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Newport World Resorts To Launch Table Games For PIGO Clients

The owner of Newport World Resorts, located in Manila, Philippines, plans to extend its operations under the license of the Philippine Inland Gaming Operator (PIGO). The expansion involves new table games that ...

Macau Government Collected $6.4 Billion In Gaming Tax Revenues in Ten Months of 2023

Financial Services Bureau of the city of Macau released on 16 November 2023 the data on the financial impact of the Macau gaming industry on the governmental operations. According to the Bureau, the Macau gover...

SJM Holdings’ $53 Million Loss Offset By Booming Grand Lisboa Resort Operations

The acceleration of the Macau gaming industry seems to be compensating for the lows experienced during the pandemic. However, the past closures of gambling properties still impact SJM Holdings as the company re...

Kenosha City Council Grants the Preliminary Approval to Menominee Indian Tribe’s Wisconsin Casino

The Menominee Indian Tribe's Kenosha casino in Wisconsin is about to be constructed, and after the meeting of the Kenosha City Council, the agreement with the tribe is finally approved.  The construction of ...

Genting Singapore Increases Profit By 60% and Invests $5 Billion In the Resorts World Sentosa Expansion

Casino operator Genting Singapore Ltd reports about the sustained recovery in the region as the company generated almost SGD690.0 million (US$507.1 million) in gross gaming revenues in the third quarter of 2023...

Melco Relaunches Studio City in Q1 2024 Following the Record Casino Performance

Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of the casino operating group Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd announces that the group's Macau complex Studio City will be launched in the first quarter ...

Pagcor to Upgrade Casino Filipino As Country’s Gaming Revenues Head to Exceed the 2019 Record

Following the recent move to transform the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) into an exclusively regulatory entity, this governmental agency's chairman and chief executive Alejandro Tengco...

Dubai Puts On Hold Plans To License Casino Operators, While Ras Al Khaimah And Abu Dhabi Push Forward

Following the formation of the framework responsible for legalized gambling by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two months ago, aka during September, it appeared that Dubai would move quickly in terms of starting...

Macau Experiences New Post-Covid Revenue High In October; GGR To Reach US$26.8bln Next Year

During October, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profit (GGR) reaching a 30.9% increase compared to September's GGR of MOP$19.5 billion, which is...

Vornado Withdraws From Midtown New York Casino License Race

Vornado Realty Trust, one of the leading New York developers, announced on 26 October 2023 that the company would step out from the race for a casino license in New York City. The developer's decision has repor...

Philippine Presidential Office Requests Regulatory Action To Improve The Country’s Image

After a series of cases affecting the reputation of the Philippine gambling stakeholders, the country's Presidential Office has made a move to improve the image of the national industry. As reported by Asian Ga...

London’s Iconic Crockfords Casino Closes After 195 Years For The Lack of High Rollers

Crockfords Casino, the iconic London property owned by the Genting gaming group, closes after 195 years of operations. The legendary home to high rollers closes over the owner's allegations that the city of Lon...