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MGM China Invests MOP$15 Billion in New MICE and Arts Spaces in Macau and Cotai

MGM Macau and MGM Cotai, MGM China’s Macau resorts, are getting the new MICE and art space. MGM China is owned by the global industry giant MGM Resorts International, which is based in the U.S. An advanced, ...

Gaming and Leisure Properties Acquires Land Under Hard Rock Casino Rockford For $100 Million

On 30 August 2023, reputable real-estate investment company Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) acquired the land designated for the Hard Rock Casino development project in Rockford, Illinois from 815 En...

Osaka Metro To Connect The MGM Casino Resort Location By Mid-2024

The plans to start the construction of the first Osaka casino resort in Osaka Bay have seemingly made the rapid railway operator Osaka Metro Co Ltd to apply for the respective permit to Japan’s Ministry of Land...

Destiny of Southside Richmond Casino to Be Decided on Referendum, Court Rules

The Richmond drama doesn’t seem to be over soon, according to the recent news. After a series of disagreements and different opinions among interested parties, a Richmond Circuit Court decided to hear different...

Major Macau Casino Incurs $727k Loss Due to Counterfeit Chips

On August 21, 2023, one of the most prominent casinos on the Cotai Strip in Macau suffered a loss of HK$5.7 million (US$727,000) after a criminal group used fake chips to gamble in the casino. The group of eigh...

Macau Jockey Club To Reportedly Host Its Final Race This Saturday

Recently, reports surfaced that the fate of horse racing in Macau could be in jeopardy as signs indicate that the "Macau Jockey Club (MJC) will soon lose its right to run racing in the SAR." However, nothing is...

SJM Holdings Experiences 241% Year-Over-Year GGR Growth

SJM Holdings, a flagship owner, operator and developer of casinos and IRs in Macau, revealed gross gaming income (GGR) of HK$5.66 billion, approximately US$722 million, for the three months to June 30th, 2023, ...

Despite the Opposition the Rockingham County Commissioners Approve Rezoning of the Area, New Casino Might Be Built

The gambling industry in North Carolina is going through some major changes right now. While the General Assembly discusses a possible huge expansion of the gambling industry in the state, the residents of Rock...
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Second Richest Man in Philippines Builds Two New Casinos in Manila Region

Vertex Entertainment and Resort Corp, owned by the second richest man in the Philippines, according to Forbes, is planning to open two new casinos in Manilla. The casinos are part of a bigger project, a huge re...

OKBet Unexpectedly Halts Operations; Shuts Down Every VIP Room In Philippines

OKBet Infinity Inc, a flagship online gaming and junket operator, has halted its operations along and shut down its VIP rooms in the Philippines without prior notice. Decision made by the Board of Directors:...

PAGCOR Privatization Expected to Bring $1.1Billion to the Philippines; POGOs Facing License Revocation

The privatization of a chain of the state-owned casinos proposed by Pagcor's Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and approved by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to raise PHP60 billion (US...

PAGCOR Seeking Privatization By 2025 To Split Regulator and Operator Roles

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is undertaking efforts to privatize 45 of its casinos by the third quarter of 2025, as reported by CNN. As the regulator's chair announced during the nat...

New Hotel-Casino Construction Project In Manila Arrives At Roof Level

In its second quarter 2023 earnings report submitted with the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 14, Suntrust Resort Holdings Inc. the company listed behind the new Philippines US$1.1 billion casino and hotel ...