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...
A Philippines court has ordered Global Gaming Asset Management not to sell its stake in Bloomberry Resorts until an arbitrator rules on Bloomberry leader Enrique Razon’s (l.) decision to...
Boyd Gaming Chief Executive Keith Smith (l.) said his company may be interested in bidding for a gaming license in Japan. He and another executive with the Las Vegas-based...
Questions still surround the future for Caesars Entertainment in South Korea. After being rejected for a license last year, the U.S. gaming giant and its partner have reapplied, but...
A new survey of business executives in Macau and Hong Kong shows money laundering is far more prevalent in the two Chinese territories in proportion to the rest of...
The Vietnamese government has designated Macau as the standard of compliance for slot manufacturers, suppliers and testing laboratories wishing to do business in the country. The policy is part...
Sheldon Adelson says he’ll spend $10 billion to build a resort in Japan. Rival James Murren (l.) says he’ll match it. Joining them are an A-list of global operators...
Macau casino giant SJM Holdings saw its market lead slip in 2013 but still managed to beat analyst profit estimates on strong play across all segments of the business....
After starting with a bang back in 2010, Singapore’s two resort casinos were expected to easily overtake the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s No. 2 market. But it...
How best to fix Vietnam’s resort gaming problems was the topic of discussion during a recent visit to The Grand – Ho Tram by members of the National Assembly....
The Philippines government continues to downsize its role as a casino operator with plans to close another Manila venue, Airport Casino Filipino, the second in the last year. PAGCOR,...
The Macau government forced the closure of five neighborhood slots parlors last year and says the day is coming when all gambling outlets outside casinos will be shuttered. More...
Cambodia’s leading casino operator says it will begin building its casino near Vladivostok early next year. Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp. says the local government supports the $350 million resort, which...
A recent news report out of Hong Kong claims that Macau will limit casino licenses to five to 10 years when they come up for renewal beginning in 2020....
Genting Singapore is pursuing a resort casino on the South Korean island of Jeju and hopes to have the project’s $300 million first phase open by 2017. The target...
Robust increases in both VIP and mass-market play lifted MGM China Holdings to a banner fourth quarter. The Macau operator controlled by MGM Resorts International booked $238 million in...
Critics of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar (l.) accuse him of reneging on a campaign promise to rid the Indian state of its floating casinos. They say he’s far...
Vladivostok is a long way from Phnom Penh, but Cambodia’s NagaCorp Chairman Tim McNally (l.) is ready for the challenge. The company said it will start next year building...