Japan’s Universal ends talks to buy Philippine casino

July 3, 2024 - 2:53 PM
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Ariake Frontier Building A in Tokyo, Japan. (Lombroso via Wikimedia)

 The Philippine unit of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp 6425.T is no longer acquiring a majority stake in PH Resorts’ gaming project in the central Philippines, PH Resorts said on Tuesday.

In a disclosure, PH Resorts PHR.PS said it received a letter terminating a deal for Universal’s Okada Manila to buy a majority stake in the company’s gaming project in Cebu province.

—Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Jacqueline Wong