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

New Jeju Casino in the Works

Developers behind a 38-story Hyatt with 190 table games and 420 slots say they’re shooting to complete construction by the end of this year. Jeju Dream Tower (l.), as...

Published April 1, 2019

MGM, Orix to Partner in Japan

Now it’s getting real: the first integrated resort consortium in Japan has been announced by Orix Corp. CEO Makuto Inoue (l.). The Japanese financial firm will partner with MGM...

Published April 1, 2019

Lim: PAGCOR Too Profitable to Privatize

Alfredo Lim (l.), the president and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR), says selling off the regulator’s casinos is “out of the question.” Alfredo Lim says...

Published April 1, 2019

For Macau’s Satellite Casinos, the Future’s Closing In

The process of renewing Macau’s casino concessions is around the corner. As the government weighs how to manage it, a partner with one of the leading local law firms...

Published April 1, 2019

Delta Corp. Invests in Fantasy Sports

India’s largest gaming operator has invested in Mumbai-based fantasy sports company Halaplay Technologies. Delta Corp. is partnering in the venture with Nazara Technologies and another investor.

Published March 25, 2019

New Silkroad OK’d for Jeju Casino

Hong Kong-based New Silkroad Culturaltainment Ltd. has announced that it will develop a second casino on the South Korean island of Jeju. New Silkroad already runs the MegaLuck casino...

Published March 25, 2019

‘Business as Usual’ at Phoenix Club?

Business has reportedly resumed at the Phoenix International Club (l.) in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, though without the participation of former operator Silver Heritage Group. The casino was forced to...

Published March 25, 2019

U.S. Firm Eyes Grand Ho Tram

A U.S.-based private equity firm is looking to buy the Grand Ho Tram (l.) integrated resort in Vietnam according to reports. Warburg Pincus has offices in the United States...

Published March 25, 2019

Okada Takes to YouTube

Kazuo Okada (l.), the former chairman of Universal Entertainment, has opened a new front in his war with the company he founded. It appears he’s looking for an army...

Published March 25, 2019

PAGCOR: Back Off, QC

The Philippine gaming regulator is warning officials in Quezon City not to overstep their authority in trying to curtail visitation to a planned Bloomberry Resorts casino. Vice Mayor Joy...

Published March 25, 2019

License Extensions For SJM, MGM Clarifies Process

The extension of the MGM and SJM licenses until 2022 brings the two companies into line with the rest of the industry and ensures a cleaner process when all...

Published March 25, 2019

Murren: Osaka’s No. 1

The MGM Resorts chief Jim Murren (l.) says the firm is putting all its energy into winning an integrated resort license in Osaka, Japan. Osaka will host the 2025...

Published March 25, 2019

Duterte Sacks Charity Chief

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) has fired Alexander Balutan, general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office due to “serious allegations of corruption.”

Published March 18, 2019

IPI Expects 2018 Loss

Imperial Pacific International, which runs the Imperial Pacific Resort on the Pacific island of Saipan, says it expects a loss for the year that ended December 31, 2018.

Published March 18, 2019

South Korea Proposes 21 for Casino Entry

The government of South Korea is considering raising the minimum age for casino entry by two years, from 19 to 21. The move is designed to help stem gambling...

Published March 18, 2019

Japan Announces Anti-Addiction Measures

The Japanese government is suggesting a multi-level approach to the fight against problem gambling, and not just at casinos. New methods will include facial recognition technologies at pachinko parlors.

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