INCHEON, South Korea -- Sega Sammy Holdings broke ground here Thursday on an integrated resort that will center on a casino, with opening slated for May 2017.
Surrounding the foreigners-only casino will be lodgings and a shopping mall. The resort, to be one of the largest in South Korea, will be jointly developed by Sega Sammy and South Korean casino company Paradise Group. Total cost is estimated at 140 billion yen ($1.17 billion).