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Australian authorities keeping close watch on Paul Phua’s activities in Melbourne

February 1, 2016

Australia, Illegal Bookmaking, Asian Casino News, Sports betting, Malaysia

Malaysian poker player Paul Phua has a built a reputation for himself as a high stakes poker player but has also gained attention over the years for being a key player in the global match fixing business. Ph...

Genting Malaysia Big Apple acquisition for possible new U.S. projects

Kim M

January 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Malaysia, New York

The Genting Group’s investment holding and management company, Genting Malaysia Berhad, has acquired full equity interest in Big Apple Regional Center LLC from YMCMHB LLC, a foreign limited liability company, f...

Boss of fake casino chip syndicate arrested in Singapore

Kim M

January 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Casino Cheating, Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News, Malaysia, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

On Saturday a 54-year-old man from Singapore was charged with possession and use of counterfeit casino chips. Toh Hock Thiam was arrested on December 31 in Malaysia by the Singapore Police Force. Toh is beli...

Malaysia seeks new laws to stop online gambling

Sadonna Price

November 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Unlicensed Operation, Malaysia

The Malaysian government is considering adjusting the current laws to stop what they are calling ‘widespread’ activity in online illegal gambling. Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, the Deputy Home Minister, stated on W...

New Genting Malaysia theme park delayed until 2017

Sadonna Price

October 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Malaysia

On Monday, CIMB Securities Ltd announced that Genting Malaysia Bhd had decided to postpone the opening of a theme park for Resorts World Genting. The resort area, also known as Genting Highlands, is the only ar...

Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook partners with VinaCapital to restart $4 Billion Nam Hoi An casino resort

Renee Kingsley

September 7, 2015

Casino openings, Employment & Careers, Asian Casino News, Malaysia, Vietnam

Vietnam has been eager to capitalize on the lucrative gambling industry and the government has encouraged foreign investors to set up mega-casino resorts in the country which cater exclusively to tourists as ga...

Guinness World Records: Resorts World Genting is world’s largest hotel

Kim M

August 22, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Malaysia

The First World Hotel in Genting Highlands, the only casino resort in Malaysia, has regained the Guinness World Records title of Largest Hotel in the world, a title previously held by the Venetian Hotel Resort ...

50th anniversary for Genting Group

Alex Lanter

August 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, World Casino News, European Casino News, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea

About 600 members from Malaysia and abroad celebrated the 50th anniversary of Genting Group at the Grand Ballroom of the Genting Convention Centre on August 15, 2015. The black-tie gala dinner themed "Forging A...

Malaysian authorities identify illegal iGaming operators; considers cyber-blocking

Alex Lanter

August 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Unlicensed Operation, Malaysia

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) revealed that illegal online service providers have been identified by the Commission. According to the Monitoring and Enforcement Division chief of...

RGB International pulls out of East Timor casino bid

Sadonna Price

August 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Malaysia

RGB International Bhd of Malaysia has announced the plans to enter the Timor-Leste gaming sector have been suspended. The suspension of the plans are due to the delays that took place in regards to license allo...

Genting HK six month profit at least $2.1 billion

Kim M

July 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hong Kong, Asian Casino News, Malaysia

Despite weakness in the regional gaming industry, Genting Hong Kong announced on Friday that it expects a net profit of at least US$2.1 billion for the first half of the year. Genting Hong Kong is part of Ma...

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting could earn immunity from smoking ban

Renee Kingsley

July 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino expansion projects, Asian Casino News, Macau, Malaysia

Malaysia, a pre-dominantly Islamic country, has extremely strict gambling laws and only one casino is permitted to operate in the country. The Resorts World Genting casino resort is a popular tourist destinatio...

33 arrested in raid on illegal Malaysian casino

Sam Mitchell

June 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Malaysia

On June 21st 2015, it was reported that in Subang Jaya, police detained 33 gamblers. These gamblers included college students from Singapore, Italy and Iran. The raid came in the early morning after a tip off f...

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

Renee Kingsley

June 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Cambodia, China, New Zealand, Japan, Macau, Asian Casino News, Oceania Casino News, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam

The gambling industry in Asia continues to grow at a rapid pace and gambling establishments are not wasting any time in expanding their presence throughout the Asia Pacific region. As many as seventeen casinos ...

Malaysian authorities block more than 500 websites due to illegal gambling

Sadonna Price

June 8, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Malaysia

In efforts to lock down illegal gambling activity in Malaysia, authorities have shut down more than 500 online gambling sites from operating in the country. Based on the language of the Common Gaming Houses Act...

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Australian authorities keeping close watch on Paul Phua’s activities in Melbourne

Genting Malaysia Big Apple acquisition for possible new U.S. projects

Boss of fake casino chip syndicate arrested in Singapore

Malaysia seeks new laws to stop online gambling

New Genting Malaysia theme park delayed until 2017

Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook partners with VinaCapital to restart $4 Billion Nam Hoi An casino resort

Guinness World Records: Resorts World Genting is world’s largest hotel

50th anniversary for Genting Group

Malaysian authorities identify illegal iGaming operators; considers cyber-blocking

RGB International pulls out of East Timor casino bid

Genting HK six month profit at least $2.1 billion

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting could earn immunity from smoking ban

33 arrested in raid on illegal Malaysian casino

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

Malaysian authorities block more than 500 websites due to illegal gambling

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