The Philippine Appeals Court has been given 30 days to recommend whether Kazuo Okada can continue to run the Manila resort that bears his name. The Japanese gaming magnate,...
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment says it’s on track to open its Inspire Korea resort (l.) in Incheon in late 2023. The complex will include a foreigners-only casino.
Macau’s new junket law gives gaming operators the right to offer “special accounts” for customer deposits, but those accounts will not be able to yield interest.
Amendments to laws regulating the tourism tax in Macau were passed by a unanimous vote in the city’s Legislative Assembly on August 11, said Secretary for Economy and Finance...
South Korea’s Lotte Tour Development Co. is actively wooing VIP customers who may no longer wish to patronize casinos in Macau, according to COO Lawrence Teo (l.). The push...
Singapore last week officially launched its Gambling Regulatory Authority. It replaces the Casino Regulatory Authority, but is headed by the same chief executive, Teo Chun Ching.
Analysts predict that travel to Macau will be back to near-normal by year’s end, but depressed consumer confidence in China will continue to affect gaming there. Some U.S. operators...
Levo Chan (l.), a former chief executive of Macau Legend and head of the Tak Chun junket, has been officially charged with criminal organization, illegal gambling and money laundering....
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering is giving the Philippine casino industry better marks on anti-money laundering measures. It says the sector has “addressed gaps” in its supervision of...
Trying to stoke foot traffic at South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos, the government has offered visa-free entry for travelers coming from Japan, Taiwan and Macau. Only one casino in the...
Macau Legend Development has turned over gaming operations at its Fisherman’s Wharf complex (l.) to concession-holder SJM Holdings Ltd. through 2022. Macau Legend continues to run non-gaming operations at...
In an effort to curb problem gambling, the government of South Korea has ordered Kangwon Land (l.) to limit patron visits to 100 per year. Under the current rule,...
MGM Resorts President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle (l.) says the company is interested in developing an integrated resort in Thailand if casinos are legalized there. He also said MGM...
Kuoch Chamroeun (l.), provincial governor of Preah Sihanouk in Cambodia, says he will suspend the licenses of casinos involved in crime, and also bring charges against their owners.
The competing boards of Okada Manila in the Philippines continue to argue about access to casino funds. The ousted board has demanded that the Kazuo Okada-led board stop dipping...
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act went into effect on August 1, establishing a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) that will oversee all gambling in Singapore, including the...
The two prefectures—Osaka and Nagasaki—that are the likely winners of a Japanese casino license last week quashed opposition to the process last week, allowing the process to continue. Osaka...
While the over two-week lockdown period and partial reopening have badly impacted the casinos of Macau, a full reopening of the properties may not help with China’s zero-Covid policy...
Imperial Pacific International, operator of a failed casino on Saipan, is too far gone to come back, says Tim Shepard, director of Fortuna Investments. Since 2019, IPI has written...
The Japan Times has reported that Huis Ten Bosch (l.), a Dutch-themed amusement park planned as the location for a Nagasaki integrated resort, will be sold. A reputed suitor...