Macau Casino Workers to Get Bonuses, Pay Hikes

Five of Macau’s Big 6 gaming concessionaires have announced year-end bonuses for eligible staff members. Some employees are in line for salary increases as the city enjoys a post-Covid...

Published January 15, 2024

U.S. High Court Rejects IPI Move to Delay License Hearing

Last week, the US. Supreme Court denied an appeal by troubled Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific to halt a license revocation hearing. IPI is millions in arrears on annual...

Published January 15, 2024

Century Backs Out of Cambodia Deal

Century Entertainment International has terminated a deal to operate gaming tables at a casino in Dara Sakor, Cambodia. The Hong Kong-listed firm continues to pursue another deal in the...

Published January 8, 2024

January Hearing Set for Saipan Casino Operator

Three years after its gaming license was suspended, beleaguered Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International will face revocation at a hearing scheduled for January 31.

Published January 8, 2024

Asia-Pac Recovery Continues, Macau Meets GGR Benchmark

Last year was a good one for Asian gaming, as markets bounced back from Covid-19. Macau casinos grossed more than $22 billion for the year, a crucial benchmark that...

Published January 8, 2024

Macau Legend Takes a Loss on Laos Casino

Macau Legend has announced it will sell its Savan Vegas casino in Laos (l.) for $39 million—$6 million less than the original asking price. The buyer is Japanese businessman...

Published December 25, 2023

Mohegan Inspire Casino to Open by February

The casino at the Mohegan Tribe’s new Inspire Entertainment Resort should open just in time for the Lunar New Year holiday, starting February 9. The resort opened earlier this...

Published December 25, 2023

Saipan Casino Operator Must Pay License Fees or Face Revocation

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International has been given until the end of December to remit more than $60 million in past-due license fees. IPI has filed a lawsuit,...

Published December 18, 2023

Gambling Addiction on the Rise Among Macau Tourists

Macau’s Social Welfare Bureau has sounded the alarm about gambling addiction among tourists to the gaming mecca. This year, 30 percent of problem-gambling cases involved visitors.

Published December 18, 2023

Macau Considers Increased Penalties for Gambling Crimes

Macau lawmakers have proposed higher potential jail terms for gambling crimes from a maximum of three years to as much as eight years, plus greater restrictions for people detained...

Published December 18, 2023

Okada Manila Operator Steps in to Finish Philippine Resort

Philippine developer PH Resorts has announced that Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment will invest in its stalled integrated resort in Cebu (l.). The company operates Okada Manila in the...

Published December 18, 2023

Macau Gaming Crimes Up Since 2022, But Down Compared to 2019

Gaming-related crimes in Macau spiked in the first nine months of 2023. But compared to the same period in 2019, before Covid shutdowns, the numbers were down by more...

Published December 11, 2023

Macau Lawmaker Sees Jockey Club as Future Sports Arena

Leong Sun Iok, of the Macau Legislative Assembly, says the embattled Macau Jockey Club has the potential to become a world-class venue for sporting events.

Published December 11, 2023

Philippines Work to Improve AML Controls

The Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Counsel continues its work to be removed from the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force. The global watchdog says the jurisdiction must exert...

Published December 11, 2023

Pre-Construction Underway at MGM Osaka Site

Site preparation has begun at the site of a planned integrated resort on Yumeshima Island in Osaka, Japan. The $8.6 billion IR, a project of MGM Resorts International and...

Published December 11, 2023

Authorities Raid Illegal Thai Casino

On November 29, Thai police raided an illegal casino operating over two floors of a hotel in Nonthaburi Province. Of 49 people arrested, 26 were reportedly Chinese nationals.

Published December 11, 2023

PH Resorts Still Seeking Cebu Investors

Philippines gaming firm PH Resorts Group Holdings continues to pursue investors to get a stalled Cebu integrated resort (l.) off the ground. The company is in “substantive discussions” with...

Published December 11, 2023

Japanese Prefecture Still Exploring IR

Lawmakers in Hokkaido, Japan, will convene a study group to explore the potential of a casino resort in the prefecture. So far, the central government has only approved one...

Published December 4, 2023

China Says Saipan Casino Exec is a Crime Boss

Former Macau junket chief Ji Xiaobo (l.), who ran failed Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International, has been named the head of a “criminal syndicate” by a Chinese court....

Published December 4, 2023

Philippines Supreme Court: Okada Out at Manila IR

After a protracted legal battle, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada (l.) has been finally and decisively removed from the board of an entity that runs the Okada Manila casino in...

Published December 4, 2023