Genting Malaysia Bhd has applied to the New York State Gaming Commission to operate a casino in the US state, the company said in a filing to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange today.

RW Orange County LLC, which is owned by a Genting subsidiary, paid a US$1 million application fee on April 23 and submitted the required documents yesterday, the casino operator said.

Malaysia’s sole casino operator has focused its international expansion on the United States as growth in the world’s largest economy picks up, and as various states relax restrictions ranging from casino licences to online gambling.

- Reuters