Casino losses mount as virus hits Asia's entertainment palaces

Betting on pent-up demand, billionaire resort operators keep to expansion plans

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By remaining at full strength, Macau's casinos are well placed for when travel restrictions start to loosen. (Photo by Manda Yeung)

CLIFF VENZON, ZACH COLEMAN and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers

MANILA/HONG KONG -- For the last two months, Manila's Entertainment City -- where Las Vegas razzmatazz meets the coquettish glitz of the Philippines -- has had all the showiness of a ghost town.

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