{"id":60743,"date":"2017-10-12T17:51:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T00:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=60743"},"modified":"2017-10-12T17:51:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T00:51:21","slug":"landing-international-sells-londons-les-ambassadeurs-for-320-3-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/landing-international-sells-londons-les-ambassadeurs-for-320-3-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Landing International Sells London\u2019s Uber-Elite Les Ambassadeurs Casino for $320.3 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong-based Landing International has sold Les Ambassadeurs Club, the exclusive high-end casino in London\u2019s affluent Mayfair district, for $320.3 million. Landing announced the sale had been completed on Wednesday. The buyer is believed to be Paul Suen Cho Hung, owner of Birmingham City, a soccer club in England\u2019s second tier.<\/p>\n

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The exclusive \u201cLes A\u201d casino, where Sean Connery famously uttered the lines, \u201cBond, James Bond\u201d for the first time, has been sold, reportedly to the owner of Birmingham City Blues (Image: Mayfair Eccentrics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cLes A,\u201d as it is known colloquially, is perhaps best recognized as the casino in the beginning of the first James Bond film, \u201cDr. No.\u201d The venue provides the backdrop for where the immortal lines, \u201cBond, James Bond,\u201d are uttered for the first time on screen by a tuxedoed Sean Connery at the chemin de fer<\/em> tables, a game considered a predecessor to baccarat.<\/p>\n

Other than occasional appearances on celluloid, Les Ambassadeurs remains a discrete venue for the super-rich. Premium membership to the club costs \u00a3<\/strong><\/em>25,000 per year ($33,000), which will afford you privileges such as private boxes at sports events, private jet travel, and special rates at London\u2019s finest hotels.<\/p>\n

Money for Jeju World<\/h2>\n

Suen is one of the biggest Chinese investors<\/a> in the UK. In Asia, he\u2019s known as \u201cthe King of Penny Slots\u201d for his skill in flipping \u201cdistressed stock.\u201d This practice of buying poorly performing companies and selling them for profit, doesn\u2019t seem to be, however, a reflection on either Les Ambassadeurs or Birmingham City.<\/p>\n

Landing purchased the casino in 2015 for $181 million and will make a handsome profit from the sale, which will likely free up capital for the development of its $1.8 billion Jeju Shinhwa World integrated resort<\/a>, currently under construction on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju.<\/p>\n

Landing recently announced that Jeju World will host its official grand opening on Dec. 8. However, the resort intends to open in phases as construction continues, and will not be complete until late 2019.<\/p>\n

The resort had its soft opening in April with the unveiling of 344 luxury accommodation units. Between now and December, Jeju World expects to roll out the first of two family theme parks, a Landing-branded hotel, conference center, and exhibition hall, plus restaurants and a shopping mall.<\/p>\n

Great Expectations<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, just in case you were on the market for a luxury private members casino in a swanky district London and feel you missed the boat, all is not lost. Malaysian casino giant Genting recently put Maxims Casino on the market.<\/p>\n

Maxims is based inside a grade II-listed early Victorian townhouse, built for Charles Dickens\u2019 friend and biographer John Forster, no less. But the good news is it\u2019s a smaller but similarly exclusive venue, and so it\u2019s a little bit cheaper, setting you back only around $55 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong-based Landing International has sold Les Ambassadeurs Club, the exclusive high-end casino in London\u2019s affluent Mayfair district, for $320.3 million. Landing announced the sale had been completed on Wednesday. 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