Duterte Suspends Fight on Gambling

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.), the country’s most vocal critic of gambling and casinos, now says he is giving up the fight against gaming activities, and will only urge...

Published May 20, 2019

Report: IPI to Get $500M from Japan Firm

There may be help in store for Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International. A Japanese firm will reportedly plow $500 million into the company to help it complete Phase...

Published May 20, 2019

Wakayama All In for IR

Along with Osaka, there’s now a second serious contender to host a Japan integrated resort. Wakayama Prefecture has announced it has established a committee led by Tokyo Metropolitan University...

Published May 20, 2019

Carnival Games a Gateway to Gambling?

A new law signed by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero (l.) is allowing games of chance to return to Guam’s Liberation Carnival is being celebrated and censured. The island is...

Published May 13, 2019

Half of Sihanoukville Casinos May Close

Analyst Ben Lee (l.) of iGamiX says 50 percent of casinos in Sihanoukville may close when the country establishes a minimum capital investment of US$50 million (MOP404 million) to...

Published May 13, 2019

Landheer: Suncity Will Bring VIPs to Russia

Eric Landheer (l.) , an executive with Hong Kong-listed Suncity Group Holdings, which now owns almost 28 percent of Russian gaming investor Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd., says the company...

Published May 13, 2019

Studio City Partner Files for Chapter 11

Studio City’s largest shareholder after Melco Resorts has sought protection under U.S. bankruptcy law after running short of funds to honor a due date for redeeming $856 million in...

Published May 13, 2019

Casino Entry Fees Worth $1 Billion to Singapore

Steep casino entry fees haven’t kept people from patronizing Singapore’s two casino resorts. Since 2010, the city-state has reaped almost $1 billion from entry fees alone; maybe that’s why...

Published May 13, 2019

Universal Prioritizes Manila Hotel Space

Universal Entertainment Corp. says adding more hotel rooms to its Okada Manila resort in the Philippines “is the highest priority” after the property posted operating losses of JPY17.97 billion...

Published May 6, 2019

Melco Partners Eye Second Philippines License

Real estate developer Belle Corp. and its gaming unit Premium Leisure Corp., joint venture partners in Melco Resorts’ City of Dreams Manila, are interested in a second Philippines IR.

Published May 6, 2019

Osaka the Prize in Japan

More than two years after the Japan government approved integrated resorts in the country, only Osaka has declared itself a prime location on tie city’s Yumeshima Island (l.). The...

Published May 6, 2019

Philippine Court: PAGCOR Must OK Waterfront License

After years of legal wrangling, Waterfront Philippines may have won its battle for a gaming license in Entertainment City. For more than a decade, the country’s gaming regulator has...

Published May 6, 2019

Prediction: Winners and Losers Will Emerge in Asia Pacific

Fitch Ratings has issued a projection that large casino resorts opening throughout the Asian Pacific region in the next five years, including Crown’s Sydney project (l.) will create winners...

Published May 6, 2019

Poipet: New Hub of Chinese Betting

The Cambodian border town of Poipet (l.) has become the second most popular destination for Chinese gamblers in the country after Sihanoukville. It could get busier, according to a...

Published May 6, 2019

Inspire Incheon to Open by 2022

Mohegan Gaming’s Inspire integrated resort (l.) near Incheon International Airport is on target to open by 2022. The U.S.-based tribe projects the IR will create 15,000 new jobs for...

Published May 6, 2019

Silver Heritage May Sell Nepal Ops

Australia-listed Silver Heritage Group Ltd. has announced it’s looking for strategic partners or even buyers for its gaming operations in Nepal. The company runs casinos, including the Tiger Palace...

Published May 6, 2019

A New Day for IPI?

Following several years of negative headlines, Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International says it’s turning a corner that will help it regain the confidence of investors and the island...

Published May 6, 2019

Digital Poker Folds in China

The Chinese government reportedly has banned digital forms of poker and mahjong, while also approving a giant backlog of video game titles. China is the largest market for video...

Published April 29, 2019

Suen Settlement Shaves $96 Million From LVS Profit

The gaming giant didn’t identify the agreement by name in its first quarter earnings report, which also included a downturn in high-end play in Singapore. Macau operations continued strong,...

Published April 29, 2019

IPI Renames Resort, Plans Phase I Launch

Imperial Pacific International, operator of the sole casino resort in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, has announced it will partially open Phase I of its Saipan IR...

Published April 29, 2019