Wynn Palace in Macau to open with only 150 gaming tables

Casino operator Wynn Resorts is all set to open its new Wynn Palace property in Macau, albeit with fewer gaming tables than expected.

The $4 billion integrated resort has reportedly been awarded only 100 mass gaming tables for its opening on August 22. This will be followed by 25 more tables on January 1, 2017, and another 25 tables on January 1, 2018, for a total of 150 tables, according to market firm Union Gaming.

The table allocation is anticipated, even though Wynn Macau applied for 400 gaming tables. Still, the number of tables that the casino operator is getting remains to be significantly lower compared to the 250 tables that Melco Crown Entertainment and Galaxy Entertainment Group received for the opening of Studio City and the second phase of Galaxy Macau, respectively.

Macau’s Secretariat for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong said the government’s decision “was based on trying to stay within the confines of the 3 percent annual growth of table games.” The government of Macau has issued a total of 445 tables in 2015, and has already issued 100 in 2016.