Luxury boutique chain Nobu Hotel will set up its first Asia hotel in a $1.3 billion Philippines gambling complex operated by Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd , mainly targeting wealthy Chinese punters. The Manila-based City of Dreams casino resorts is a joint venture of Melco Crown and local leisure firm Belle Corp . The Nobu will be one of three in the complex, which aims to open by the middle of the year and will also feature the largest nightclub in the city and a Hollywood-style theme park. “This is a bet on the Philippines and it is a bet on…