Suncity Junket to Expand

Suncity Group CEO Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (l.) says the junket investor will expand its global gaming business. Suncity, founded in Macau in 2007, has 26 rooms including operations...

Published March 6, 2017

Is Macau Up or Down?

There seems to be little consensus on the pace of Macau’s recovery. The International Monetary Fund says the economy will grow 2.8 percent in 2017. Other reports say investors...

Published February 27, 2017

Loss of VIPs Hits Korean Casino’s Q4

Kangwon Land Inc. has posted “weaker than expected” fourth-quarter results due to a slide n VIP traffic, according to Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Kangwon Land operates the only South...

Published February 27, 2017

IPI Plans March Soft Opening

Imperial Pacific International Holdings says it will mark the soft opening of its new Imperial Pacific Resort and Hotel Saipan (l.) on March 31, according to reports. A 350-suite...

Published February 27, 2017

Gaming Critics Fight Manila Casino

The Volunteers against Crime and Corruption in the Philippines have filed a petition to stop a former Army and Navy Club (l.) in Manila from being turned into a...

Published February 27, 2017

Legend Palace Granted 15 Tables

The government of Macau has granted 15 new mass-market gaming tables and 91 slot machines to the Legend Palace Hotel. The third hotel in the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf complex...

Published February 27, 2017

Melco Completes MCE Buy

Melco International Development Ltd. has completed the purchase of an additional interest in Melco Crown Entertainment and now holds a majority stake in the global gaming enterprise.

Published February 27, 2017

Goa Booze Battle Continues

Goa’s opposition Congress has pledged not to renew the liquor licenses of offshore casinos in in the Indian if it wins the next election. Goans go to the polls...

Published February 27, 2017

T-Bird Expands at Poro Point

Thunderbird Resorts Philippines has expanded its casino operation at Poro Point on Luzon Island in a bid to attract Chinese players. The casino has added a VIP area and...

Published February 27, 2017

Cambodia to Set Low Gaming Tax

The tax rate for Cambodia casinos will be set in the “single digits” in a bid to attract more investment, according to reports. The news would be welcome for...

Published February 20, 2017

Domingo: I Wasn’t Bribed

Andrea Domingo, head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., denies she was offered a bribe by gaming tycoon Jack Lam or his minions. Domingo made the assertion during...

Published February 20, 2017

Details Emerge on Proposed Osaka IR

Osaka is moving ahead with plans for an integrated resort with gaming on Yumeshima (l.), a man-made island in Osaka Bay. Osaka has been named along with Yokohama as...

Published February 20, 2017

BIG Deal for Tinian?

The Bridge Investment Group is looking to build a $130 million Titanic-themed resort and casino on Tinian Island in the Northern Marianas Islands. The launch of its plan includes...

Published February 20, 2017

Another Delay for Okada Manila

Okada Manila, the $2.4 billion casino resort named for owner Kazuo Okada, will not open until late March, the billionaire’s Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment has announced. It was...

Published February 20, 2017

Income Proof Could Be a Problem in Vietnam

Starting in March, Vietnamese citizens will be able to gamble at two casinos in their own country. But providing proof of income, a requirement for all who wish to...

Published February 20, 2017

Goa Seeks Legal Opinion On Macau Model Casino Rules

The Indian state of Goa is looking to Macau for a model of gaming regulations. Government officials are redrafting the rules that pertain to surveillance, data storage, visitor profiles...

Published February 20, 2017

Panaji Bans Casino Ads

The Indian city of Panaji has ordered the removal of casino advertisements from signs near “heritage structures,” saying such ads are illegal. In one case, casinos were pitched on...

Published February 20, 2017

Osaka Pushes for Casino

Osaka is lobbying hard to be one of two cities to host an integrated casino resort in Japan. In December the Japanese parliament approved legislation to bring full-scale casino...

Published February 13, 2017

Another Clark Casino Closes

A casino in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone has closed after failing to settle its remaining escrow. The shutdown of the hotel-based Casablanca Casino (l.) was ordered by the...

Published February 13, 2017

Silver Heritage Nepal Project Stalls

Australia-listed gaming operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd. disclosed “temporary unexpected delays” in the development of its Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa casino resort in Nepal.

Published February 13, 2017