Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 24 COVER STORY O ne of the earliest movers in Clark’s rise as an international casino destination, Daesik Han – the Chairman and CEO of Hann Philippines – first openedWidus as a hotel only back in 2008 before adding a casino 12 months later with a modest 24 tables and 150 slot machines. He later expanded this to 67 tables and around 370 slots. However, his latest expansion project – which has seen Widus Hotel & Casino rebranded as Hann Casino Resort – grows on this further with 147 tables and 868 machines. All told, the Hann expansion covers 130,000 square meters including 380 hotel rooms across 19 storeys of the Philippines’ first ever Swissôtel, specialty dining options, retail outlets, a swimming pool, an executive lounge and event venues such as a ballroom and function rooms. Han isn’t finished yet, however, having announced in 2019 a newly signed agreement to develop three golf courses and four hotels on 450 hectares of land in New Clark City. This comprises the much- anticipated Hann Reserve which will be an “ultra-luxe mountain resort destination” featuring Banyan Tree Hotel – described as a “sanctuary for the senses” with pool villas and a tropical garden spa — and Angsana