Sun International Time Square Casino
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Sun International builds towards its Time Square opening which the company is claiming will be its flagship operation. As Sun International prepares to open the doors to its latest iteration, management will be hoping it fares better than other ventures in recent years.
1979
On 7 December, hotel magnate Sol Kerzner made history when he opened Sun City in what was then called Bophuthatswana. The resort fast became South Africa's most popular holiday resort.
1981
To open the R30-million entertainment arena, Kerzner paid Frank Sinatra $2-million for nine performances. Despite South Africa facing a United Nations boycott, Kerzner secures various international megastars to perform – including Cher, Liza Minnelli, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Queen. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Port St Johns, the Wild Coast Sun opens its doors. The Nedbank Golf Challenge (then called the Million Dollar Challenge) also launches at Sun City.
1983
With more properties and a bigger portfolio under its belt, Sun International is listed in the oldest and largest stock exchange in Africa, the JSE.
1984
The R50-million Cascades hotel is built at Sun City, the mountainous BaSotho kingdom welcomes Lesotho Sun, and Botswana is added to the portfolio with the Gaborone Sun.
1989
The wheels of change are spinning and with it Sun International adds three properties to its African portfolio: Morula Sun, Fish River Sun and Naledi Sun.
1990
Sun International launches the Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino in Namibia.
1991
The Carousel Casino opens in the North West Province.
1992
With Kerzner focused on Sun City, the resort receives a $300-million upgrade with the addition of The Lost City and a 338-room hotel called The Palace of the Lost City.
1994
Sun International acquires a two-thirds share of the Miss South Africa pageant.
1997
In May, Nelson Mandela opens the doors of the five-star luxury hotel The Table Bay at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront. One of the most iconic features of the hotel is the Oscar the Seal statue, which pays homage to a seal that used to visit a fisherman named Oscar every morning at a wooden pier near the hotel's site.
1998
During the soft opening of Carnival City Casino, the first million is won on the Dream Machine. The property officially opens in 1999 and is the first casino in the country to install Pit Track, a player tracking and auditing system.
2000
It is a new millennium and in October Sun International adds the Boardwalk to its stable. Two months later, the R1.56-billion GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World opens its doors, attracting more than 300 000 visitors a month.
2001
More opportunities to expand come in the form of the Zambezi Sun and The Royal Livingstone hotel in Zambia.
2002
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Sun International makes the biggest single tourism investment (R208-million) that Limpopo has ever received when it opens Meropa Casino and Entertainment World. That same year, Flamingo Casino launches in Kimberley.
2004
As KwaZulu-Natal's largest casino, Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom opens in November boasting a multipurpose conference venue, two hotels, a spa and various entertainment facilities.
2005
The City of Roses joins the fray with Windmill Casino in September. The R240-million Bloemfontein development includes a casino, hotel and retail centre.
2006
Giving the Breede Valley a much-needed economic boost, Golden Valley Casino (costing R151-million to build) opens its doors in November. The casino is granted the fifth and last gaming license in the Western Cape.
2008
Sun International makes a move into Latin America with the soft opening of Monticello Grand Casino in Santiago, Chile. Back home, Sun City's Main Hotel is refurbished.
2009
In Nigeria, Sun International opens a casino at the Federal Palace Towers Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos.
2012
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Following a R1-billion investment, the Boardwalk receives an upgrade with a new five-star hotel, multipurpose convention centre, casino and more retail shops.
2013
Following a R250-million refurbishment, The Maslow Sandton opens in January. At the end of the year, Sun International also acquires online sports betting platform, Sunbet.
2015
Carnival City is refurbished to offer more exciting experiences. Sun International also expands into South America with the acquisition of Ocean Sun in Panama and Sun Nao in Cartagena, Colombia. Meanwhile, majority shareholdings in the group's African properties (Gaborone Sun, Lesotho Sun, Maseru Sun, Kalahari Sands, Zambezi Sun and The Royal Livingstone) are sold.
2016
Sun International takes over the reigns of Cape Town's most prestigious horseracing event under its new name 'The Sun Met'.
2017
New life is breathed into the Menlyn Main precinct with the completion of the R4-billion Time Square casino complex in April. Sun International makes history with this property, listed as the second-largest casino on the continent and the most technologically advanced in South Africa.
2018
The Maslow Time Square welcomes its first guests in March, marking the end of the Time Square development. Further afield, the multipurpose event venue Sun Park opens at Sibaya and GrandWest.
2019
With a history that is synonymous with growth and innovation, Sun International comes full circle to celebrate its trailblazing journey with Sun City's 40th birthday.
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