012
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DeFede: Why Genting’s Casino Pitch Failed
(Florida) -- After spending half a billion dollars on South Florida real estate, as well as hiring an army of lobbyists, why did the Malaysian gambling giant Genting...
2/3/2012
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Casino Bill Backed by Genting Stalls in Florida’s Legislature
(Florida) -- A Florida House of Representatives committee won’t consider this year a proposal to allow casino gambling, stalling plans by Genting Bhd. (GENT) to...
2/2/2012
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Poll backed by Genting dollars shows support for casino resorts in Miami-Dade
(Florida) -- A new advocacy group funded at least in part by a Malaysian casino operator will unveil a poll Friday showing strong support for the company’s...
1/27/2012
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The Genting Group Meets With S. Fla. Business Owners For Support
(Florida) -- Developers of the proposed 3 billion dollar Miami casino resort project met with a key group of people today, the owners and managers of office buildings...
1/15/2012
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Genting beats the odds
(Malaysia) -- THE odds have turned to Genting Malaysia Bhd's favour to build a US$3.8bil (RM11.4bil) casino and hotel complex in Florida after a state Senate...
1/12/2012
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Genting, trying to win hearts and minds, advertises on Spanish-language radio in Miami
(Florida) -- Guess who's one of the sponsors of the annual Three Kings Day parade in Little Havana's Calle Ocho? Resorts World Miami, the name of the proposed $4...
1/10/2012
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Genting Boost as Florida Casino Plan Clears First Senate Hurdle
(Florida) -- Florida (STOFL1) would become the most populous state with full casino gambling outside American Indian control under a proposal that has cleared its first...
1/9/2012
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Genting’s Miami casino clears first legislative hurdle
(Malaysia) -- Gaming giant Genting’s plans for a US$3.8 billion (RM12 billion) casino-and-hotel complex in Florida gained a victory yesterday after a state Senate...
1/2/2012
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Florida Casino Legislation Moves Forward as Genting's Boost to Miami Economy Being Watched Nationally
(Florida) -- Right now, the Florida Legislature is on holiday break but soon it will be back in session up in Tallahassee working on one of the biggest jobs to be...
12/26/2011
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Genting hype is hurting casino bill
(Florida) -- Just a few months ago, Genting Malaysia was hailed as a model for all the good casino gambling could bring to South Florida.
12/25/2011
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Casinos could be jackpot for condo-hotels
(Florida) -- South Florida’s condo industry is reaching an almost giddy level of optimism in anticipation of the January session of the Florida legislature, when...
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Future of casinos in Florida may come down to jobs
(Florida) -- Sun-drenched Miami has beaches, South Beach nightspots, a new stadium for the Miami Marlins and athletic superstars like LeBron James. But nearly 300,000...
12/20/2011
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BLOG: More pushback against casinos
(Florida) -- Resorts World Miami reacted quickly Tuesday to the notion that The Miami Herald's headquarters building should be preserved rather than torn down for a...
12/13/2011
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Genting pushes back on 'largest casino' claim
(Florida) -- The Malaysian company pushing for a massive resort on the Miami waterfront said Monday it does not want to put the world’s largest casino there,...
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Genting’s Miami casino revenue projections near the top
(Florida) -- Genting said this week its casino on the Miami waterfront wouldn’t be the largest in the world. But the dollars flowing through the facility are...
12/12/2011
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Discussions begin for and against Miami gambling
(Florida) -- Groups of eager casino backers are talking about playing more games in Miami-Dade, but not everyone wants them here. Millionaire car mogul Norman Braman was...
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Genting: our Miami casino won’t be the largest in the world
(Florida) -- The Malaysian company pushing for a massive resort on the Miami waterfront said Monday it does not want to put the world’s largest casino there,...
12/11/2011
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Genting Aims to Make Sense With Its Family Values
(Florida) -- Genting Group is plowing ahead with a proposed US$3.8 billion resort in Miami that could be the world's largest casino, but some worry that the...
12/8/2011
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STUTZ: Proposed Miami casino could deal blow to Strip
(Las Vegas) -- A Malaysia-based gaming company plans to fill a proposed Miami casino complex with would-be Las Vegas gamblers, siphoning an estimated $1 billion to $2...
12/6/2011
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AIF touts gambling bill
(Florida) -- Associated Industries of Florida, flagged by building and construction companies, promoted legislation to bring three destination casinos to the state, but...
12/3/2011
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Miami casino plan could start shrinking
(Florida) -- The world’s largest casino has brought some imposing political problems, too. Six months after Genting Group announced plans for a massive casino...
12/1/2011
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Top Florida lawmakers to Genting: Shut up
(Florida) -- State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Fresen, the two South Florida Republicans sponsoring legislation for mega-casinos in the upcoming session, don'...
11/30/2011
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NPR: In Miami, Plans For Mega-Casinos Bring Hope And Ire
(Florida) -- A high-stakes gamble is playing out in Miami, where a Malaysian developer, the Genting Group, plans to spend more than $3 billion to build what it touts as...
11/28/2011
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Dreaming of a New Vegas in Miami
(Florida) -- A Malaysian gambling company wants to build what could be the world's largest casino on prime land along Miami's waterfront. It has spent about $450...
11/21/2011
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BLOG: The mother of all casinos is coming to South Florida
(Florida) -- Genting Group is proposing to build Resorts World Miami, a ten million square foot, mixed use development. The development is classified as a destination...
11/20/2011
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OP/ED: Casino gambling issue deserves to be vetted
(Florida) -- There's a fight brewing in Florida. It's bigger than UCF vs. USF, and it's bigger than FSU vs. UF; it's a war for our economy. On one side sits the Genting...
11/19/2011
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OP/ED: In casino fight, all bets are off
(Florida) -- An international resort company wants to build a huge casino on the shore of Biscayne Bay, where this newspaper now stands. Journalists aren’t...
11/17/2011
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Genting may buy more land in Miami
(Florida) -- The Genting Group wants to add the School Board of Miami-Dade County’s 10 acres in downtown Miami to the 30 acres it already owns as it plans a...
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Resorts World Miami takes ownership of the Omni Center and Hilton Hotel
(Florida) -- The development of one of the most impactful real estate projects in Florida history took an important step forward today when Resorts World Miami assumed...
11/16/2011
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Genting’s spectacular promises raise legislative doubts
(Florida) -- In the debut debate over the resort casinos bill Wednesday, the head of Genting Americas offered legislators glittering promises and pitches — from...
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Miami mayor hedges his support of Genting casino, which is counting on South Florida eclipsing Las Vegas Strip in gambling dollars
(Florida) -- The developer behind a plan to build the world’s largest casino on the Miami waterfront predicts gamblers will spend more in South Florida than they...
11/14/2011
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Resorts World Miami Completes Acquisition of Adjacent Omni Center, Represents First Step in Development of $3.8 Billion Destination Resort
(Florida) -- The development of the largest U.S. real estate development in eight years took an important step forward today when Resorts World Miami assumed the...
11/9/2011
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Sands gets where Genting needs to go
(Florida) -- Every single attendee of Monday’s Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce forum on destination gambling owes a debt of gratitude to Genting, the casino...
11/8/2011
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Genting’s Miami Bayfront Casino Brews Opposition From South Beach, Disney
(Florida) -- Genting Bhd. (GENT)’s plan for a $3.8 billion casino-and-hotel complex along Miami’s Biscayne Bay has turned into a fight over gambling and jobs...
11/3/2011
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BLOG: Gambling in Miami: Genting is All In
(Florida) -- Since the 60s, Miami has created an infamous reputation that has attracted jetsetters from across the globe. Washington and Collins avenues on South Beach,...
11/1/2011
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Gambling Addiction in Florida Is On the Rise as Genting Eyes Giant Downtown Miami Casino
(Florida) -- The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling reports it has seen a large uptick in calls to its help line in the past year, indicating that gambling addiction...
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Casinos must grease many palms to repair their damages
(Florida) -- Where the world's largest casino would rise, some want Genting's Resorts World Miami to ante up to be their friend. Among demands: rebuild I-395,...
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Las Vegas Sands says one Miami resort casino is plenty
(Florida) -- In what could shape into a battle of casino giants, Las Vegas Sands Corp. plans to compete with Genting Group and other gaming industry leaders for one of...
10/28/2011
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In Florida Battle, Casino Cash vs. Disney Image
(Florida) -- Genting paid $236 million for The Miami Herald building as part of a 30-acre string of bayfront properties for the casino. On one side is the Florida...
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The greatest gamble ever: Developers in Miami punt $3.8bn on building world's biggest casino resort
(Florida) -- The stakes are high in Miami where the world's biggest casino - to eclipse the gaming floors of Las Vegas' top six gambling dens combined - could...
10/27/2011
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Genting's project plans in Miami call for 5,200 rooms, 800,000 square feet of gaming
(Florida) -- Las Vegas Sand Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson loves to say “bigger is better” when discussing his casino projects, such the company’s...
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Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami?
(Florida) -- If we had to settle on one word to describe the $3 billion proposal for Genting's Resorts World Miami in downtown Miami at the current Miami Herald site...
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Miami casino would be bigger than Vegas competitors
(Florida) -- Can Miami handle the biggest casino in the world? That was the question raised Wednesday as local leaders pored over a bill designed to bring three large...
10/25/2011
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Miami resort developer out to siphon off Vegas visitors
(Las Vegas) -- A top executive with Malaysian-based gaming giant Genting Group said his company is taking dead aim at Las Vegas with its plans to build a multibillion-...
10/24/2011
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Genting game to fly punters to Miami
(Florida) -- The Genting group is dead serious about the potential of its casino resort plan in sunny Miami, so much so that it is willing to buy 50% of seats to make...
10/22/2011
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With casino gambling bill near, Genting executive shares vision for resort, jobs
(Florida) -- It is a lazy, rainy day in Tallahassee and Colin Au, the president of Genting Americas, has arrived in town on a mission — to meet with every one of...
10/21/2011
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Arsht Center: gambling resort needs to up the ante
(Florida) -- Shortly after the Genting Group bought The Miami Herald site and announced plans for Resorts World Miami, it reached out to its new next-door neighbor at...
10/19/2011
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Destination Casino Gambling in Florida Becomes Hot Issue as Multi-Billion Dollar Suitors Circle Miami
(Florida) -- On the heels of the recent announcement a few months ago by Malaysian-based Genting Group to build the estimated $3.5 billion dollar, 6-tower 'Resorts...
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Pending Bill Paves Way for 3 Major Gambling Operations in South Florida
(Florida) -- It has flash and excitement, and the whole town is talking about it. Genting Miami destination resort has stirred up the possibility of big time gambling in...
10/18/2011
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Polls show strong local support for casinos in Miami-Dade, but statewide reluctance
(Florida) -- Voters in Miami-Dade County’s most conservative state Senate district strongly support bringing casinos to South Florida, a new Genting-backed poll...
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Rubio, not a gambling fan, is staying away from casino debate
(Florida) -- Sen. Marco Rubio, who once sued Gov. Charlie Crist over a gambling compact, reaffirmed his opposition to gaming today, but signaled he would likely not get...
10/17/2011
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New Miami casino would be world's largest casino, anti-gambling group claims
(Florida) -- If we had to settle on one word to describe the $3 billion proposal for Genting's Resorts World Miami in downtown Miami at the current Miami Herald site...
10/14/2011
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BLOG: Who holds the best hand: The Mouse or the Malaysian?
(Florida) -- It could be the biggest political interest-group slug-fest of 2012: Mega-wealthy resort casino developers who want to plant a flag in South Florida versus...
10/13/2011
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Genting's US$3.8bil Resorts World Miami development moves forward
(Malaysia) -- The Genting group has taken another step forward in its US$3.8bil (RM11.94bil) Resorts World Miami development in Florida, the United States, after...
10/12/2011
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BLOG: Why would Islam play a role in casino debate?
(Florida) -- Norman Braman isn't one to shy away from controversy, and The Miami Herald this morning said he had the "most explosive comments" about...
10/11/2011
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City, county mayors meet to hash out impact of Genting plan
(Florida) -- The city of Miami and Miami-Dade County have agreed to study costs associated with a potential casino on the bay-front Miami Herald site, then show a...
10/8/2011
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Juding ruling leaves more gambling up to Legislature
(Florida) -- The Genting Group, which is hoping the Legislature will grant it a gambling license for its $3 billion Resorts World Miami project in downtown Miami, views...
10/2/2011
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OP/ED: Florida needs a comprehensive plan to manage, expand gambling
(Florida) -- A $3 billion resort on Miami's waterfront that could include a casino? Florida's gambling prospects certainly have gotten a lot more ambitious since...
9/29/2011
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Legislators consider casinos in Miami
(Florida) -- Las Vegas-style casinos could be coming to the Magic City. South Florida lawmakers believe it could be the solution to his city's financial woes, but...
9/28/2011
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Ante set at $2.5 billion to set up a South Florida casino
(Florida) -- Under newly drafted legislation, you could be one of three mega-casino operators permitted in South Florida — as long as you have $2.5 billion to...
9/27/2011
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Three Miami mayors block Genting casino
(Florida) -- Joe Carollo's Chevy Impala idles at a red light on North Bayshore Drive at NE 14th Street. Dressed in a neat white polo shirt tucked into pressed khaki...
9/25/2011
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Genting Malaysia to Invest $3 Billion on Resorts World Miami
(Malaysia) -- Genting Malaysia Bhd., a Southeast Asian casino-operator, plans to invest $3 billion to develop a bayfront resort on land currently housing the Miami...
9/23/2011
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Miami Sen. Rene Garcia toured Genting’s Singapore casino
(Florida) -- State Sen. Rene Garcia spent his summer vacation doing research — at one of the World’s largest gambling resorts in Singapore. “I loved it...
9/21/2011
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BLOG: Supposed Tea Party Leaders Support Resorts World Miami Casino
(Florida) -- Recent research seems to suggest that the Tea Party is just the old, trusty religious right wrapped up in a shiny new package. Apparently, South Florida...
9/20/2011
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Genting casino will kill Miami and Miami Beach
(Florida) -- Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be...
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Genting deals winning hand for Miami
(Florida) -- As the epicenter of the nation’s Medicare fraud and capital of assorted con men, scam artists and Ponzi schemers, we should be extremely leery of...
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Resorts World Miami to perform well regardless of casino licence
(Malaysia) -- Analysts maintain their positive outlook on Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (Genting Malaysia) US$3 billion Resorts World Miami (RWM) venture despite...
9/19/2011
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Downtown Miami Gets One Step Closer to $3B Mixed-Use Development
(Florida) -- Arquitectonica has completed the master plan for Resorts World Miami, a $3 billion mixed-use project Malaysia-based Gentig Group is planning on prime...
9/16/2011
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Resorts World Miami Includes Plans For Over 50 Restaurants
(Florida) -- Resorts World Miami, the mega resort/casino/condo/convention center being planned by Genting may not be finished for a few years, but one thing's for...
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$3 billion destination casino plan for Miami unveiled
(Massachusetts) -- The Genting Group on Wednesday doubled the footprint for Resorts World Miami as part of a calculated step to win support for a gambling license from...
9/15/2011
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Genting buys remaining Omni debt, reveals resort plans
(Florida) -- The Genting Group on Wednesday doubled the footprint for Resorts World Miami as part of a calculated step to win support for a gambling license from the...
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Genting Reveals Plans for 10-Million-Square-Foot Resort (With Casino) on Miami Herald Site
(Florida) -- Get ready for the idea of giant sail-looking buildings staring at you from Biscayne Bay, and perhaps more important, prepare for the idea of a casino in...
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Genting: We can bring 5,000 jobs to Omni by fall 2012
(Florida) -- The Genting Group is promising to start gambling operations at the Omni International Mall and employ 5,000 people by fall 2012 if the state gives the go...
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Optimism, caution in reaction to Genting plan
(Florida) -- A day after getting the first look at plans for Resorts World Miami, local business and civic leaders were trying to figure out the impact this $3 billion...
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Proposed casino hopes to lure in whale-sized wallets
(Florida) -- With its wave-like towers and sprawling lagoon, the downtown Miami casino proposed by the Genting Group is meant to honor the city’s aquatic identity...
9/14/2011
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$3 billion destination casino plan for Miami unveiled
(Florida) -- A company known for glamorous global resorts showed off stunning plans for a massive project that would accelerate Miami's reputation for the exotic...
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Futuristic Miami resort is ‘different from anything we’ve done before’
(Florida) -- The gambling resort that would replace the Miami Herald building would have a futuristic design with a casino and shopping mall, two residential towers and...
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Genting unveils plan for Miami bayfront resort
(Florida) -- Imagine swimming from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay where The Miami Herald now sits. A 3.6-acre outdoor lagoon — equivalent to 12 Olympic-size...
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Genting's casino plan features outdoor lagoon and 10 million sq. ft. of glitz
(Florida) -- A 3.6-acre outdoor lagoon — equivalent to 12 Olympic-size swimming pools and surrounded by natural sand beaches — is the centerpiece of the $3...
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