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Government grants license to One Hundred Sands Ltd.
Fiji will soon get its first casino resort. The government of the Pacific island country has granted the nation's first-ever exclusive gaming license to U.S.-based One Hundred Sands Ltd., which plans a $290 million, 5-star luxury casino resort on Denarau Island.
Groundbreaking for the complex is tentatively set for March of next year. The first phase of development will see 190 luxury rooms and suites, three restaurants, and a sports grille. A second phase will include added accommodations, nightclub, and other entertainment venues. The complex’s casino will include 500 slot machines and 54 table games, and the destination will also feature a 1500 seat convention center.
“This project provides a malleable fusion between the Western ideals of casino gaming with the strong cultural virtues of tribal and community life,” said Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama at announcement ceremony for the complex. “This fusion is what we seek…considering our own national pride in, and respect for the value of the unique, yet united cultures present among all Fijians.”
In a news release, One Hundred Sands board chairman Larry Claunch said his company “has taken care to strategically partner with the Snoqualmie Tribe from Washington state and Seventh Generation LLC, a Native American company with demonstrated excellence establishing new casinos and affiliate entities around the world while maintaining the integrity of the environment, and supplementing – not supplanting – the existing economy.” More information about One Hundred Sands and its ownership was not immediately available.
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