Typhoon Khanun Glances by Macau

A severe storm warning kept Macau on alert last week, but Typhoon Khanun came and went without doing major damage to the city. In fact, some residents thought price-gouging...

Published October 23, 2017

Macau ‘Vulnerable’ to Terrorism

Macau’s Big 6 casino operators will work with the city’s Judiciary Police to plan a response to potential attacks on the gaming sector. A risk consultancy says the industry...

Published October 23, 2017

Genting, Melco All in for Japan

Singapore-listed Genting, which will be one of the big gaming operators bidding on an integrated resort license in Japan, applied last month to issue Japanese yen-based bonds. It has...

Published October 15, 2017

MGM Cotai Delayed Until January

As expected, MGM Resorts International will postpone the opening of its casino resort on Macau’s Cotai Strip to late January 2018. The site was damaged by Typhoon Hato, which...

Published October 15, 2017

Beijing Travel Ban Hits Landing Development

Landing International Development, which is opening its Jeju Shinhwa World resort (l.) on Jeju Island in phases, is feeling the pinch from fewer Chinese tourists. Beijing has banned domestic...

Published October 15, 2017

VIPs Surge at NagaWorld

NagaCorp, the company that runs the NagaWorld casino (l.) in Cambodia, saw a 67 percent increase in VIP play to US$11 billion in the nine months to September 30....

Published October 15, 2017

Macau Considers Security in Wake of Vegas Killings

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau will meet with the city’s Big 6 casino concessionaires to discuss security in the aftermath of the deadly Las Vegas shooting spree that...

Published October 15, 2017

Wong to Promote Fisherman’s Wharf VIP Room

A VIP room at Macau Legend Development Ltd.’s Macau Fisherman’s Wharf will be promoted by a firm owned by Frank Wong, a relative of one of the operator’s executive...

Published October 15, 2017

PokerStars Sets Record Macau Prize Pool

PokerStars has announced a guaranteed HK$25 million prize pool for its PokerStars’ Asia Championship of Poker, to be held in Macau October 13 to 19. The tournament has a...

Published October 15, 2017

Macau Greyhound Track in Limbo

There is no plan to date for the current greyhound track Macau Canidrome, which will close in July 2018. The government has suggested it may turn the facility into...

Published October 15, 2017

Sands, Melco Actively Court Japan

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Melco Resorts & Entertainment remain committed to securing one of several integrated resort licenses likely to be offered by the Japanese government next...

Published October 8, 2017

Macau Releases Tourism Master Plan

A two-year study of Macau’s future as a tourism destination has been released. The government’s Tourism Industry Development Master Plan expects 38 million to 40 million visitors per year...

Published October 8, 2017

Royal Dragon Opens in Macau

Businessman Chan Meng Kam’s Royal Dragon Casino (l.) opened September 27 in Macau’s ZAPE area on the peninsula. The property debuted with a small hotel and a casino with...

Published October 8, 2017

Johor Takes Tough Stance on Illegal Games

The Malaysian state of Johor Baru last month cracked down on more than 300 suspected illegal gaming and gambling centers in a series of overnight raids. All have reportedly...

Published October 8, 2017

Neptune Expects Losses from Venetian Ouster

Macau junket investor the Neptune Group Limited will record a net loss for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Neptune cited the loss of two VIP rooms at...

Published October 8, 2017

Prof: Japan Never Planned to Pass IR Bill in ‘17

Toru Mihara (l.), a professor and advisor to the government, who has advised Japanese lawmakers on casino legislation says they never intended to implement the Integrated Resort bill this...

Published October 2, 2017

Hato Damage Pushes Back MGM Cotai Opening

The opening of MGM Cotai has again been delayed, this time due to damage inflicted on the property by Typhoon Hato. The new opening date is sometime in the...

Published October 2, 2017

Vietnam Preps for Locals Gaming

Phu Quoc in Vietnam may be the first site of a casino catering to locals, and another one in Quang Ninh Province is due to open in March 2019....

Published October 2, 2017

Is Philippines Casino Sector Outgrowing ROI?

Philippines casino magnate Ricky Razon (l.) says investment in the country’s gaming industry could soon outpace returns. Razon warns of cannibalization when PAGCOR casinos are sold off.

Published October 2, 2017

Macau GGR Slows Down

Macau’s gaming rally has begun to moderate, with year-on-year GGR down for the second consecutive month. But the numbers will still be up for September by an estimated 14...

Published October 2, 2017