Not yet on the calendar

The 13 Hotel has not been able to confirm if the opening of its premises will take place at the end of July 2017, as previously affirmed by the group.
Speaking to Business Daily, a spokesper­son for the company said: “The commercial opening of The 13 will be in 2017, with [the] exact date to be announced.”
It is possible an eventual delay in the opening might be related to the issuing of the operating licence for the hotel by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO).
In reply to Business Daily enquiries, the tourism bureau, the body in charge of issu­ing operating licences for hotels in the city, said that ‘the licensing procedures related to the mentioned hotel and the related establishments are still being processed.’
Information about the opening of the hotel at the end of next month was an­nounced in a filing of the company with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in early April.
In the same filing, the company indi­cated that the occupation permit for the premises had been issued on March 29, 2017 and that they were ‘in the process of obtaining necessary licences for the operation and pre-opening preparation of the Hotel.’
As for gaming tables on the hotel premises, the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) confirmed that, as of yesterday, they “had not yet re­ceived any one of the gaming concession­aires requesting to open a new casino in The 13 Hotel location.”
The Bureau’s spokesperson further ex­plained that in the event of requests from local casino operators, the Bureau will consider criteria such as the proportion of non-gaming elements in order to conduct their assessment.
The 13 has not replied to additional ques­tions as to whether or not gaming operators have approached the company or showed interest in operating gaming services in the facilities.
The company had previously mentioned plans to host 66 gaming tables within the hotel premises, when it was still named Louis XIII Holdings Limited, according to World Casino Directory.
After it officially changed the property name to The 13, it no longer referred to intentions of including a casino operation on the premises.