The Grand – Ho Tram, Vietnam’s only full-scale resort casino, has struggled since opening on the South China Sea coast last July, but plans to raise its high-roller profile...
China’s popular Sport Lottery is being swept up in the central government’s wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign. Government auditors are fanning out into 18 provinces to track billions in lottery proceeds...
Hong Kong’s Silver Heritage has received government approval to run the Shangri-La (l.) casino in Kathmandu, Nepal, as part of a planned $100 million in phased investments in five-star...
Analysts are bearish about Genting Singapore’s prospects after a stock performance that was second worst according to the city-state’s benchmark measurement.
Melco International Development Ltd. has acquired 26 million new shares of Entertainment Gaming Asia, Inc., which operates slots and supplies chips and plaques to Asian casinos. EGT operates the...
Guam Vice-Speaker B.J. Cruz is asking why the Tiyan Casino, which was supposed to have been open for business only during the annual Liberation Festival, is still operational months...
The first of a new generation of destination resorts in South Korea has broken ground near the country’s main international airport at Incheon. The joint venture between the country’s...
With November looking like Macau’s sixth straight month of year-on-year revenue declines, operators and analysts are hoping for a lift from extended operations at the territory’s three main border...
Caesars Entertainment is floating plans for a $1 billion resort casino in Manila, but government regulator PAGCOR says no new licenses will be considered until development of Entertainment City...
More than a year after opening on Vietnam’s southern coast, The Grand – Ho Tram is beginning to ramp up, and majority investor Phil Falcone (l.) intends to be...
Taiwan’s parliament plans to take up the issue of casino legalization on the country’s outlying islands when it reconvenes in December. Draft regulations governing the industry could be approved...
Guam Governor Eddie Calvo's office insists he only approved two villages for gambling at the Tiyan carnival grounds (a huge sic bo board at left). But the mayors of...
Macau continues to reel from political and economic headwinds out of China, and analysts see no let-up on the horizon for at least several months. Their forecasts for November...
Experts say Chinese visitation to Singapore will begin to recover early next year, and that’s good news for Marina Bay Sands and Resorts Sentosa, both mired this year in...
The government of Sri Lanka plans to double the tax on gaming revenue and charge domestic players a Singapore-style fee to enter three resort casinos planned for the capital...
An organization representing Macau croupiers and floor staff are calling for an industry-wide smoking ban to be extended to VIP rooms, which currently are exempt. The group also is...
Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party has acknowledged defeat in trying to pass a casino legalization bill in 2014, and with only two weeks remaining before the Diet adjourns, has...
Melco Crown Entertainment’s City of Dreams Manila will open its doors next month, with a grand opening set for the first quarter of 2015. The $1 billion-plus super-resort will...
SJM Chief Executive Ambrose So (l.) has added his voice to the chorus of pessimism being heard in Macau when it comes to gaming revenue for the rest of...
Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa reported a sharp fall-off in VIP play in the third quarter, a market-wide slump that is also impacting rival Marina Bay Sands. Revenue was down...