Dueling Forecasts for Philippines

Philippine gaming regulator Cristino Naguiat (l.) says gross gaming revenue in the country could rise by as much as 20 percent this year. But some analysts say the Macau...

Published July 20, 2015

Hai Phong Casino Plan Confirmed

A leading real estate firm in Vietnam has announced plans to develop an $870 million resort off the coast of Hai Phong. The project will reportedly include a casino,...

Published July 20, 2015

Galaxy Opens Premium Mass

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. has debuted a new premium mass table games area at its flagship Galaxy Macau resort on the Cotai Strip.

Published July 20, 2015

Sky Plaza a Plus for RWG Malaysia

The investment brokerage Maybank Kim Eng has high hopes for Resorts World Genting’s premium mass-focused Sky Plaza casino, set to open in mid-2016.

Published July 20, 2015

Up in Smoke in Macau

A full smoking ban is expected to take yet another bite out of Macau’s struggling casino industry. But more relaxed visa rules will make it easier for players to...

Published July 13, 2015

Sands Looks to Thailand

A subsidiary of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. says it’s interested in running an integrated resort in Thailand if gaming legislation is passed there with the support of Prime...

Published July 13, 2015

Vietnam OKs $1B Resort Complex

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given his approval to a $1 billion complex planned for Vu Yen Island in Hai Phong. The resort complex may eventually include...

Published July 13, 2015

Donaco Finalizes Cambodia Buy

Australia-listed gaming operator Donaco International, which paid $360 million for the Star Vegas in Poipet, Cambodia, has closed the deal. The company has signed a binding agreement for a...

Published July 13, 2015

Vietnam Still Revising Sports Bet Regulations

The Vietnamese government has been studying legal sports betting since 2010, but officials are still working on a draft decree that would regulate the business.

Published July 13, 2015

NagaCorp Breaks Ground in Primorye

Leading Cambodian gaming company NagaCorp Ltd. has broken ground on its planned casino resort in the Russian Far East. The property (l.) now under development in the Primorye is...

Published July 13, 2015

Ho Tram No Longer ‘Grand’

Vietnam’s largest casino has changed its name. The former Grand Ho Tram resort is now known as Ho Tram Resort Casino. Investors have reportedly spent $700 million on the...

Published July 13, 2015

Mohegans Excited About South Korea

The Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which has submitted a bid for a casino license in South Korea, is talking up its proposed resort location near Incheon International Airport....

Published July 13, 2015

Japan IR Bill Advances

Japan is inching closer to passing an integrated resort bill that would legalize casino gaming in the country. According to analysts at CIMB Securities, Japan has a “70 percent...

Published July 6, 2015

Down with Macau

The bad news from Macau continues as the world’s premier gaming destination enters its second year of decline. Gaming revenue in the Chinese territory reached a near five-year low...

Published July 6, 2015

Mohegan Sun, Incheon Airport Get ‘Inspired’

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, the Connecticut tribal gaming operator, and Incheon International Airport Corp. have finalized a concept agreement on the Inspire Integrated Resort, to be developed near...

Published July 6, 2015

Vietnamese Province Seeks Casino

The Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue has requested that the country’s prime minister add its Chan May-Lang Economic Zone to a list of possible casino locations. Officials of the...

Published July 6, 2015

Philippine Airport Resort Under Way

Last week, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III attended the groundbreaking ceremony for an airport resort complex in Cebu at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (l.) that is expected to more...

Published July 6, 2015

Melco Crown Exits HKEx

As of last week, international casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. officially delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company applied for the voluntary withdrawal in January; shareholders...

Published July 6, 2015

Macau Junket Operator Accused

Macau junket operator Cheung Chi-tai (l.) has been accused of laundering US$232 million through bank accounts in Hong Kong. The operator was once a major shareholder in the Neptune...

Published July 6, 2015

Thai Casinos: Official Support Grows

Thailand Finance Minister Sommai Phasee (l.) has joined the call for casino resorts in the country provided they are strictly regulated and located in resort areas. But almost 60...

Published June 29 2015