Casino operator Bloomberry Resorts is pushing back its plans to build a second casino in the Philippines because the property where it will stand has yet to be cleared of informal settlers.

The company has been eyeing to develop a “mixed-use” complex with a hotel and casino on a 1.5 hectare property within the 45-hectare Vertis North development in the Quezon City Central Business District, located about 23 kilometers away from Solaire, this year.

But in a recent interview with Manila-based reporters, Bloomberry Resorts chairman and CEO Enrique Razon Jr. revealed that they have to delay the construction due to the presence of the informal settlers in the property.

“We may start construction early next year,” Razon said, according to Rappler.