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Emerald Resort & Casino
South African hotel and casino
Emerald Resort & Casino is a hotel and casino located at a private estate on the banks of the Vaal River in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. The casino opened in 1997.[2]
| Emerald Resort & Casino | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vanderbijlpark, Emfuleni, South Africa |
| Address | 777 Frikkie Meyer Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa |
| Opening date | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
| Owner | Tsogo Sun (55%)[1] |
| Coordinates | 26.74274°S 27.85771°E / -26.74274; 27.85771 |
| Website | www |
The Emerald Resort & Casino was majority-owned by London Clubs International, a London-based casino operator that in 2006 became a division of Harrah's Entertainment (later Caesars Entertainment). In May 2019, Caesars announced the sale of their 70% interest (the remaining 30% stake is owned by local minority partners) to Peermont Hotels, a Johannesburg-based hospitality and entertainment company.[3][4] The deal was initially expected to close in the third quarter of 2019, but it was never completed. In July 2021, Caesars sold the entire London Clubs chain to Metropolitan Gaming.[5] In 2022, Metropolitan Gaming sold its stake in the Emerald to a group led by Tsogo Sun.[1][6]
Emerald regularly hosts boxing matches as well as the South African Heavyweight Championship. On February 23, 2018, reigning heavyweight champion Osborne 'Big Daddy' Machimana was defeated by knockout in the 6th round by Ruann 'Giant King' Visser.[7][8] The casino also hosted the first World Series of Poker Africa in 2010.[9][10]
The casino offers over 430 slot machines and 22 gaming tables including baccarat, five blackjack tables, nine roulette wheels and two poker tables in the smoking and non smoking sections. It also has a computer gaming area for kids.[11][12]
- List of Caesars Entertainment properties
- List of casinos in South Africa
- Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (PDF) (Report). Tsogo Sun Gaming. 24 November 2022. p. 24.
- "Gambling revenue: Gauteng casinos on top". IOL Business Report. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION – 2019 Q2 CEC Form 10-Q". sec.gov. 2019.
- "Caesars Entertainment Announces Sale of Its Interest in Emerald Resort & Casino to South Africa-Based Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts". prnewswire.com. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18.
- Robert Fletcher (August 5, 2021). "Metropolitan Gaming acquires Caesars' Europe and Africa casino businesses". iGamingBusiness. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- "Metropolitan Gaming sells South Africa casino to Tsogo Sun". Gaming Intelligence. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- Magasela, Bongani (2018-02-15). "Is Anthony Joshua worth the hype he gets?". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- Magasela, Bongani (2018-02-24). "Ruann 'Giant King' Visser defeats reigning SA heavyweight champion Osborne 'Big Daddy' Machimana". sowetanlive.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- Katz, Dan (2010-10-27). "Historic WSOP Africa Kicks Off". Poker News Daily. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "World Series of Poker Heads to South Africa? (UPDATE)". pokernews.com. May 3, 2010.
- "About us". Emerald Resort & Casino. Retrieved 2020-06-28.