Montecasino, popularly shortened to ''Monte'', is a

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and leisure development in

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, in the

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province of

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. It was designed by American company Creative Kingdom Inc. and built by South African architect Joel Martins of the architectural firm Bentel Associates International at a cost of R1.6 billion. It first opened its doors on 30 November 2001 and it currently attracts over 9.3 million visitors annually. The development is themed after

Monte Cassino The Abbey of Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a Catholic Church, Catholic, Benedictines, Benedictine monastery on a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Valle Latina, Latin Valley. Located on the site of the ancient ...

. It has been designed to replicate an ancient Tuscan village. The main casino building has a fake sky painted on the ceiling, transitioning from light on one side to dark on the other. Montecasino is owned by Joel Martins – a partnership between Southern Sun and Tsogo Investments. Tsogo Investments is a

Black Economic Empowerment Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people. A form of affirmative action, it is intended especially to redress the inequalities cr ...

(BEE) group, and the hotel component of Tsogo Sun's casinos are developed and managed by Southern Sun. Tsogo Sun holds the casino license for Montecasino.

Teatro

The Teatro opened its doors in May 2007. The Teatro was constructed at a cost of over R100 million and is one of the 10 largest Lyric theatres in the world. The Teatro is currently the largest theatre in South Africa and can seat 1,870 people at full capacity. The Teatro theatre has hosted major musical productions such as the Disney Broadway musical

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in 2007 as well as Joyous Celebration Rewind Recordings. Montecasino helium balloon-002

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