Delta Pushes for Daman License

India’s largest casino operator, Delta Corp., has appealed in Bombay High Court for help securing a gaming license at its five-star Deltin Hotel (l.) in Daman. The hotel has...

Published December 24, 2018

Lims Buy Up Genting

Malaysia’s uber-rich Lim family, which owns a majority share of Genting Bhd, has increased its stake in the company, buying up an additional 300,000 shares. Family patriarch Tan Sri...

Published December 24, 2018

Sega Sammy: We’ll Take Tokyo

Japanese entertainment giant Sega Sammy has set its sights on Tokyo as a possible integrated resort destination. Chairman and CEO Hajime Satomi (l.) said the company hasn’t ruled out...

Published December 24, 2018

Service Robots Coming to Macau

Tourism officials in Macau have revealed that service robots and chatbots will soon be used to improve experiences for visitors to the SAR’s casino resorts.

Published December 17, 2018

Fines for Abandoned Greyhounds

There are penalties in store for Macau Canidrome Co. Ltd., home of a former dog track that failed to find homes for 500 displaced greyhounds. The government will assess...

Published December 17, 2018

Melco Philippines Tender Paused

The Philippine Stock Exchange suspended trading of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Philippines shares on December 10 when the company’s public float fell below the minimum required for listing.

Published December 17, 2018

Macau’s Leong: No Non-Resident Dealers

Members of the Council for Economic Development in Macau say the high demand for dealers is a good reason to allow non-resident workers in the SAR. But Secretary for...

Published December 17, 2018

Marianas Mulls Casino Commission Bill

The Marianas legislature is holding discussions over what should be the proper wording for a bill that clarifies the powers of the Commonwealth Casino Commission. Some critics say the...

Published December 17, 2018

Universal Raises $600 Million for Okada Manila

Universal Entertainment Corp. has completed a private placement of $600 million in notes to help complete Okada Manila (l.), its integrated casino resort in the Philippines.

Published December 17, 2018

Bernstein: Singapore GGR will Dip for 2018

Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. says gross gaming revenues in Singapore will decline by 2.4 percent for full-year 2018 due to drops in both the VIP and mass-market segments....

Published December 17, 2018

IP Loses Opportunity to Operate Mariana Resort in Saipan

Embattled Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International has missed the deadline to complete a deal that would have given it the right to operate the Mariana Resort (l.).

Published December 17, 2018

SJM Seeks 300-Plus Tables for Palace

SJM Holdings Ltd. plans to ask the Macau government for “300 to 500” new-to-market gaming tables for its Grand Lisboa Palace (l.) in the city’s Cotai district. Vice Chairman...

Published December 17, 2018

Mohegans, Paramount to Partner in Korea

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has announced that it will partner with Paramount Pictures on a Hollywood-themed amusement park (l.) at the tribe’s multibillion-dollar Inspire resort now under way in...

Published December 17, 2018

Osaka to Jumpstart Casino Process

Ichiro Matsui (l.), governor of Osaka Prefecture in Japan, says officials will start “early next year” to assess potential private-sector partners to vie for one of the country’s first...

Published December 17, 2018

Vietnam Ex-Police Generals Jailed

Two former police officials in Vietnam have been jailed for protecting a multimillion-dollar online gaming ring. Phan Van Vinh was sentenced to nine years and Nguyen Thanh Hoa to...

Published December 10, 2018

Melco Philippines to Redeem Remaining Notes

Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) says it will redeem the remaining PHP2 billion (US$38.2 million) 5 percent fixed-rate corporate secured notes first issued in January 2014.

Published December 10, 2018

Sluggish Mass Brings Down Emperor

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd., which operates the Grand Emperor Hotel (l.) and the Inn Hotel in Macau, has posted a group-wide revenue drop of 5.2 percent to HK$665.6 million...

Published December 10, 2018

HKZM Halts Day Trips

China’s Guangdong Province has reportedly ordered local travel agencies to stop offering one-day weekend trips to Hong Kong and Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (l.).

Published December 10, 2018

Donaco Presses Poipet Case

Donaco International Ltd. will pursue its case against a Thai vendor for illegal competition in Poipet, Cambodia, though an appeals court has issued a ruling that would overturn an...

Published December 10, 2018

Genting-Fox-Disney Dustup Continues; Loss Recorded by Genting

Fox Entertainment Group says Malaysian casino operator Genting “simply made up” its claim that Fox suitor the Walt Disney Company forced the termination of a theme park deal in...

Published December 10, 2018