Tagged thailand

Uncertain future for sale of The Landmark Hotel

September 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The future of The Landmark Hotel and its associated Pharaohs Palace Casino is uncertain after the Friday deadline for a previously announced acquisition agreement passed without a final deal being concluded. ...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation may consider further themed Macau casino resorts

Martin Chua

September 13, 2016

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Macau

Las Vegas Sands Corporation could soon consider the possibility of building additional themed casino resorts in Macau including developments based around the iconic sights and sounds of London or San Francisco....

Macau casino operator completes takeover of Laos property

Adam Morgan

September 2, 2016

Laos, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Hong Kong-listed casino operator Macau Legend Development Limited has announced that it has now assumed complete management and operational responsibilities for the Savan Vegas Hotel And Entertainment Complex i...

Myanmar Government to investigate two casinos for possible gambling violations

Renee Kingsley

August 8, 2016

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

The Myanmar government has decided to closely monitor the operations of two casinos which have been functioning for the last twenty years. The casinos are suspected of violating gambling regulations in the coun...

Jail sentences for Marina Bay Sands casino cheats

Adam Morgan

August 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Singapore

Thirteen Thai nationals have been given prison sentences after being convicted of attempting to scam the casino at Marina Bay Sands out of around $1.02 million in a case described by a judge as “unparalleled bo...

Finance ministry working on draft bill for online lottery gaming

Sadonna Price

July 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Thailand

An online lottery looks to be heading to Thailand after the finance ministry announced they are fine-tuning a bill that will set up regulations for such gaming. Thai PBS has reported that the measure will put t...

Singapore tourist numbers boosted by casinos

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

The number of tourists making Singapore their end destination in 2016 is expected to increase by up to 8% year-on-year to 16.5 million thanks in part to the city-state’s ending of a decades-long ban on casinos....

Thai Army, police under fire after gambling raids

Sadonna Price

December 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Thailand

After conducting raids on illegal gambling dens, the police and military force of Thailand are being criticized after connections were found between the gaming operators and officers. Royal Thai Navy security p...

China busts massive online gambling ring

Alex Lanter

November 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, World Casino News, Unlicensed Operation

On Tuesday the authorities in China announced that they cracked a big cross-border online gambling ring that handled $78 billion in bets from almost 1 million customers in China alone. According to local media ...

Cambodia casino industry reports $2 billion U.S. annual revenue

D. Graham

October 1, 2015

Cambodia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Licenses, Asian Casino News

Central bank director general Chea Serey has announced that Cambodia’s casino industry generated an estimated $2 billion revenue in 2014 from non-residents, and was assessed as approximately 40% of the country...

Cambodia’s Star Vegas casino launches Heng Sheng room

K Morrison

September 22, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Asian Casino News, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Star Vegas Resort and Club in Poipet, Cambodia “successfully launched” its Heng Sheng VIP club Sunday, according to an announcement by Southeast Asia casino operator Donaco International Ltd. Macau VIP g...

Finance minister wants casino approval in Thailand

Renee Kingsley

June 23, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Las Vegas, Casino proposals, Casino News, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Crime, Thailand

Thailand known as the ‘land of smiles’ is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia and one of the reasons why Sommai Phasee, Thailand’s finance minister wants the country’s military government to ap...

Thailand NRC Chair denies casino study; Police chief endorses idea

Lars Jones

June 18, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Thailand

Chairman, Thienchay Kiranandana of Thailand’s National Reform Council (NRC) has stated that the NRC has no plans to consider a proposal to legalize casinos in the country. He added that the plan has not been pr...

Thai General Prayut Chan-ocha fires lottery board, takes chair

Sadonna Price

May 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Lottery, Thailand

Just after the resignation of Government Lottery Office chairman Somchai Sujjapongse, Prayut Chan-ocha, Thailand’s General (Prime Minister of Thailand and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)...

Reports: Three new casinos for Cambodia border

Sadonna Price

March 28, 2015

Cambodia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Vietnam

The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Economy Finance Industry Department has reported that the border of Cambodia to Vietnam will now be the home of three new casinos. Ros Phearun spoke with the Phnom Penh Po...