page_title: Studio City (Macau)
section_title: Gaming facility dispute
hierarchical_section_title: Studio City (Macau) / History / Gaming facility dispute
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 興建中的新濠影匯 中文（繁體）‎: Studio City Macau
context_page_description: Studio City is a hotel and casino resort in Cotai, Macau, China. It is Asia's first leisure resort to integrate television and film production facilities, retail, gaming and hotels. It is jointly developed by U.S. investment firms Silver Point Capital LP and Oaktree Capital Management LLC and a Hong Kong entertainment company, eSun Holdings Ltd. In June 2011, Melco Crown Entertainment took over a 60% share of the property developer. Studio City Macau was officially opened on 27 October 2015.
context_section_description: Macau's Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io confirmed on 6 July 2011 that there would be no gaming facility in the Macau Studio City project. The secretary reiterated that the developer of this Cotai property is required to adhere to the 2008 development plan approved by the government. The plan, he reaffirmed, includes a major component of a film production facility but should not contain any gaming elements. But Melco Crown Entertainment was confident that the Macao Studio City will receive the necessary government approvals to include a gaming floor.  The company's chief executive and co-chairman Lawrence Ho Yau Lung said he was confident of striking a deal with the SAR Government to build a casino on the site.
caption: Studio City Macao under construction in January 2015.
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