Parisian Macao Fountains Could Reopen

An outbreak of Legionnaires disease at the Parisian Macao caused the city’s Health Bureau to shut down the fountains at the new gaming resort. Those fountains, including the massive...

Published June 5, 2017

U.S. Casino Operators Make ‘Immense Contributions’ To Macau

As the government of Macau, China is considering “refreshing” its six casino concessions, Geoff Freeman (l.), president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, called on the government to...

Published May 29, 2017

Saipan Casino Could Open Soon

Imperial Pacific International has received a conditional certificate of occupancy for its new casino resort (l.) on the island of Saipan. It must now get the OK to open...

Published May 29, 2017

Renewed Anti-Graft Activity in Macau

Vitaly Umansky (l.), of Investment brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein, says China’s crackdown on corruption and money laundering in Macau is not over. The campaign started in 2014 and kicked...

Published May 29, 2017

Japan’s Small Markets Balk at Casino Plan

As Japan gears up for a legal casino industry, possibly centered in major cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama, smaller markets are saying they could be left behind, despite...

Published May 29, 2017

Tops in Stocks: Melco Crown Philippines

Melco Crown Philippines, a unit of Melco Resorts & Entertainment that operates the City of Dreams Manila (l.), is now the world’s top-performing casino stock. Since 2015, the company’s...

Published May 29, 2017

Duterte Signs Smoking Ban

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) has signed an executive order banning smoking in public places. The new law, first floated last year, will take effect this summer.

Published May 29, 2017

India Taxes Casinos as a ‘Luxury’ at 28 Percent

In India, the overseer of the goods and services tax system announced that casinos will soon be taxed at 28 percent, in a category with other “luxury” entertainments including...

Published May 29, 2017

Udenna Sells Oil Biz to Pay for IR

The Udenna Corp. has sold a 25 percent stake in Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. for P4 billion (US$80 million) to help finance the development of an integrated resort on...

Published May 29, 2017

Wynn Macau Sued by Ex-PAGCOR Official

Wynn Macau is reportedly being sued by Rogelio Yusi Bangsil Jr., former official of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Bangsil was named in a report disclosing alleged unlawful...

Published May 29, 2017

Limits on Foreign Ownership in Japan

Japan may limit foreign ownership of the country’s new integrated resorts, which may also limit profits, say analysts. Morgan Stanley’s Praveen Choudhary (l.) is expecting groups of investors for...

Published May 22, 2017

Fitch: MGM Cotai to Generate $220 Million in First Year

Fitch Ratings analysts say MGM Cotai (l.), scheduled to open on Macau’s Cotai Strip in the last quarter in 2017, will generate $220 million in 2018, its first full...

Published May 22, 2017

Macau Debuts Ferry Terminal

Macau’s Marine and Water Bureau held an opening ceremony for the new Pac On ferry terminal last week. Located near the airport on Taipa Island, it was designed in...

Published May 22, 2017

Macau Intros ATM Facial Recognition

The government of Macau will soon require facial recognition and ID card checks at ATMs before Chinese UnionPay cardholders can withdraw cash. It’s the casino hub’s latest salvo in...

Published May 15, 2017

Melco Splits with Crown in Japan JV

As of May 15, Australian gaming company Crown Resorts has no stake in Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., and no part in the latter company’s plan to bid for...

Published May 15, 2017

Philippines to Sell Casinos in 2017

The Philippine government is seeking private-sector operators to take over casinos run by the state-owned regulator, including the Heritage (l.) in downtown Manila. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp....

Published May 15, 2017

Mohegan Sun Moves on Incheon

U.S. tribal gaming operator Mohegan Sun says its planned $1.6 billion Inspire casino resort (l.) in Incheon, South Korea is moving forward, despite political tensions in the region. The...

Published May 15, 2017

Lawyer: Rid Macau of Casino Sub-concessions

Sérgio de Almeida Correia (l.), a lawyer in Macau says, the structure of the gaming industry, which includes the Big 6 concessionaires and numerous sub-concessionaires, “creates conflicts of interest...

Published May 15, 2017

Philippines OKs First IR outside Manila

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. and Udenna Corp., owned by Dennis Uy (l.), recently signed a provisional license agreement for what could become the country’s first integrated resort...

Published May 15, 2017

Galaxy Joins Japan Race

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has officially joined the race for a casino license in Japan. The firm joins Wynn Resorts, the Las Vegas Sands Corp., MGM Resorts...

Published May 15, 2017