Government Employees Excluded from QC's New Solaire Casino

Quezon City has introduced a new policy on casinos that affects government employees.

Joy Belmonte, the Mayor of Quezon City, has made a rule that stops city employees from going to gamble at the new Solaire Resort North Casino. Even though the casino has a big hotel and a large area for gambling, government workers are not allowed to play there. The Solaire Resort North will open for the first time on Saturday, May 25, and its main audience is rich people in the northern part of Manila.

Explore the games at Solaire Resort North.

• 38-story hotel tower
• Four-story casino
• Approximately 2,700 slot machines
• 163 live dealer table games

Bloomberry Resorts is opening a new fancy hotel and casino to attract people who want something close to home and don't want to travel all the way to Entertainment City in the south. But they've decided that government employees aren't allowed in, which will change the types of customers they get.

No Gambling for City Employees

Mayor Belmonte has made it clear that none of the 19,000 workers in the city will be allowed to gamble at Solaire North. They can still go to the hotel, eat at restaurants, have drinks at bars, and see shows, but they can't go to the gambling area. To keep them out, there will be a computer system that has photos of all city workers to help casino security stop them from entering.

New technologies help companies follow the rules.

Technology is important for enforcing rules that prevent certain people from gambling. At the gambling conference, Belmonte showed how advanced the tools are that can identify people even if they try to hide their face with wigs, masks, or hats.

Gambling in the Philippines is popular, but it raises issues.

Belmonte has made a move noting that gambling is common in Filipino culture. In the Philippines, unlike some places in Asia, locals can usually gamble without much restriction. But as the gambling business grows, there's worry about people becoming addicted. This has led to talks about how to make sure gambling is done responsibly.

Responsible Gaming Discussions

Belmonte spoke at a conference sponsored by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, which focused on bringing together leaders from the gambling industry and health experts to encourage gambling in a responsible way.

Wider Effects on Bloomberry's Asset Collection

Bloomberry, the owner of Solaire North and Entertainment City, also has a property in South Korea called Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino. The company might sell this Korean hotel and casino, but for now, they are more focused on their projects in the Philippines. Experts believe these projects in the Philippines will be a big source of Bloomberry's gaming income in the next few years.

Enrique Razon Jr., a billionaire, is the force behind Bloomberry.

Enrique Razon Jr., a wealthy Filipino businessman with a fortune of about $10.5 billion, mainly from ports and shipping, owns Bloomberry. The company's development of Solaire North is a major new step into the growing casino industry in the Philippines.