Melco Launches Sustainability Strategy

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has released a Sustainability Report for 2018, to demonstrate the operator’s commitment as a “force for good” across all its resorts.

Published April 22, 2019

Solaire North to Break Ground This Summer

Philippine IR operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. plans to break ground on its new integrated resort, Solaire North, this summer. “Our target is June or July,” said Chairman and CEO...

Published April 22, 2019

Saipan Casino Ordered to Pay Back Wages

Imperial Pacific International, operator of the sole casino resort (l.) on the island of Saipan, has been ordered to pay $3.36 million in back wages, damages and fines to...

Published April 22, 2019

Pro-IR Candidate Defeated in Shizuoka

Shizuoka City (l.), Japan is out of the running for an integrated resort thanks to defeat of Pro-IR mayoral candidate Shingo Amano. His loss could mean a win for...

Published April 22, 2019

U.S. to Vietnam: More ML Risk as Locals Bet

The U.S. State Department has warned that letting locals gamble in Vietnam’s casinos could increase that country’s risks for “illicit transactions.” Officials are urging Vietnam to strengthen its AML...

Published April 15, 2019

Locals Must Pay to Enter Sri Lanka Casinos

Sri Lankan gamblers will have to fork over an US$50 entry fee in order to play at the country’s casinos. Entry for foreigners will be free. The government says...

Published April 15, 2019

NagaCorp to Launch Naga 3

NagaCorp Ltd., operator of NagaWorld (l.) in Phnom Penh, has announced the launch of its $4 billion Naga 3 entertainment complex on a parcel next to the so-called White...

Published April 15, 2019

Osaka Election Boosts IR Hopes

Pro-IR political candidates, including Governor Ichiro Matsui (l.), won the recent Osaka elections, likely improving the chance that the city and prefecture will host one of three Japan integrated...

Published April 15, 2019

Singapore: Building Up for a Letdown?

Singapore has approved multibillion-dollar expansions for the city’s two integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa (l.). But some analysts say the investment may not pay off...

Published April 15, 2019

Okada Perjury Case Dismissed

Prosecutors in Manila have thrown out a perjury case against gaming magnate Kazuo Okada (l.) “for lack of sufficient evidence and merit.” The charges were filed in November and...

Published April 8, 2019

Landing Status Questionable in Philippines

Last summer, Philippine gaming operator Landing International Development Ltd. broke ground on a casino resort in Manila. The project ground to a halt on the same day and remains...

Published April 8, 2019

Summit Ascent Chair, Shareholder May Sell Stakes

Summit Ascent Holdings, lead developer of Russia’s Tigre de Cristal resort (l.), says its chief shareholder, First Steamship Co. Ltd., and Chairman Kuo Jen Hao are considering selling their...

Published April 8, 2019

Travellers Rebounds in 2018

The company was rocked in 2017 by a deadly armed attack at its flagship Resorts World Manila (l.). But the giant entertainment complex came back strong last year, posting...

Published April 8, 2019

Goa Casinos Trying to Sway the Vote?

Rohan Khaunte (l.), Goa’s revenue and IT minister, says casino interests in the Indian state are trying to “infiltrate and influence” Lok Sabha elections by enrolling large numbers of...

Published April 8, 2019

China Easing Travel Rules

Reforms are being implemented to allow mainland residents to apply in the cities where they live for permission to visit Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Previously, they had to...

Published April 8, 2019

Analyst: Slow Down on Osaka IR

Osaka is gaining ground as the preferred location for an integrated resort in Japan on Yumeshima Island (l.). Interested gaming operators include MGM Resorts International. But one analyst warns...

Published April 8, 2019

Casino Bill Expected to Pass in Myanmar

Thailand and Myanmar are the only countries in Southeast Asia without legal casino industries. That’s about to change, according to a report that Myanmar’s parliament is set to OK...

Published April 8, 2019

Japan to Monitor Pachinko Halls

Japan’s Organization for the Sound Development of the Pachinko & Pachislot Industry has targeted 1,500 pachinko parlors for inspection. The properties will be assessed based on their addiction prevention...

Published April 1, 2019

Vietnam’s Hoiana on Track to Open This Year

Phase I of Hoiana, which will be Vietnam’s largest integrated resort, is scheduled to open before the end of 2019. The IR will feature more than 100 gaming tables...

Published April 1, 2019

Macau Mulls Tourist Tax

Japan has one, Venice is planning one, and Macau is wondering whether it makes sense to institute a tax on tourists to pay for some of the costs their...

Published April 1, 2019