Quezon’s Belmonte Defies PAGCOR

Joy Belmonte (l.), the mayor-elect of Quezon City, Philippines, is standing by her decision to implement a casino entry fee for locals, overriding the authority of the country’s gaming...

Published June 24, 2019

Saipan Cracks Down on IPI

Saipan lawmakers may get tough with casino operator Imperial Pacific International, which has seen its tax contributions slide dramatically in the past year. Officials have proposed a 10 percent...

Published June 24, 2019

RW Manila to Reopen Casino Floor

Travellers International Hotel Group, owner and operator of Resorts World Manila, is preparing to reopen the second level of the property’s gaming floor (l.), which was shut down after...

Published June 24, 2019

Cambodia Casino Boom Continues

Cambodia has issued at least 13 new gaming licenses since January for a grand total of 163. The government says tax revenues from the sector will total $70 million...

Published June 24, 2019

HK Extradition Plan Causing Capital Flight

The wealthy in Hong Kong are quietly moving money offshore in response to a government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to China. The bill will cover Hong Kong...

Published June 24, 2019

Citizens Group Opposes Goa Casinos

In Goa, India, a group calling itself the Aam Aurat Admi against Gambling is frustrated by promises by several administrations to remove casino boats from the Mandovi River. The...

Published June 24, 2019

LVS Seeks Funds to Expand MBS

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. is on the hunt for SG$8 billion (US$5.9 billion) in funding to expand its integrated resort in Singapore, the Marina Bay Sands (l.). As...

Published June 24, 2019

In Macau the Race for Chief Executive Has a Front-Runner

Local businessman and Legislative Assembly head Ho Iat Seng (l.) has officially declared his candidacy. As Beijing’s reported choice come election time later this summer, it’s believed the job...

Published June 24, 2019

Philippines Tighten Foreign Worker Laws

The government of the Philippines wants to stem the flood of foreigners entering the country to work in the online gaming industry. Migrant workers will now need a working...

Published June 17, 2019

Suncity Opens StarWorld Suncity VIP Club

Suncity Group, Macau’s leading junket operator has held a soft opening of its newly expanded VIP Club at StarWorld (l.) on the Macau peninsula. The club has added seven...

Published June 17, 2019

Quezon City OKs Locals Entry Fee

Officials in Quezon City, Philippines have passed an ordinance that would compel residents to pay a PHP1,500 (US$30) entry fee to enter any casino inside the city limits. The...

Published June 17, 2019

Macau Police Say Officer Spied for Loan Sharks

A veteran inspector with the city’s Judiciary Police has been arrested on suspicion of tipping off a gang of loan sharks about pending moves the police planned to make...

Published June 17, 2019

Philippine Gamblers Warned of Loan Sharks, Kidnappers

The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation is warning gamblers to beware of loan sharks after three people were abducted after they were late in making payments. Six arrests were...

Published June 17, 2019

Former Thai PM Sentenced to Prison

A Thai court has sentenced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (l.) to two years behind bars for illegal handling of a state lottery program. The sentence was handed down...

Published June 17, 2019

Melco Resorts Delists from PSE

Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corp., which operates the City of Dreams Manila, was officially delisted from the Philippine Stock Exchange on June 11. The company’s publicly held shares...

Published June 17, 2019

Two-Way Race Shaping Up for Macau CE

It’s been 20 years since the election for chief executive of China’s self-governing casino enclave has been contested. But that could change this summer. Leong Kuok Chao (l.), a...

Published June 17, 2019

GMA: No Japan IRs Until 2026

Gaming operators and local governments in Japan should not aspire to develop and open any integrated resort in the country before 2026, according to new research from Global Market...

Published June 17, 2019

Fortunegate to Open in Clark

Frontier Capital Group’s Hotel Stotsenberg (l.) is set to open its new casino, Fortunegate Clark Casino this month in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone.

Published June 10, 2019

Korea: Minority Party Pushes Casino

Korea’s minority Bareunmirae Party in North Jeolla Province (l.) is pushing for casino development on the coast as a way to boost tourism and add new industry.

Published June 10, 2019

A Challenging May in Macau

Despite an extra Friday and a longer Labor Day holiday, the Chinese territory’s casinos posted a gaming revenue increase of only 1.8 percent. It wasn’t a surprise. Analysts have...

Published June 10, 2019