Okada Manila Off to a Good Start

Kazuo Okada’s new casino resort in Manila’s Entertainment City has been doing brisk business, the company indicates. The $2.4 billion Okada Manila launched a preview period in December and...

Published January 30, 2017

Malaysia Suspends Club Licenses

Malaysia’s Federal Territories Minister Adnan Tengku Mansor (l.) has stopped issuing licenses for recreation and sports clubs to curtail the growth of illegal internet gaming. New guidelines will also...

Published January 30, 2017

Did Hundreds of Lam Workers Escape?

More than half of the Chinese workers apprehended in the raid of an alleged illegal iGaming operation in the Philippines slipped the net of law enforcement, according to Justice...

Published January 30, 2017

Vietnam to Locals: Show Us the Money

Vietnamese citizens who want to gamble in the country’s casinos must produce proof of income and meet age and income minimums, according to the latest draft decree. Initially, two...

Published January 23, 2017

MGM Cotai Opening Delayed

MGM Resorts and its Macau subsidiary, MGM China Holdings, say they’re pushing the opening of MGM Cotai (l.) from the second quarter to sometime in August. The parent company...

Published January 23, 2017

Dynam Japan ‘Ripe’ for Investment

If Japan legalizes integrated casino resorts, pachinko operator Dynam Japan Holdings Co. Ltd. could be “ripe for strategic investment on the part of an international integrated resort operator,” says...

Published January 23, 2017

Macau on the Mend, But Still Challenged

Macau has turned a corner after a two-year downturn and can expect “relative political stability and a reviving economy” in 2017, according to one report. But the jurisdiction is...

Published January 23, 2017

Philippines Deporting Lam Workers

The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has begun deporting more than 1,300 Chinese workers arrested last year at an illegal online casino reportedly run by Chinese gaming tycoon...

Published January 23, 2017

Restructuring at IP and a Fitch Downgrade

A shortfall in funding has prompted Fitch Ratings to downgrade its rating on Imperial Pacific International Holdings. The firm shelved a bond offering meant to raise up to $400...

Published January 23, 2017

Jeju Sells Only a Third of Shares

Hong Kong-listed New Silkroad Culturaltainment Ltd. recently sold fewer than 37 percent of some 1 billion stock shares it offered last year. New Silkroad has a controlling stake in...

Published January 23, 2017

Beijing Imperial Palace May Close

The Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel, which closed for violations of the Macau city fire code last July, may now be closed indefinitely. The owners tried to remedy code violations...

Published January 23, 2017

Crown Staffers Looking at Long Detention

Crown Resorts employees detained in China for alleged gambling crimes last fall may remain in custody into 2018. The 17 staff members, including VP Jason O’Connor, are now being...

Published January 23, 2017

First Sochi Casino Debuts

The first casino resort has opened in Russia’s special gaming zone in Sochi. The Sochi Casino and Resort, located in Gorky Gorod, has been described as a “unique concept...

Published January 16, 2017

Macau Postmortem: June ’16 Was the Bottom

Looking back, gaming analysts say the lowest point of Macau’s historic recession occurred in June 2016. Macau ended the year lower than in 2015, despite a rally that began...

Published January 16, 2017

Casino Deltin Denzong Opens In Sikkim

India's largest publicly traded gaming company, Delta Corp, opened Casino Deltin Denzong, its first Sikkim casino, on January 14 in the 5-star WelcomHeritage Denzong Regency (l.) in Gangtok. Delta’s...

Published January 16, 2017

Look Out, Illegal Philippine Gambling Ops

Philippine police have been directed by Ismael Sueno (l.), secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, to pursue illegal gaming operators with the same zeal they apply...

Published January 16, 2017

Rooster Won’t Crow for IP this Month

The new Imperial Pacific resort on Saipan Island will not open as planned for the January 28 Chinese New Year. IP International Holdings Executive Director has announced the resort...

Published January 16, 2017

World’s Largest Casino Cruise Ship in the Works

Construction is set to begin in East Asia in April on a cruise ship that is being billed as the world’s largest. Backed by a Malaysian company and pegged...

Published January 16, 2017

Paradise Co. Sees 6 Percent Boost in ’16

Gaming revenues at South Korean casino operator Paradise Co. Ltd. rose more than 6 percent in 2016. The company posted revenues of KRW603.13 billion (US$505.9 million) compared to KRW567.88...

Published January 16, 2017

Macau Police Arrest 23 for ATM Fraud

Law enforcement officers in Macau have arrested 23 people for alleged fraud involving UnionPay ATM cards in the city. The suspects reportedly allowed customers to conduct false transactions to...

Published January 16, 2017