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Macau ‘inclined’ towards future casino concession public tender

March 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Macau

In Macau, Economy and Finance Secretary, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured), has reportedly announced that the local government in ‘inclined’ towards launching a new tendering process for the city’s six existing c...

Another runner enters Japanese casino license race

Adam Morgan

January 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The firm that once controlled Macau’s former Grand Waldo Casino has reportedly announced the formation of a partnership that it hopes will be granted one of the three integrated casino resort licenses being mad...

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited investigating wrongful name use claim

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Vietnam

Asian casino operator, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, has reportedly announced that it is investigating a claim that its name is being illegally used to promote a gambling facility located along the shores...

New smoking rules come into effect in Macau

Adam Morgan

January 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Macau

In Macau, new rules have reportedly come into force that prohibit patrons from smoking tobacco anywhere on a casino floor except in designated airtight ‘lounges’ that must be approved by authorities in line wit...

Macau unions requesting pay increases for casino workers

Adam Morgan

December 11, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau, a trio of trade unions representing some of the city’s 56,271 gaming industry workers have reportedly called on casino operators to share some of their recent good fortune by awarding staff with minim...

Proposed alteration to Macau labor law sparks protest

Adam Morgan

November 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau, casino workers reportedly joined a protest yesterday over a government plan that would alter the city’s Labour Relations Law in order to give private sector firms the right to ask their employees to w...

Philippines President defends legitimacy of Boracay casino ban

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Philippines

In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly declared that he does not need to issue an executive order so as to maintain his casino prohibition for the small island of Boracay. Ba...

Boracay casino scheme hit by another serious setback

Adam Morgan

October 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Philippines

In the Philippines, the plan that would have seen Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited construct a $500 million integrated casino resort on the small island of Boracay has reportedly been dealt another serious bl...

JinMen8 in-house VIP gaming lounge opening at Galaxy Macau

Adam Morgan

September 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Macau

In Macau, Asian casino giant, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, has reportedly announced that it has spent approximately $37.3 million in order to bring the new JinMen8 in-house VIP gaming lounge to the 50th ...

Golden Dragon Group ‘thinking about’ Macau casino license

Adam Morgan

August 16, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Macau

After recently rebranding two of his Macau casinos to feature the word ‘dragon’, the billionaire businessman behind hotel operator, Golden Dragon Group, has now reportedly declared that his firm is ‘thinking ab...

Macau casino operator being asked to reward employees

Adam Morgan

August 15, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau, a group that represents local casino workers has reportedly announced that it has presented a petition to the city’s Chief Executive asking that he pressure Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited int...

Golden Dragon Group rebranding venues for possible casino move

Adam Morgan

August 14, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Macau

One of Macau’s richest businessmen, Chan Meng Kam, could be preparing to enter the process that is to select the former Portuguese enclave’s next set of licensed casino operators after rebranding a pair of his ...

Caesars Entertainment Corporation brings Celine Dion to Japan

Adam Morgan

June 28, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Japan, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Tuesday evening saw American casino giant, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, increase its lobbying efforts for the right to bring a future gambling facility to Japan by sponsoring a sold-out concert at the Tok...

Galaxy Macau may begin opening third stage from next year

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Macau

In Macau, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly declared that the third phase of work on its giant Galaxy Macau integrated casino resort could begin opening in stages as soon as next year followed b...

Successful quarter for Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited

Adam Morgan

May 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Asian casino giant Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has released its unaudited financial results for the three months to the end of March showing that it chalked up a 32% increase year-on-year in overall reve...