Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung cancels plan to build $8 billion Great Barrier Reef Casino Resort Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaCasino project updatesLicensesMacau August 21, 2016 0Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung recently confirmed that his firm has decided to drop the plan of developing the Aquis...
New gambling zone to be created in Sochi Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationRussia August 21, 2016 0The city of Sochi is set to create a new gambling zone after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, gave...
$90 million renovation of The Gardens casino nears completion Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesCalifornia August 21, 2016 0Formerly the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, the Los Angeles County gambling destination located right off the 605 in Hawaiian Gardens, California...
Studio City Casino Macau facing loan default calamity Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau August 20, 2016 0As the $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai casino resort from operator Wynn Resorts Limited gets set to open its doors...
Philippine regulator takes aim at electronic bingo Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationLicensesPhilippines August 19, 2016 0After earlier announcing that it would not be renewing the license of online games developer PhilWeb Corporation, the Philippine gaming regulator...
China suspends supply of six-day mainland visas Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMacau August 18, 2016 0Foreign tourist groups have been left confused after Chinese officials instituted a temporary freeze on the issuance of six-day visas...
Crown Resorts Limited annual profit hurt by depressed Macau market Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaEconomy/Finance August 17, 2016 0Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of June...
Saipan casino operator expects to record a first-half profit Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceSaipan August 16, 2016 0After posting a net loss of $21.8 million for the first half of last year, Hong Kong-listed casino operator Imperial...
Wynn Palace Cotai to open in a week, moving 250 Wynn Macau gaming tables Martin Chua Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesLicensesMacau August 15, 2016 0Ahead of next week’s planned opening of its new $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai development, American casino operator Wynn Resorts...
Grand Korea Leisure reports significant second quarter improvement Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceSouth Korea August 15, 2016 0In this year’s second quarter, South Korean operator Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd.’s (114090.KS) net income rose to KRW25.6bn (US$23.1m),...
Tigre De Cristal owner agrees partnership with South Korean casino operator Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsRussia August 15, 2016 0The company behind the Tigre De Cristal casino resort in Russia’s Primorsky Krai region, Summit Ascent Holdings Limited, has reportedly...
Crackdown on illegal Russian gambling intensifies Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationOnline gambling regulationRussia August 12, 2016 0In Russia, the Ministry Of Finance has begun amending laws governing the local securities market with the aim of stamping...
PAGCOR now looking into CEZA-licensed online operators Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPhilippines August 12, 2016 0The online gambling woes continue in the Philippines as operators may not be safe from the efforts to ban the...
SJM CEO says Grand Lisboa Palace will likely open in 2018; Casino Jai Alai should open by year’s end Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMacau August 11, 2016 0Chief Executive Officer of SJM Holdings Limited (880:Hong Kong) Dr. Shu Fai So, also known as Ambrose So, said on...
New Tokyo governor supports idea of opening a casino Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationJapan August 10, 2016 0Tokyo’s first woman governor, Yuriko Koike, is in favor of opening a recreational complex, including a casino, in the Japanese...