The Genting Group is a company headquartered in the Wisma Genting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It comprises the holding company Genting Berhad (), its listed subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad (), Genting Plantations Berhad (), Genting Singapore Plc (), as well as its wholly owned subsidiary Genting Energy Limited.Genting Berhad Annual Report 2016, profile page. Founded in 1965 by the late Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, the Genting Group is headed by Tan Sri Dato Seri

Lim Kok Thay Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay (; born 16 August 1951) is a Malaysian Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of Genting Group, a casinos, resorts and palm oil conglomerate with a market capitalization of almost MYR40 billion, and the secon ...

, the Chairman and Chief Executive, who joined the Group in 1976. Since its founding in 1965, the Group has garnered over 52 years of experience in developing, operating and marketing casinos and integrated resorts in different parts of the world, including the

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, Malaysia,

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, Singapore and the United Kingdom. ''My Story'' - Lim Goh Tong The Group's pioneer integrated resort is

Resorts World Genting Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busine ...

, formerly known as Genting Highlands Resort. The main attractions of the resort are its casino, theme park, concert shows, food & beverage and retail shopping. Genting 01

From its initial leisure and hospitality activities, the Genting Group has expanded and diversified into other activities including plantations, properties,

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, oil and gas, e-commerce, information technology and biotechnology. The Group and its affiliates employ about 62,000 people worldwide and have over 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) of prime resort land and 238,400 hectares (589,099 acres) of land for plantation. Due to the COVID-19 situation worldwide, Genting has announced an unprecedented worldwide shutdown of all Genting Group's casinos from 4 May 2020 until its reopening on 1 October 2021.

Group structure

Genting Berhad is the parent company and holding company that manages investment in other companies. Headquarters in Malaysia. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of US$9.4 billion as at 31 December 2014. In 2017, its market capitalisation increased to

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37.87 billion. * Genting Singapore PLC (52.8% owned by Genting Berhad) – investment holding company. It is listed on

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. Market capitalisation is US$9.9 billion as of 31 December 2014. * Genting Malaysia Berhad (49.3% owned by Genting Berhad) – It is involved in leisure and hospitality, gambling and entertainment which includes its casino businesses in Malaysia, in the Americas and the United Kingdom. Genting Malaysia owns and operates major properties including Resorts World Genting in Malaysia, Resorts World Casino New York City in the US, over 40 casinos including

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in the UK and

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in the Bahamas. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalisation of RM26 billion as of 31 December 2016. * Genting Hong Kong Limited, formerly known as

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, is listed on the Singapore and

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. * Genting Plantations Berhad (51.9% owned by Genting Berhad) – is involved in plantations, biotechnology and property, which includes its property arm, Genting Property. Genting Plantations owns 259,700 hectares of land in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is listed on the Main Market of

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with US$2.2 billion market capitalisation as of 31 December 2014. * Kien Huat Realty – the real estate development and investment entity created by Genting founder Lim Goh Tong owns 39 percent of Genting Berhad.

Diversification and expansion

In December 2006, Genting Group won the bid in obtaining one of two Singapore casino licences to build an integrated resort, named

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, under Genting Singapore. The project requirements include hotel, gambling, leisure facilities, convention space and retail. In 2007, Genting Plantations ventured into biotechnology to develop synthetic genomic processes and naturally occurring processes for alternative energy resources through an equally owned joint venture with "Synthetic Genomics". In July 2007, Genting Group disposed of its paper and packaging business. In August 2009, Genting Hong Kong opened Resorts World Manila in partnership with Alliance Global Group. It is one of four groups that won approval in 2008 to build hotels and casinos as part of Philippines' US$20 billion Pagcor City development on Manila Bay. In June 2009, Genting Group supported the capital raising exercise of MGM Mirage. In August 2010, Genting Property began construction on an upscale retail destination,

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in partnership with Jersey-based Simon Property Group, as part of a wider integrated township project in the southern state of Johor. In September 2010, Genting New York won a bid to build a racino at

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in New York City, the first step of a planned expansion in the United States. Among the attributes of the plan was providing a diversion for passengers on extended stays at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Resorts World New York opened in October 2011. In May 2011, Genting Malaysia purchased of Biscayne Bay front land surrounding the headquarters of '' The Miami Herald'' for US$236 million; The McClatchy Company announced that the ''Herald'' and '' El Nuevo Herald'' would be moving to another location by 2013. The land is to be used for a

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, that would include hotels, restaurants, residences, retail shops and a convention centre. Genting Group sees the Miami land acquisition as an integral step in its pursuit of expanding internationally in the leisure, hospitality and entertainment industry. In June 2011, Genting UK was awarded a casino licence for a 55,000 sq-metre mixed-use facility in Birmingham. The development is in partnership with the

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. In March 2013, Genting bought the site of

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, an unfinished casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, and announced plans for

Resorts World Las Vegas Resorts World Las Vegas is a resort, mall, and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, United States. The property had been the site of the Stardust Resort and Casino until 2007, when Boyd Gaming demolished the resort to develop its ...

. In May 2015, Genting Hong Kong purchased 100% ownership of Crystal Cruises and plans for expansion into river cruising, private jet charters using Boeing 777 aircraft and the new build of three 100,000 GT mega cruise ships was announced for the brand. Genting also announced the construction of a 204,000 GT ultra-luxury and giant cruise ship. In 2016, Genting announced the building of

. This project will cost about US$3 billion. This project has the world's biggest swimming pool. In 2017, Genting announced they would lend their name to a new resort,

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. The casino was originally to be named Montreign Resort Casino. In January 2018, Genting announced plans to build a new casino resort in Andorra. The resort is expected to cost EUR€105 million and will host many different musical and cultural events.

Resort and casino properties

Malaysia

* Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia * Resorts World Awana (Formerly Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort), Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia * Resorts World

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, Terengganu, Malaysia * Resorts World Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia

United Kingdom

As of December 2010, Genting Malaysia owns the largest number of casinos in the UK, with 46: *

* Crockfords Club, London * The Colony Club, London * The Palm Beach Casino, London * Maxims Casino Club, London * Genting Casino, Bolton * Genting Casino, Bournemouth * Genting Casino, Blackpool * Genting Casino, Brighton * Genting Casino, Bristol * Genting Casino, Coventry * Genting Casino Cromwell Mint, London * Genting Casino Edgbaston, Birmingham * Genting Casino, Glasgow, Scotland * Genting Casino, Leicester * Genting Casino, Luton * Genting Casino, Margate * Genting Casino, Newcastle * Genting Casino, Nottingham * Genting Casino, Plymouth * Genting Casino Renshaw Street, Liverpool * Genting Casino, Salford * Genting Casino, Torquay * Genting Casino York Place, Edinburgh, Scotland * Genting Chinatown Casino, Birmingham * Genting Chinatown Casino, London * Genting Casino Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Scotland * Genting Casino, Manchester * Genting Casino Queen Square, Liverpool * Genting Casino, Reading * Genting Casino Riverlights, Derby * Genting Casino, Sheffield * Genting Casino, Southport * Genting Casino, Stoke-on-Trent * Genting Casino Terminus Terrace, Southampton * Genting Casino, Wirral * Genting Electric, Luton * Genting Electric, Portsmouth * Genting Electric Westcliff, Southend *

Maxims Casino Genting Casino Westcliff is a gambling establishment located on the Western Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, on the seafront overlooking the Thames estuary. History The original "Westcliff" and "Waterfront" Casinos were established i ...

, Southend Genting owns the Park Lane Mews Hotel in Mayfair, London.

Singapore

** Universal Studios Singapore (partner with Universal Studios) *Genting Hotel, Jurong *INEX Innovate Pte Ltd - Medtech Group

Philippines

* Resorts World Manila (in partnership with AGI) * Resorts World Bayshore City (Under Construction-Part of Entertainment City)

USA and the Caribbean

* Resorts World New York City *

(planned) *

(Owned & managed by Empire Resorts, an 88.7% subsidiary) *

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, (planned) * Resort World Hudson Valley (planned)

China

* Genting Resort Secret Garden

Online Casino

* Genting Casino Online UK * Genting Casino Online Germany *

Genting Casino Online Ireland Genting may refer to: * Genting, Sarawak, an inhabited place near Kelupu and Labas *Genting Group, a Malaysian company *Genting Highlands, a mountain resort in Malaysia ** Genting Grand Hotel **Genting Sempah, the mountain on which the Genting Hig ...

Investments in the United States

* Foxwoods Resort Casino, Connecticut (capital loan to the Mashantucket Pequot tribe through Kien Huat Realty) * Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls, USA (capital loan to Seneca Nation of Indians through Kien Huat Realty) * Monticello Raceway, Catskills (majority shareholder of Empire Resorts through Kien Huat Realty) * Massachusetts Region C casino development (financing the development and lobbying expenses behind

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Genting circling Massachusetts as House eyes casino vote
Gambling Compliance, 9 May 2011.

Previous properties

Burswood Entertainment Complex Crown Perth (formerly Burswood Island Casino, Burswood Island Complex and Burswood Entertainment Complex) is a resort and casino located in Burswood, Western Australia, near the Swan River. The resort consists of a casino, a convention centre ...

, Perth, Australia (formerly known as Burswood Island Casino) * Lucayan Beach Resort and Casino, Bahamas (in partnership with the Bahamian government) *

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, headquartered in Miami. Genting sold their remaining shares in December 2018. *

Genting Hong Kong Genting Hong Kong Limited ( zh, 雲頂香港有限公司) was a holding company that operated cruise and resort businesses. It was headquartered in (海洋中心), Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (). It was p ...

** Star Cruises ** Crystal Cruises ** Dream Cruises **

MV Werften MV Werften is a Hong Kong–Germany, German shipbuilding company that operates three facilities in eastern Germany to construct cruise ships for parent company Genting Hong Kong. In January 2022, MV Werften filed for bankruptcy, and an admini ...

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