Macau Visitation Reaches 2014 Levels

More than 3 million tourists visited Macau in February, the highest number since August 2014, according to government figures. Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog) helped as the...

Published April 2, 2018

Goa Raises Casino License Fees

Offshore and land-based casinos in Goa will see an increase in licensing fees starting in April. They will pay 2.5 times to 4.5 times more following new rules from...

Published April 2, 2018

Boracay Casino OK’d, Sans Debate

Bypassing opposition to a proposed casino on the Philippine island of Boracay, the local government has endorsed the $500 million project, to be built by Galaxy Entertainment Group, without...

Published April 2, 2018

Where in the World Is Kazuo Okada?

If Kazuo Okada (l.) enters the Philippines—or tries to leave—the government of the island nation wants to know. Immigration authorities there are under orders to keep their eyes peeled...

Published April 2, 2018

Inspire to Break Ground in ’18?

Mario Kontomerkos (l.), CEO of Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, said in a recent interview that the U.S.-based tribal firm may break ground on its Inspire resort in South Korea...

Published April 2, 2018

Tigre de Cristal Phase II to Add Non-gaming

The second phase of Tigre de Cristal, to date the only casino resort operating in Russia’s Primorye special economic zone, will increase the property’s non-gaming attractions. The resort is...

Published April 2, 2018

Travellers Takes Hit in Bloody 2017

Travellers International is still reeling from the mass shooting and subsequent fire that took 38 lives at Resorts World Manila (l.) last June. Gaming revenue fell more than 27...

Published April 2, 2018

Shinhwa a Model for Philippines Resort

A plan by Landing International Development Ltd. to build a casino resort in the Philippines will emphasize the family-friendly amenities, according to the company’s chairman and executive director. The...

Published April 2, 2018

Tak Chun to Open New VIP Clubs

Macau junket investor Tak Chun Group has announced it will open a VIP club at MGM Cotai in the second half of this year, and another club at a...

Published April 2, 2018

Northern Marianas Islands Airport Gaming Proposed

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Senator Jude Hofschneider proposed an amendment to a Senate bill allowing casino gambling at the airports in Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Hofschneider said airport gambling...

Published April 2, 2018

Macau Racing Gets Tax Extension

The Macau Horse Racing Company has been given three years to pay its overdue taxes. If it fails to clear the debt by 2021, its license will be revoked....

Published April 2, 2018

Japan Losing Momentum?

With lawmakers dawdling over the second part of required casino legislation and a corruption scandal swirling around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l.), the push to bring integrated resorts to...

Published March 26, 2018

5 Die in Manila Casino Fire

A fire last week in a Manila casino hotel killed five people and forced hundreds to evacuate. The Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino (l.) is located in Manila’s Ermita...

Published March 26, 2018

Ho: Six Is Enough in Macau

Lawrence Ho (l.), chairman and CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., says Macau’s gaming market is currently right-sized with six casino concessionaires. The current concessions will expire starting...

Published March 26, 2018

Naga VIP Surpasses Mass

VIP gaming has overtaken mass as the chief revenue driver for Cambodia’s NagaWorld casino (l.). Sixty-five percent of all revenue came from VIP in 2017, compared to just 42...

Published March 26, 2018

Kangwon Land Firing Hundreds Amid Corruption Probe

More than 200 employees of South Korea’s Kangwon Land are losing their jobs as part of an investigation into corrupt hiring practices in the public sector. Former management at...

Published March 26, 2018

Tiger Palace in Nepal Officially Opens

Silver Heritage Group’s US$52 million Tiger Palace Resort on Nepal’s border with India celebrated its grand opening last week. The property held a soft opening last September and launched...

Published March 26, 2018

Galaxy in Line for Philippine License

Macau gaming concessionaire Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. will receive a provisional license to start the development of US$500 million casino in Boracay, Philippines by the end of March.

Published March 26, 2018

South Korea Casinos Struggle with Visitor Limits

Foreigners-only casinos in South Korea continue to see lower visitation due to the diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing over the installation of THAAD, a U.S.-built advanced missile defense...

Published March 26, 2018

13 Hotel Rights Issue 90 Percent Subscribed

Hong Kong-listed 13 Holdings Ltd., developer of the long-delayed luxury 13 Hotel project in Macau, has announced that more than 90 percent of the shares in a recent rights...

Published March 26, 2018