Sun International casino relocation plan clears court hurdle

Hotel and casino operator Sun International said on Tuesday the last remaining objection relating to the proposed relocation of its Morula casino licence had been withdrawn.

This comes after the Goldrush Group, which has bingo operations in the Tshwane area, brought proceedings in the North Gauteng High Court, effectively raising objections to Sun International's proposed relocation of its Morula casino licence from its current site in Mabopane to Menlyn, Tshwane.

"Sun International and Goldrush have entered into a settlement agreement whereby Goldrush has now withdrawn its High Court application. As part of the settlement, Goldrush will make application to relocate one of its bingo licences to the Morula site and commence operations thereon once the existing casino licence has been relocated," Sun International said.

The detailed plans and costing for Sun International's proposed new development at Menlyn Maine were close to being finalised and the group was confident that without any further impediments to the development and construction, the target opening date of September 2017 would be achieved, it said.

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