Lucky Dragon Casino in Las Vegas looks to target Asian gamblers with a focus on Baccarat Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino openings July 11, 2016 0A group known as the Las Vegas Economic Impact Regional Center (LVEIRC) is in the process of developing the Lucky...
New Senate bill in the Philippines looks to crack down on money laundering in casinos Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationMoney LaunderingMacauPhilippines July 8, 2016 0Legislators in the Philippines are looking to introduce a new bill aimed at imposing tighter regulations on money laundering activities...
New South Wales and ACT government decide to shutdown greyhound racing industry Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAustraliaOceania Casino News July 8, 2016 0The New South Wales (NSW) government was the first to announce that it plans to impose a blanket ban on...
Galaxy’s US$5.16b Phase III and IV on schedule; Mass, MICE focus Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino expansion projectsNew HotelsCasino project updatesMacau July 7, 2016 0Local outlet Macau Business Daily is reporting that Francis Lui Yiu Tung, vice chair of Galaxy Entertainment Group, has told Chinese language...
Studio City to add VIP gaming rooms Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau July 7, 2016 0Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. seems to be set to finally ask permission to open VIP gaming at their previously mass market...
Possible Casino Resorts In Busan, South Korea discussed during international forum Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsChinaMacauSingaporeSouth Korea July 6, 2016 0The first ever Global Busan Tourism Forum was held in Busan towards the end of June 2016 and one of...
Government expects less decline in gaming revenue for remainder 2016 Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau July 5, 2016 0Although gross gaming revenue in Macau saw a year on year drop in the first half of 2016 to MOP107.79...
Saipan the next gambling hotspot? Exclusive interview with Mark Brown of BSI Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.New HotelsCasino project updatesCasino mogulsMacauNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipan July 5, 2016 4Having opened the world’s largest casino at 10,500,000-square-feet (980,000 m2) with the Venetian Macao in 2007, Mark Brown is no...
UEFA 2016 European Football Championship spurs illegal betting across all of Asia Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCambodiaTaiwanHong KongIllegal BookmakingAsian Casino NewsMacauSports bettingThailandVietnam July 5, 2016 0The 2016 Euro Football Championships has spurred a massive betting craze across Asia as thousands of football fans in China,...
Saipan’s Best Sunshine Live tallies $US1.66 billion in rolling for June Lars Jones Casino NewsEconomy/FinanceMacauNorthern Mariana IslandsSaipan July 4, 2016 0In their voluntary monthly filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Saturday, Best Sunshine’s parent company Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd...
Savan Vegas complex deal postponed Alex Lanter LaosLatest Casino and Gambling NewsAsian Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships July 1, 2016 0In May, 2016, Macau Legend Development Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed company, revealed that it had come to an agreement with...
$120,000 recouped by authorities in Singapore smartphone slot scam Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino CheatingFines, Lawsuits & LitigationSingapore June 30, 2016 0So far police have recovered approximately $120,000 in winnings resulting from a syndicate member’s use of sophisticated technology to cheat...
Q1 2017 opening of MGM Cotai “achievable”; Ho fighting for Van Nam Lake parcels Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino project updatesMacau June 29, 2016 0Local television and radio broadcaster Teledifusão de Macau reports that the MGM Cotai casino resort, originally scheduled to open by the end...
PAC approves $2b casino at Barangaroo; Crown Casino, Sydney set for final approval Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaCasino project updates June 28, 2016 0After 18 months’ worth of delays due to a number of setbacks, James Packer’s $2 billion Crown Barangaroo is on...
Gambling draft decree submitted in Vietnam; investors await outcome Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationVietnam June 28, 2016 0Vietnam has eight casinos and 43 slot parlors, but unless they hold a foreign passport, Vietnamese citizens are forbidden to...