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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
In 2013, Singapore punters spent almost $8 billion outside the country’s two casinos. Singapore Pools, the state-owned lottery subsidiary, took is more than $6 billion of that amount. Horse...
SJM Holdings Ltd. expects construction of the multibillion-dollar Lisboa Palace on Macau’s Cotai Strip to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. Other operators in the gaming destination...
Alvin Chau, head of Macau junket operator Suncity Group, disagrees with some casino operators that mass-market players, even in volume, can replace VIPs. With the government crackdown on money...
Australia-based casino operator Donaco International Ltd., which owns a single property in Lao Cai, Vietnam, has raised AUD92.4 million (US $71.8 million) to help finance the purchase of the...
Gaming jurisdictions around the world have been salivating at the prospect of attracting Chinese high rollers who no longer want to play in Macau. A disapproving Chinese government says...
Vietnamese officials are preparing to choose an investor to build a casino resort in the province of Quang Ninh. The selection will be made in March, with construction set...
The dramatic decline in gaming revenue and loss of VIP players is having a negative impact on real estate values in Macau. Demand for high-end homes and luxury condos...
Paradise Co., South Korea’s largest casino operator for foreigners, plans to expand its casino holdings and increase its number of table games by more than 10 percent to accommodate...
The casino industry in the Chinese colony has posted its eighth straight month of revenue declines. The historic slump began last summer, when President Xi Jinping (l.) began a...
Last year, the Nepalese government closed all the country’s casinos, claiming operators were behind on newly established mandatory fees. With renewed interest in the market by casino operators including...
Success Universe Group Ltd., owner of Casino Ponte 16 (l.) in Macau’s Inner Harbour, wants its own gaming license. The company now operates under the SJM license. SJM owns...
Macau’s plan to ban smoking in the city’s casinos―including VIP rooms, where lighting up is still allowed―could take an even greater toll on the beleaguered gaming hub, experts say....
The grand opening of the billion-dollar City of Dreams casino resort in Manila, the Philippines, is a harbinger of good things for the local and national economy, say fans...