Paradise Entertainment to Buy Macau Hotel

Hong Kong-listed Paradise Entertainment Ltd. announced last month it will buy the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel (l.) in Macau from casino services firm China Star Entertainment Ltd for HKD2.38...

Published July 10, 2017

Manila Casino Reopens After Massacre

Resorts World Manila reopened last week after the Philippine government completed its investigation of a massacre by a former federal employee that claimed 37 lives. The nation’s gaming regulator,...

Published July 3, 2017

Crown Staffers Get Jail Time

Sixteen Australian and Chinese employees of Aussie casino giant Crown Resorts pleaded guilty to charges of gambling crimes last week and were sentenced to prison. They will be released...

Published July 3, 2017

Osaka Guv Slams Gaming Restrictions

Japanese officials including Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui have come out against possible restriction on locals gaming by lawmakers, who are developing Part II of legislation that will bring legal...

Published July 3, 2017

Macau Looks to 40 Million Visitors by 2020

Like Las Vegas, Macau expects to welcome 40 million annual visitors by 2020, a development analysts say is being driven by a stronger mass market. In 2016 about 31...

Published July 3, 2017

Entry Fees Could ‘Wipe Out’ Mass in Philippines

Requiring entry fees at casinos in the Philippines could prove detrimental or even disastrous to the industry, says the head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., Andrea Domingo...

Published July 3, 2017

A Banner Year for Tourism in Singapore

Singapore hosted a record 16.4 million visitor arrivals in 2016. Driven by a triple-digit increase in arrivals from China, spending on food and beverage, shopping and hotels surged to...

Published July 3, 2017

Construction Stopped at Grand Lisboa Palace

Following the death of a second construction worker at SJM Holdings’ Grand Lisboa Palace (l.), the Macau government has suspended construction of the resort, now under development in the...

Published July 3, 2017

No Osaka Strip?

As Japanese lawmakers flesh out details of the country’s coming casino industry, analysts suggest there will be no Vegas-style Strips; no junkets; and—in potential good news for investors—a chance...

Published June 26, 2017

Okada Bumped from Tiger Board

Universal Entertainment Corp. has linked founder Kazuo Okada (l.) to new alleged cases of illegal activity. Earlier this month the company suspended Okada for “a serious violation of governance”...

Published June 26, 2017

Kinmen Casino Vote October 28

Voters in Kinmen County, Taiwan, will go to the polls October 28 to vote on casino gaming on the coastal island. The measure will pass if 50 percent of...

Published June 26, 2017

Travellers Chief Appears in RWM Probe

David Ming Huat Chua (l.), ex-Genting HK president and owner of casino operator Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., had to be subpoenaed to make an appearance in the Resorts...

Published June 26, 2017

Crown Employees Heading to Court

Members of Crown Resorts’ international marketing team, detained in Mainland China since last October for gambling-related crimes, will have their first hearing in a Shanghai district court this week....

Published June 26, 2017

Macau Cracks Down on Proxy Play

The Macau government is warning casino concessionaires and junket operators to strictly enforce a 2016 rule banning proxy bets, or using phones to allow remote players to gamble through...

Published June 26, 2017

IPI to Raise $6 Million for Saipan Resort

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. is seeking to raise HKD46 million (US$5.9 million) for Phase I of its Imperial Pacific Resort project, now under construction on the Pacific island...

Published June 26, 2017

Ho Tram to Add Strip Tower

Asian Coast Development Ltd. will add a residential tower and waterfront villas to its Grand Ho Tram Strip resort in Vietnam. The company expects to break ground on the...

Published June 26, 2017

Donaco Sets Sights on VIPs for Cambodia

Australian-listed Donaco International has signed a deal with global marketing agency Vivo Tower Ltd. to bring more junkets to its Star Vegas property in Poipet, Cambodia, near the Thai...

Published June 26, 2017

Okada Suspended by Universal

Japanese billionaire and Universal Entertainment founder Kazuo Okada (l.) is under investigation by his own company and also has been placed on suspension pending the outcome. At issue is...

Published June 19, 2017

PAGCOR Halts Gaming at RWM

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is continuing its probe of the June 2 attack on Resorts World Manila that left dozens dead. The state-run regulator has also ordered...

Published June 19, 2017

Crown Detainees in China Officially Charged

Formal charges have finally been lodged against 18 Crown Resorts employees detained in Mainland China in October 2016. The staffers have been charged with “offenses related to the promotion...

Published June 19, 2017