Hotel and casino operator ditches dividend payout for FY to conserve cash. South Africa’s casino and hotel operator Sun International scrapped its dividend, seeking to conserve capital to reduce debt and complete its R4.2 billion ($340 million) Time Square casino as the firm reported a profit loss on Monday. Sun International, one of two listed casino operators in Africa’s most industrialised country, is scheduled to open its second-largest casino and entertainment complex in South Africa in April, which is expected to be key to the group’s portfolio and growth at home.