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

Duterte Fires Two at PAGCOR

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) has fired two senior officials of the state-run gaming regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. and says more may get the ax for...

Published May 28, 2018

PLC May Buy Philippine Melco Shares

Melco Resorts & Entertainment may sell shares in its Philippines subsidiary to its local market partner, Premium Leisure Corp. PLC’s parent company, Belle Corp., owns the land under Melco’s...

Published May 28, 2018

Analysts: No Casinos for Hainan

Casino industry veterans say the Beijing government is unlikely to sanction the development of casinos on the holiday island of Hainan. They do see sports lotteries in Hainan’s future,...

Published May 28, 2018

Melco, Wynn the VIP’s Choice in Macau

Chinese high rollers who visit Macau are more likely to patronize the properties of Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Wynn Macau, according to a new report from Sanford C....

Published May 28, 2018

Japan IR Bill Goes to Diet

Japanese lawmakers have begun discussions on the second part of legislation that will lead to the country’s first casino resorts. The IR Implementation Bill will create the industry’s regulatory...

Published May 28, 2018

Korean Official Denies Influence Peddling

South Korean Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il (l.) has denied a claim that he wielded influence during an investigation into alleged illicit hiring at Kangwon Land Casino.

Published May 21, 2018

Myanmar Casino Attacked by Rebels

A casino in Myanmar near the border of Yunnan Province in China was recently attacked by rebel insurgents. Nineteen people were killed in the May 12 siege before the...

Published May 21, 2018

No Cryptocurrencies for Macau Gaming

Don’t look for gaming-related cryptocurrencies to be used in Macau casinos any time soon, says Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau Director Paulo Martins Chan (l.).

Published May 21, 2018

PAGCOR in Contempt?

The anti-corruption watchdog known as the Anti-Trapo Movement has accused the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) of overreaching its authority when it comes to online gaming in the...

Published May 21, 2018

Hainan Official Rejects Casinos

Casinos should not be part of the plan to open up Hainan, China as a free-trade port, says Liu Cigui (l.), secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the...

Published May 21, 2018

Poker Crackdown Continues in China

Alleged violations of online poker laws have led to the arrests of six employees of Beijing Lianzhong, a subsidiary of Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. The parent was quick to...

Published May 21, 2018

Morpheus Hotel to Open June 15

Morpheus, the newest hotel operated by Melco Resorts & Entertainment on Macau’s Cotai Strip, will mark its grand opening June 15. The resort designed by Zaha Hadid features an...

Published May 21, 2018

More Operators Queue Up for Japan

The list of hopeful bidders for a Japan casino license is getting longer. Longtime suitors like MGM, Melco, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars and Genting may be joined by the...

Published May 21, 2018

Galaxy Macau Phase III to Open by 2019

Part of Galaxy Macau’s Phase III will be operational by 2019, predicts Galaxy Entertainment Group Chairman Francis Lui (l.). Lui said the firm is hastening the completion of Phases...

Published May 14, 2018