Permission
Primary licence, land-use consent, environmental approval and all conditions that survive the award.
Development monitor
Projects.
The world’s largest casino developments are also hotels, convention districts, transport systems and public commitments. We track what is approved, financed, under construction and actually open.
Status date · 21 August 2026Global coverageCompany targets are not forecasts
Lead analysis
Scale is only the visible risk.
Construction photographs show concrete and cranes. The most consequential dependencies often sit outside the frame: licence conditions, shareholder funding, transport capacity, workforce formation, technical approvals and demand from non-gaming visitors.
That is why our tracker records both a public target and the evidence supporting it.
Live tracker
Destination projects in focus.
Status reflects the latest official or company material reviewed by Elvari Scope. Scope and timing remain subject to change.
| Project | Jurisdiction | Current milestone | Public timing | Our watchpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGM OsakaMGM Resorts, ORIX and local partners | Osaka, Japan | In development Company reporting says the integrated resort remains on track. | 2030 opening target | Island infrastructure, funding cadence, partner coordination and the sequence of regulatory testing. |
| Wynn Al Marjan IslandWynn Resorts and partners | Ras Al Khaimah, UAE | Under construction Construction and operating-team build-out continue. | September 2027 expected opening | Workforce build, federal regulatory implementation, air access and luxury-resort demand. |
| Metropolitan ParkQueens Future / Hard Rock | Queens, New York, US | Licensed Commercial gaming licence effective from 15 December 2025. | Developer schedule subject to approvals and delivery | Urban approvals, transit, site delivery and monitored application commitments. |
| Resorts World New York CityGenting New York | Queens, New York, US | Licensed expansion Commercial gaming licence effective from 15 December 2025. | Phased development | Conversion from existing gaming operations, build sequencing and delivery of community commitments. |
| Bally’s BronxBally’s Corporation | Bronx, New York, US | Licensed Commercial gaming licence effective from 15 December 2025. | Developer schedule subject to approvals and delivery | Land, planning, transport and the monitored commitments attached to the licence process. |
Evaluation framework
Five layers behind an opening date.
Capital
Committed equity, debt, partner obligations, contingency, procurement exposure and scope discipline.
Physical delivery
Enabling works, structure, envelope, fit-out, utilities, transport interfaces and commissioning.
Operating system
Leadership, recruitment, suppliers, policies, cybersecurity, payments and responsible-gambling controls.
Market creation
Aviation, convention demand, local visitation, hotel distribution, entertainment and seasonality.
Proof
Regulatory sign-off, test events, opening certificates, live operation and the fulfilment of public commitments.
Asia-Pacific
Osaka makes the resort a city-making instrument.
The Osaka proposition connects gaming with hotel, convention, exhibition, theatre, dining and tourism infrastructure on Yumeshima. MGM’s 2030 target should be read in the context of a destination that must receive millions of visitors, not simply a single building handover.
For New Zealand readers, Osaka is the region’s clearest test of whether integrated-resort policy can turn a heavily conditioned gaming licence into a broader international tourism asset.
What changes the status?
We look for updates to the implementation agreement, financing contributions, transport readiness, vertical construction, operator recruitment and formal regulatory milestones. Renderings alone do not move a project forward in our tracker.
Middle East
Al Marjan builds a market and a resort together.
Wynn’s September 2027 target is the nearest major opening in this tracker. The resort is also a test of the UAE’s new commercial-gaming regulatory capability and Ras Al Khaimah’s ability to deepen its destination offer.
Early senior hiring is an important leading indicator. The operating organisation must translate a new regulatory environment into thousands of procedures, system configurations, staff competencies and guest interactions before opening.
North America
New York turns applications into monitored obligations.
The three downstate licence decisions completed a long competition, but they began a more demanding reporting phase. The New York State Gaming Commission required each successful applicant to accept an independent third-party monitor for at least five years.
We will report delivery against the approved record: site control, investment, amenities, community benefits, transport measures, schedules and changes. “Licensed” is a legal status; it is not a synonym for “built”.
Read dates with discipline.
A company’s expected opening is valuable information, but it is forward-looking. Elvari Scope always attributes a schedule, dates its verification and changes status only when a primary record supports the change.
MGM Q2 record · Wynn Q2 presentation · New York Commission record