Macau casino operator David Chow (l.) has broken ground on a 30,000-square-meter commercial and leisure complex he plans to develop on the neighboring island of Hengqin. Galaxy also plans...
The head of China’s Macau liaison office supports the idea of providing the territory with land in the neighboring mainland province of Guangdong to help it diversify its economy...
Las Vegas Sands has asked the government of Singapore for more land to expand its hotel offering at Marina Bay Sands by 1,500 more rooms. The company says the...
Macau’s Legislative Assembly is considering additional limits on smoking in the city’s casinos. But one lawmaker says the current restrictions are a failure and is pushing for a total...
A dramatic new tower is being planned for Macau’s City of Dreams. Melco Crown, the property owner, has contract with renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid to design an eye-catching...
With South Korea’s first foreign-owned casino looking like a go, analysts like the country’s potential as a destination. They don’t like the government’s continued ban on domestic play.
A major expansion under way at Vietnam’s Lao Cai hotel casino is one of several big-ticket foreign investments in the country’s nascent resort industry. The government may even rescind...
A trade group representing Nepal’s casinos has petitioned the government to reconsider a slew of fee increases the industry must pay to stay in business. The alternative, the group...
VinaCapital has been trying for several years to develop a resort-scale casino in Vietnam and may finally have landed the financial backing to make it happen, with Peninsula Pacific,...
The Macau government has agreed in principle to a request from the territory’s casino operators to make all public gaming floors smoke-free. Nothing will change any time soon, though,...
Galaxy Entertainment ended 2013 on a high note with a 41 percent jump in pre-tax earnings in the fourth quarter on revenue that hit US$2.4 billion. The Macau casino...
China’s Ministry of Culture is zeroing in on mobile applications that entice game players to buy apps to increase their chances of winning. The government says they’re too close...
China’s UnionPay bank card says it is cracking down on the phony jewelry and watch purchases mainland visitors make with the card when they get to Macau. The “purchases”...
Hong Kong authorities have arrested a shareholder in one of Macau’s largest junkets in connection with a wide-ranging investigation into money-laundering and other crimes. Police also seized HK$200 million...
A leading pro-casino lawmaker in Japan’s Diet says a legalization bill may not pass by summer, as was expected. Support for the bill remains strong, but it appears to...
Macau’s Economy Secretary Francis Tam (l.) says the territory’s casino concessions will remain at six when they come up for renewal beginning in 2020. The terms of renewal, however,...
Carson Yeung, the Hong Kong owner of England’s Birmingham City football club, has been sentenced to prison by a court in his native city for money laundering. The exact...
A short-lived sweepstakes-style casino on Hainan had pundits wondering if the popular south China resort island would become the country’s second legal gaming market. It won’t, say local officials,...
Macau casino giant SJM has signed its second global fashion name to the Lisboa Palace resort the company is developing on Cotai. Karl Lagerfeld will be joining Versace as...
Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam (l.) says diversification is the government’s top priority. That means land will not be allocated for new casinos once Cotai is...