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Stanley Ho Reviews Design Proposals For Lisboa Redevelopment

September 10, 2008

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Stanley Ho, the operating director of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) recently inspected first proposals for the redesign and redevelopment of the site of the Hotel and Casino Lisboa. The designs were the ...

Approval For Enterprise Plan To Develop Five Star Resort On Penghu Islands, Taiwan

Angela Watts

September 4, 2008

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The ninety islets and almost a million citizens of the Penghu Islands often represent a escape from Taiwan proper for many citizens. For the past couple decades the people of Penghu have been lobbying the gover...

1300 Football gamblers arrested in Asia

Tina Golden

September 2, 2008

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More than 1300 arrests have been made in an operation lead by Interpol to break up illegal sports betting. The operation dubbed Operation Soga (Soccer Gambling) Wave II coincided with June's Euro 2008 football ...

Wynn Resorts Sets Stage For Hong Kong IPO

Tina Golden

August 29, 2008

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It looks like Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts is planning an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange but no one knows for sure when it will take place. Wynn Resorts hired financial consultants from three of the top firm...

Steve Wynn Thumbs Nose At Wall Street

Tina Golden

August 23, 2008

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Steve Wynn, never one to worry about the whims of Wall Street, made a bold move in July. Despite falling revenues and stock declines, or maybe because of them, Wynn announced a huge share buyback by Wynn Resort...

Gambling on Taiwan

Tina Golden

August 20, 2008

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After the legislation failed to pass measures last December that would have legalized casinos, the future looked glum for the gambling industry in Taiwan. Interest has been revived and prospects look hopeful de...

Stanley Ho Finally Gets IPO

Tina Golden

August 20, 2008

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Macau gambling giant, Stanley Ho, finally was able to offer his IPO on July 16 after the seemingly endless delays caused by the roughly 40 motions filed by his sister, Winnie, over the past few months. His flag...

Casino Owners Trying To Create Slot Games That Appeal To Asian Gamblers

Tina Golden

July 9, 2008

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With Macau exceeding Las Vegas in gambling revenues, the Asian gambling market has come a long way. Gaming companies now want to try to step it up a notch by luring Asian gamblers away from their favored baccar...

Australia’s Packer to sign $1.5 billion casino, hotel venture

Angela Watts

July 7, 2008

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The third riches man in Australia, James Packer wants to build a 1.5 billion dollar casino resort in the Philippines. Packer's casino will be part of a 120 hectare project using reclaimed land in Manila bay to ...

Testimony may leave lasting ache for Sands

Michael G Brady

June 15, 2008

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Richard Suen is suing the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and seeking compensation for his role in helping the Las Vegas Sands obtain a very profitable gambling license in Macau. During their testimony, President B...

CotaiJet(TM) Ferry Service Receives Permission to Begin Night Operations and Increase Frequency of Sailings

Tina Golden

May 23, 2008

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Cotai Waterjets (Macau) Limited announced today that it has received permission from the appropriate Macao and Hong Kong transportation departments to begin operating its Cotai Strip(R) CotaiJets(TM) with incre...

Las Vegas Sands CEO Makes Bold Move

Tina Golden

May 18, 2008

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Sheldon Adelson is attempting to reverse the methods that have typically served the gambling industry when opening new markets. Traditionally, gaming businesses have promised various incentives to new communiti...

Crown Casinos continues expansion into U.S.

Tina Golden

April 19, 2008

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Crown Casinos makes moves into the United States Casinos operator Crown Ltd, a giant casino operator says that their Australian casinos are performing strongly and is now continuing to expand in the United Sta...

Eventful Year for Asian Poker Tour

Tina Golden

April 11, 2008

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The Asian Poker Tour is having an eventful year what with its recent purchase by AsianLogic and its announcement of the hiring of Matt Savage as the new tournament director of the first leg of this year's event...

Asian Gaming Update

Tina Golden

April 4, 2008

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Thailand considers gambling and tourism The new prime minister of Thailand, Samak Sindaravej, is positioning his country to become a real contender in the international gaming industry. He recently announced p...