Because of increase in the population of Muslim in Malaysia, the government granted the casino license with restrict entry to other companies so that it can limit the number of operating company into one company only which is the one and only Genting Berhad. Genting Group has a rare gambling license from the predominantly Muslim Malaysian government.
In Malaysia, Genting Highland is the sole casino owner in Malaysia. Although the gambling license is issued by Finance Ministry, Casino de Genting still has to renew every three month since the license grant in year 1969 to a state gambling license under Pahang Entertainment Enactment Art. To this day, the Casino de Genting is the first and only casino in Malaysia. By sheer providence, a cabinet meeting was being held that very afternoon, and Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong’s application approved.
On 28th April 1969, he submitted an application for a casino license to the Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Genting’s founder, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong had a dream of building a world-class hill resort, and a part of that dream was the establishment of a casino that would rival any in Asia. The history of Genting Highland’s casino is intertwined with the famous resort and the sole casino owner in Malaysia.
