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Masked pair steals over $394,900 in gaming chips from The Plaza Macao

May 25, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Heists, Casino News, Macau, Crime

In Macau, a pair of masked men wielding pepper spray reportedly stormed into The Plaza Macao yesterday before terrorizing staff and making off with gaming chips worth in excess of $394,900. Morning malevolen...

Fraudulent website warning issued by Macau Legend Development Limited

Adam Morgan

May 8, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, New online casinos, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Macau, Crime, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Asian casino operator, Macau Legend Development Limited, has reportedly been forced to issue an official statement warning the wider public about an ostensibly fraudulent website that is allegedly utilizing its...

Macau records disappointing April aggregated gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

May 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last month reportedly saw the over 30 casinos in Macau chalk up an 8.3% decrease year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to just over $2.91 billion to leave the comparable four-month tally some 2.4% lo...

Aristocrat Leisure Limited establishes new Macau-facing entity

Adam Morgan

March 27, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Licenses, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Australian gaming machine innovator, Aristocrat Leisure Limited, has reportedly announced the establishment of a new limited liability enterprise that is to be tasked with handling all of its business in Macau....

Macau ‘inclined’ towards future casino concession public tender

Adam Morgan

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...

Macau to continue push towards diversification

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, Economy and Finance Secretary Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured) has reportedly announced that the city is to continue with its policy of encouraging local casino firms to diversify their offerings so as...

Macau records improved February aggregated gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

March 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last month reportedly saw the over 30 casinos in Macau record a 4.4% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $3.13 billion thanks in large part to a 26.6% rise in the number of those who ha...

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 tax revenues swell thanks to gaming resurgence

Adam Morgan

December 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The government for Macau has reportedly announced that the amount of tax it collected directly from gaming operations for the first eleven months of 2018 rose by some 14.1% year-on-year to reach almost $12.13 b...

Macau legislators ratify off-duty gaming floor ban for casino workers

Adam Morgan

December 18, 2018

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

In Macau, the 33-member Legislative Assembly reportedly ratified a measure earlier today that is to prohibit approximately 54,000 casino employees from setting foot on a gaming floor outside of working hours. ...

Macau legislators to vote on off-duty casino worker entry prohibition

Adam Morgan

December 17, 2018

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

In Macau, tomorrow will see the Legislative Assembly decide whether to ratify a measure that would officially prohibit the city’s around 54,000 casino employees from entering the gaming floor of all local casin...

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...

Nov. GGR for Macau gains 8.5 percent, tops expectations

K Morrison

December 3, 2018

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

In Macau, gross gambling revenue increased 8.5 percent for November, exceeding analysts' expectations with signs of a potential rally in the VIP sector. Asia Gaming Brief reports that according to figures fr...

Positive prediction for Macau casino market

Adam Morgan

November 7, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, Economy and Finance Secretary Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured) has reportedly declared that he expects this year’s aggregated gross gaming revenues from the over 30 casinos in the city to be higher tha...

This year’s edition of ‘Golden Week’ may disappoint in Macau

Adam Morgan

October 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, this year’s edition of the ‘Golden Week’ public holiday could reportedly turn out to be disappointing for the city’s many casino operators due to total visitor numbers coming in below earlier market e...