Iao Kun Goes High Tech

Macau junket runner Iao Kun Group is switching gears to become a technology company. The former operator of VIP rooms in Macau and the Far East will acquire 51...

Published February 13, 2017

Philippines Adding Casinos to AML Laws

The Philippine Senate is considering making casinos subject to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Act. One of three bills on the subject also would add junket operations to the legislation.

Published February 13, 2017

Group Calls for Investigation of Gaming on Guam

A few Guam villages are offering gaming. This has sparked outrage from Lina La Sin Casino, which opposes any casino gaming on the U.S. Territory.

Published February 13, 2017

Melco Philippines Dropping the ‘Crown’

The Philippines subsidiary of Melco Crown, which owns and operates the City of Dreams Manila (l.), has undertaken a rebrand that may remove the “Crown” from its corporate name....

Published February 13, 2017

Fitch: Singapore Looks to ‘Flat’ 2017

Fitch Ratings says weakness in Singapore’s VIP segment will result in “flat” gaming revenues for 2017. Singapore is home to two integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World...

Published February 13, 2017

Fiji Appeals Court Hears Casino Cases

The Fiji Appeals Court will hear two cases regarding the proposed $290 million One Hundred Sands casino, which received an exclusive 15-year license in December 2011. Developers failed to...

Published February 13, 2017

Vietnam Legalizes Soccer Bets

Vietnam will soon launch a five-year trial that allows Vietnamese over 21 years of age to legally bet on soccer. The government will license just one company to offer...

Published February 13, 2017

IP Breaks Its Own Record

Imperial Pacific International Holdings, which operates the Best Sunshine Live temporary casino on the Pacific island of Saipan in a shopping mall (l.), has set a record for VIP...

Published February 13, 2017

Uncertain Recovery in Macau

Macau has hit a speed bump in its much-heralded comeback. The world’s premier gaming destination, which emerged from a 26-month downturn last summer, fell short of analysts’ estimates for...

Published February 6, 2017

Okada Manila to Officially Open February 17

The largest casino complex in the Philippines will open February 17. The $2 billion Okada Manila (l.), a project of Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc. will cover 44...

Published February 6, 2017

Goa Gripes Continue

Goa Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar (l.) last week slammed the Goa Pradesh Congress Party for granting casino licenses in 2007 and now blaming the ruling BJP for the growth...

Published February 6, 2017

PAGCOR Posts Strong Numbers for 2016

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) saw strong growth in gaming revenues in 2016 despite a crackdown on online gaming by President Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in...

Published February 6, 2017

Palace Powers Strong Q4 for Wynn

Wynn Resorts’ new Cotai casino came through for the company as 2016 drew to a close. The $4 billion Wynn Palace delivered more than $418 million in win in...

Published February 6, 2017

Saipan Lawmakers Push New Gaming Tax

A new bill from a pair of Saipan lawmakers would compel the island’s sole casino to pay a 5 percent tax on gaming revenues. They say Imperial Pacific, operator...

Published February 6, 2017

LV Sands to Sell Singapore Shoppes?

Marina Bay Sands, a unit of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp., may sell 49 percent of its stake in the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The...

Published February 6, 2017

Philippine Authority Denies Licensing to Lam

The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority in the Philippines says it never issued a license or visa to Chinese junket king Jack Lam, accused of running an illegal online casino...

Published February 6, 2017

Crown Workers Will Stay Put in China

Crown Resorts workers arrested in Mainland China last year will remain under detention for the immediate future. The Australian government has announced the staffers will be detained at least...

Published February 6, 2017

Where Will Japan Develop New Casinos?

Yokohama and Osaka are usually mentioned as likely sites for Japan’s first legal casinos, with Tokyo being too congested and beset with opposition. But officials in the two cities...

Published January 30, 2017

Macau: Tourism Up for CNY

More hotel rooms in Macau should be no problem during the Chinese New Year that began last Saturday. More visitors are incoming for the holiday, and occupancy may rise...

Published January 30, 2017

Goa Congress Party: Casinos Will Ship Out

Goa’s Congress Party has issued a manifesto promising the end of land-based and offshore casino gaming in the Indian state. Six casinos now operate in boats on the Mandovi...

Published January 30, 2017