NEWS & NOTES

Starting January 1, Vietnam will open its air borders to either San Francisco or Los Angeles in the United States, plus Asian destinations including Singapore, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Vientiane in Laos, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei. The country will also be accepting flights from Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow and Sydney. • Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Vinton, Virginia has opened a new slots and entertainment venue that is more than twice the size of the original—at 33,000 square feet. It includes a high-limit gaming area, 350 slot machines and a live entertainment stage. General Manager Ernie Dellaverson declared, “We are starting to get draw from Blacksburg, Danville, north of us, even some from Charlottesville, so as we build this momentum and this whole entertainment component here. We are drawing folks from further and further away.” • Caesars Virginia has issued an RFP for its casino hotel resort at the former Dan River Inc. mill site in Schoolfield. Bids are due in January, when Caesars hopes to name a general contractor. Caesars Entertainment senior vice president of development Robert Livingston told the Danville City Council, “We will be looking for a contractor with the capacity to mobilize quickly to get this project underway in the spring.” Demolition won’t slow down construction, which will begin on other parts of the property, said Livingston. • Okada Manila International Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese company Universal Entertainment Corp. has registered with the U.S. SEC to begin the merger of its Okada Manila casino resort with 26 Capital Acquisition Corp., an American special project acquisition company (SPAC), led by investor Jason Ader. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of next year. The new company will be called UE Resorts International Inc. • The South Dakota Commission on Gaming says that several sportsbook operators in Deadwood could be discipline for violations. The operators allegedly accepted bets larger than the $1,000 limit. Several sportsbook operators in Deadwood face possible discipline from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for violations. The state sports betting market is only a few weeks old, operating since September 9. Allegedly several operators accepted bets larger than the $1,000 limit. The allegedly violators are Internet Sports International at Gold Dust 777, Cadillac Jack’s, BetMGM at Tin Lizzie. Plus Deadwood Mountain Grand, through IGT, which allegedly accepted illegal “futures” bets on the World Series.