With the idyllic resort island of Boracay now off-limits to casinos, Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) still has 7,640 islands to choose from for its planned $500 million integrated resort in the country.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that GEG may still pursue its plans of building an integrated resort on a tropical island but not in Boracay, which has been ordered closed to tourists for six months.

Philippine Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said GEG could look at other jurisdictions in the Philippines for its integrated resort plan since the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has already granted its provisional license.

“So they (GEG) could have a provisional license. If they can’t build in Boracay, perhaps they could build elsewhere,” Roque said, according to the news outlet.