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Manila casino investment proves profitable for Premium Leisure Corporation

Adam Morgan

July 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

Gaming-focused investments firm Premium Leisure Corporation has released its financial results for the first half of 2017 showing a 123% increase year-on-year in net revenues to nearly $20.3 million thanks in l...

Improved second quarter for Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited

Adam Morgan

July 28, 2017

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

Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has revealed its unaudited financial results for the second quarter showing a 21% increase year-on-year in net revenues for the three-month period t...

Aik Chuan wins second Asian Poker Tour Main Event title

Marie Kelley

July 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Poker, Philippines

Earlier this month, the Star Vegas Resort & Club of Cambodia hosted the Asian Poker Tour Southeast Asian event. Several poker tournaments were on the schedule including the Main Event. Fifty players took pa...

Wynn Palace Cotai opening boosts Wynn Macau Limited financials

Adam Morgan

July 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, the firm behind the giant Wynn Palace Cotai and Wynn Macau casino resorts, Wynn Macau Limited, has released its second-quarter unaudited financial results showing that operating revenues had increased...

First-half revenues boom for Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

Adam Morgan

July 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation has released its financial results for the six months to the end of June showing that its net income improved by almost 24.8% year-on-year to hit $60.5 million wh...

Goa floating casinos to be moved onshore in three years; locals to face bans

Alex Lanter

July 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino Cruise Ships, India

The floating casinos of Goa, India, are to be moved onshore in three year’s time while locals will be forbidden to step inside the vessels, India’s Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed on Monday, as reporte...

Donaco to add 100 VIP gaming tables to Star Vegas

K Morrison

July 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino expansion projects

Sydney-listed Donaco International Limited (ASX:DNA) is looking to add about 100 gaming tables to its Star Vegas International Resort and Casino in Poipet, Cambodia over the next few months. Asia Gaming Brie...

Imperial Pacific Resort of Saipan to have hotel finished by next summer

Marie Kelley

July 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan

At the beginning of July, Imperial Pacific International (1076.HK) announced the gaming floor of the Best Sunshine Live facility would be moved to the Imperial Pacific Resort. Now, it seems the company is on t...

Lottery sales in China drop slightly in June

K Morrison

July 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Economy/Finance, Lottery

Data from the Ministry of Finance indicates that in June, China’s monthly lottery sales fell to RMB 33.8 billion (US$5 billion), a year-on-year decrease of 0.3 percent, according to Asia Gaming Brief. A sign...

Japan’s Universal loses Supreme Court appeal

Lars Jones

July 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

The Supreme Court of Japan has rejected an appeal to hear a defamation case brought by Japan's Universal Entertainment Corp against Reuters. The decision upholds two lower court rulings in the country. The C...

Macau given positive rating by AML group

K Morrison

July 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Macau

The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) has given Macau a positive rating for its anti-money laundering efforts. Asia Gaming Brief reports that a statement from the Financial Intelligence Office con...

Macau junket association leader calls on government to tighten requirements

Adam Morgan

July 20, 2017

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

In Macau, the leader for the trade organization that represents the city’s many junket operators has reportedly called on the government to increase the minimum cash requirement a firm must obtain in order to b...

Gongzi Jeju Casino officially opens

Marie Kelley

July 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, South Korea

In a press release presented on Tuesday, the Gongzi Jeju Casino announced that it had officially opened its doors on the holiday island of Jeju, in South Korea, according to the management of the property. The ...

Philippines President signs casino anti-money laundering measures into law

Adam Morgan

July 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Philippines

In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte signed legislation into law late last week instituting new anti-money laundering regulations for the Asian nation’s online, land-based and maritime casinos. Pass...

Hanoi asked to approve casino for $2.2 billion beach resort

Lars Jones

July 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, New Hotels, Economy/Finance, Vietnam

A Lăng Cô development received a helping hand from provincial authorities recently when officials there asked the government in Hanoi to approve a casino for their 692-acre ocean side leisure project in the Thừ...

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Manila casino investment proves profitable for Premium Leisure Corporation

Improved second quarter for Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited

Aik Chuan wins second Asian Poker Tour Main Event title

Wynn Palace Cotai opening boosts Wynn Macau Limited financials

First-half revenues boom for Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

Goa floating casinos to be moved onshore in three years; locals to face bans

Donaco to add 100 VIP gaming tables to Star Vegas

Imperial Pacific Resort of Saipan to have hotel finished by next summer

Lottery sales in China drop slightly in June

Japan’s Universal loses Supreme Court appeal

Macau given positive rating by AML group

Macau junket association leader calls on government to tighten requirements

Gongzi Jeju Casino officially opens

Philippines President signs casino anti-money laundering measures into law

Hanoi asked to approve casino for $2.2 billion beach resort

Manila casino investment proves profitable for Premium Leisure Corporation

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Improved second quarter for Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited

Aik Chuan wins second Asian Poker Tour Main Event title

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