The Genting Group is headquartered in Wisma Genting in

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, Malaysia. The Group 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 2024, About Genting Berhad page 13. Founded in 1965 by the late Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, Genting Berhad is chaired by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay. As of 1 March 2025, Dato' Sri Tan Kong Han was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking the first time the company has appointed a CEO from outside the founding family. The group has developed, operated and marketed casinos and integrated resorts in different parts of the world, including the

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, the Philippines,

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and

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. The Group's pioneer

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, formerly known as Genting Highlands Resort. The main attractions of the resort are its

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, 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

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, life sciences and

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. The Group employs about 54,000 people worldwide and have over 18,000 hotel rooms and 243,200 hectares of land bank for plantation and property development.

Group structure

Genting Berhad is principally an investment holding and management company. The company is headquartered in Malaysia. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of RM14.9 billion (about USD3.5 billion) as at 31 December 2024. * Genting Singapore Limited (52.6% owned by Genting Berhad) – investment holding company. It is listed on Singapore Stock Exchange. Market capitalisation was about SGD9.24 billion (USD6.88 billion as of 31 December 2024. * 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 Resorts World Birmingham in the UK and Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia with a market capitalisation of about RM12.8 billion (USD3 billion) as at 31 December 2024. * Genting Plantations Berhad (55.4% owned by Genting Berhad) – is involved in plantations, biotechnology and property, which includes its property arm, Genting Property. Genting Plantations owns 243,200 hectares of land in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is listed on the Main Market of

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with about RM5.3 billion (USD1.2 billion) market capitalisation as of 31 December 2024. * Kien Huat Realty – the real estate development and investment entity created by Genting founder Lim Goh Tong owns about 43.6 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

, named

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, under Genting Singapore. The project requirements included 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

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. In August 2010, Genting Property began construction on an upscale retail destination, Johor Premium Outlets in partnership with Indianapolis, Indiana-based

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, as part of a wider integrated township project in the southern state of

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. In September 2010, Genting New York won a bid to build a

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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

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. Resorts World New York opened in October 2011. In May 2011, Genting Malaysia purchased of

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front land surrounding the headquarters of ''

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'' for US$236 million;

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announced that the ''Herald'' and ''

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'' would be moving to another location by 2013. The land is to be used for a

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, Resorts World Miami, 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

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. The development is in partnership with the

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. In March 2013, Genting bought the site of Echelon Place, an unfinished casino resort on the

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and announced plans for Resorts World Las Vegas. In May 2015, Genting Hong Kong purchased 100% ownership of Crystal Cruises and plans for expansion into river cruising, private jet charters using

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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 October 2016, Genting Hong Kong was entirely sold to the Lim Kok Thay's family-owned unit trust Golden Hope Limited as part of a family business restructuring exercise, separating it from Genting Group but retaining it under ownership of Lim Kok Thay's family. In 2016, Genting announced the building of Resorts World Miami. 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,

Resorts World Catskills Resorts World Catskills is a hotel and casino located in Monticello, New York, Monticello, New York (state), New York. History It opened on February 8, 2018, and is owned and operated by Empire Resorts. It was built on the former site of the C ...

. The casino was originally to be named Montreign Resort Casino. In January 2018, Genting announced plans to build a new casino resort in

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. The resort is expected to cost EUR€105 million and will host many different musical and cultural events.

Resort and casino properties

Malaysia

Genting Highlands Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang, it was established in 1965 by the late Malaysian busi ...

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

, Malaysia * Resorts World Kijal,

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

, Malaysia * Resorts World

Langkawi Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwe ...

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

, Malaysia

United Kingdom

Genting Malaysia owns the largest number of casinos in the UK, with 46: * Resorts World Birmingham * 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, Southend Genting owns the Park Lane Mews Hotel in Mayfair, London.

Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore Universal Studios Singapore (abbreviation: USS) is a theme park located within the Resorts World Sentosa integrated resort at Sentosa in Singapore. It features 24 rides, shows, and attractions in seven themed zones. It is one of the five U ...

(in partnership with

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) * Genting Hotel, Jurong * StarDream Cruises (Formerly known as Resorts World Cruises)

Philippines

Newport World Resorts Newport World Resorts (formerly Resorts World Manila) is an integrated resort, located in Newport City, Philippines, Newport City, opposite Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The resort i ...

(formerly Resorts World Manila; jointly-owned with AGI) * Resorts World Bayshore City (under construction; part of

Entertainment City Entertainment City, also known as E-City (formerly PAGCOR City and Manila Bay Tourism City), is a gaming and entertainment complex under development by PAGCOR spanning an area of in Bay City, Metro Manila. It was first envisioned by PAGCOR in 2 ...

)

US and the Caribbean

* Resorts World New York City * Resorts World Las Vegas * Resorts World Miami (planned) * Resorts World Bimini *

(Owned & managed by Empire Resorts, an 88.7% subsidiary) * Casino of the First Light, (planned) * Resort World Hudson Valley (planned)

China

* Genting Resort Secret Garden

Online Casino

* Genting Casino Online UK * Genting Casino Spain * Genting Casino Online Germany * Genting Casino Online Ireland

Investments in the United States

Foxwoods Resort Casino Foxwoods Resort Casino is an integrated resort owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their Indian reservation, reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut. Including six casinos, the resort covers an area of . The casino ...

, Connecticut (capital loan to the Mashantucket Pequot tribe through Kien Huat Realty) * Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls, US (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

Wampanoag people The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Salwen, "Indians of Southern New England and Long Isl ...

Casino of the First LightGenting 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 Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is an American cruise line founded in Norway in 1966, headquartered in Miami, Florida, and incorporated in the Bahamas. It is the List of cruise lines, fourth-largest cruise line in the world by passengers, controlling ...

, headquartered in Miami. Genting sold their remaining shares in December 2018. * Genting Hong Kong ** Star Cruises ** Crystal Cruises ** Dream Cruises ** MV Werften

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