Entertainment Vital to Mohegans’ Inspire Korea

As Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment prepares to break ground on its Inspire integrated resort in South Korea, CEO Mario Kontomerkos (l.) says the company will “aggressively expand” the IR’s...

Published June 11, 2018

Labor Pitches Pensions in Macau

Union reps in Macau are lobbying casino operators to join a voluntary pension plan for local employees implemented by the Macau government. They say the casinos should comply ahead...

Published June 11, 2018

Clark Freeport Boom

The Udenna Group plans to invest up to $5 billion over 10 years in a project dubbed Clark Global City in the Philippines. The development will include a casino...

Published June 11, 2018

Bloomberry Buys Solaire Land

Bloomberry Resorts Corp. has completed a deal to buy the land under its Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila’s Entertainment City. A subsidiary paid PHP37.33 billion (US$710.8 million) for...

Published June 11, 2018

Foxwoods Declares for Japan

Japanese lawmakers may extend the current Diet session, now set to end June 20, to pass the Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill. A new suitor sounds like it will enter...

Published June 11, 2018

A Trump-Kim Casino in N. Korea?

It’s been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. The latest odd alliance may be U.S. President and former casino magnate Donald Trump, who reportedly has been pitched on a...

Published June 11, 2018

Another Crackdown for Macau?

Could the world’s No. 1 gaming hub be facing a new government crackdown? Casino shares declined last week on news that Beijing would restrict ATM cash withdrawals through the...

Published June 11, 2018

Macau Fines Lawmaker

A Macau court last week levied a fine of $5,000 on Sulu Sou, at 26 the territory’s youngest lawmaker, for protesting outside the home of Macau Chief Executive Fernando...

Published June 4, 2018

Casino Shuttles Barred from HKZM Bridge

Shuttle buses serving Macau’s casino industry will not be allowed to cross the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (l.), says the city’s Transport Bureau. Discussions are now under way about a...

Published June 4, 2018

Udenna to Invest $5 Billion in Clark

The Udenna Group plans to invest up to $5 billion over the next 10 years on Clark Global City in the Philippines. The development will include a casino and...

Published June 4, 2018

Myanmar: Zero Tolerance for Online Games

The government of Myanmar is warning online gaming operators (and wannabes) that their operations will be shut down with no warning as soon as they are identified.

Published June 4, 2018

Vietnamese IR to Open in 2022

A proposed casino at the Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort in Vietnam should be ready to open in 2022, according to the company—a year later than previously expected. The...

Published June 4, 2018

Caesars Incheon Inching Along

Caesars Korea, the first Asian casino resort from Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment Corp., is expected to complete “in early 2021,” says William Shen, the group’s senior VP and managing...

Published June 4, 2018

Hainan Suspends Horse Racing Applications

Hainan Province in Southern China has called a halt to applications for horse racing businesses. The move was meant to forestall speculative investment and a market bubble, reports ECN...

Published June 4, 2018

Truth or Dare: Suncity to Buy Imperial Palace?

Rumors continue to circulate that Macau junket operator Suncity has bought the Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel and Greek Mythology Casino (l.). Suncity rival Amax International, part owner of the...

Published June 4, 2018

Okada Exonerated in Fraud Case

Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada (l.), for whom the Okada Manila casino resort was named, has been cleared in a fraud and perjury case in the Philippines. The charges were...

Published June 4, 2018

13 Hotel: Lucky at Last?

The Macao Government Tourism Office has received an inspection request for the 13 Hotel on the Cotai-Coloane border. The 13 Holdings Ltd., which is set to open the hotel...

Published June 4, 2018

Japan Could Extend Diet Session for IR Bill

The Japan Diet (parliament) may extend the current legislative session in order to dispense with some importance business: the passage of the country’s Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill. The current...

Published June 4, 2018

Vietnam Gives, Takes Away from SEZs

Delegates of Vietnam’s National Assembly agree with some economists that tax incentives offered to casinos in special economic zones were far too generous. The government may roll back some...

Published May 28, 2018

Suncity Upgrading Macau’s Imperial Palace

Suncity Group will renovate the Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Macau, change its name, and reduce the number of hotel rooms reduced as it shifts away from group visitors...

Published May 28, 2018