ASIAN GAMING
Manila is just one of global tourism destinations hoping to grow its gaming industry on the back of Macau’s big slump. When fully developed, its massive Entertainment City complex...
Vladivostok the ‘Heir to Macau’?
The Russian government is hoping to lure gamblers who once patronized Macau with a huge casino settlement near the Russia-China border. Muravyinaya Bay will be located about 70 kilometers...
MGM Chief: Casino-Related Crime No Worry for Japan
As Japan considers a bill that would legalize casino gaming, some lobbyists and lawmakers are concerned that the introduction of integrated resorts with gaming could lead to an increase...
Singapore Shuns Junkets
Global gaming markets including South Korea, Australia, Philippines and even Las Vegas are benefiting from the surge of high rollers who have left Macau. Yet Singapore continues to keep...
Macau Restarting Phone Bets?
According to a recent report, at least one Macau casino that banned proxy telephone bets “has recently begun to allow this activity” again. Telephone betting is frowned upon because...
Japan’s Diet Still Looking at Casinos
Japanese lawmakers may reintroduce a bill that would legalize casino gaming during the current legislative session. But gaming halls in the country are years in the future, according to...
Macau May Limit Tourism
Putting even more pressure on Macau’s casino industry, the government may limit the number of Mainland Chinese who visit the destination. At the height of the Lunar New Year...
Crown’s Ups and Downs
Crown Resorts of Australia saw net profits decline by almost 50 percent in the last half of 2014. The slump was attributed in part to the Macau crackdown and...
Taking a Bite Out of PAGCOR
A bill recently submitted to the Philippine House of Representatives by Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao (l.) would reduce the authority of PAGCOR, the country’s gaming regulator. Among other adjustments, the...
SJM’s So: Don’t License More Casinos in Macau
Ambrose So (l.), CEO of leading Macau casino operator SJM Holdings, says more casino licenses in Macau would be superfluous and counterproductive. The industry has lost a reported $75...
Virtual Betting Rises in India
Indians love to gamble. And though online sports gambling is technically illegal in the country, that hasn’t stopped virtual sports betting sites from proliferating in the digital space. It’s...
MGM Ups Investment in Macau
In a long-term plan to bolster mass-market play in the world’s leading gaming destination, MGM China Holdings Ltd. will spend US $100 million this year to renovate its MGM...
Vietnam Casino to Break Ground in April
As Vietnam prepares to name the companies that will develop a casino resort in the northern province of Quang Ninh, the site near a planned new airport is already...
Genting Going Global
Genting Malaysia Bhd. is booming. The gaming giant, which just renovated its flagship property in Pahang, Genting Highlands (l.), and is developing a megaresort in Vegas, also will expand...
Growth Spurt in Philippine Casino Industry
The Philippine casino industry expects marked growth this year, due in part to an influx of Chinese players sidestepping the casinos in Macau. The head of the Philippine Amusement...
HK Rejects Junket Listing
Macau-based junket operator Iao Kun Group Holding Co. Ltd., now listed on the Nasdaq stock index in the United States, has been denied a listing on the Hong Kong...
Suncity Opens VIP Room at Wynn Macau
One of Macau’s biggest junket operators, Suncity Group, will take over part of the updated VIP gaming area at Wynn Macau, according to reports from the Chinese gaming hub....
Macau Theme Park: Wave of the Future?
Some industry analysts and lawmakers, as well as the Mainland Chinese government, say Macau doesn’t have enough mainstream attractions beyond gaming. Sands China could change that with its new...
Arrests Follow Macau Marketing Raids
Macau’s Judiciary Police raided 19 apartments and seized equipment used to send gaming-related communications. Nine suspects from Mainland China and Taiwan have been detained following the action on February...
Incheon Airport Plans Resort
Incheon Airport in South Korea is planning an integrated resort project at the facility near Seoul. For inspiration, the airport is looking to Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The...