On Wednesday, Las Vegas Sand Corp. officially announced that it will be starting operations of its Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, which is inclusive of a casino, on April 27.

Chief Executive of Marina Bay Sands, Thomas Arasi stressed that the company is looking to open as many as 963 hotel rooms, part of the shopping mall and convention center, in addition to restaurants and a casino in the resort in Singapore. All the additions are currently subject to construction proceeding as scheduled and all the required regulatory approvals are to be met as well.

Phase 2 of the integrated resort, which is inclusive of more retail stores and the Sands SkyPark, is scheduled to open on June 23.

The Marina Bay Sands resort and casino has been built with an estimated investment of $5.5 Billion.