India’s Hotel Ramada hopes to see poker ban lifted Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsIndia December 31, 2016 0The Hotel Ramada of India would like to be able to offer organized poker events at their establishment. To do...
Gambling taxes now account for almost 78% of all Macau government revenues Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacauTaxation December 30, 2016 0The government of Macau has reportedly revealed that it raked in $9.11 billion from gambling taxes over the first eleven...
Casino operations start December 30th for Okada Manila Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsCasino project updatesPhilippines December 29, 2016 1Yesterday, the Okada Manila gaming resort of the Philippines announced that casino operations would officially launch at 7pm on December...
Foreign tourists to help Macau revival in 2017 Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau December 29, 2016 0Macau’s effort to reinvent itself by premiering more family-friendly attractions is reportedly set to pay off next year as the...
Okada wants to branch out and make Philippines the ‘next Hawaii’ Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsCasino NewsPhilippines December 28, 2016 0The man behind the soon to open US$2.4 billion Okada Manila, Japanese pachinko tycoon Kazuo Okada, is looking to expand...
Macau casino market on track to end 2016 on a high Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMacau December 28, 2016 0In Macau, industry experts have reportedly predicted that aggregated gross gaming revenues for December are on track to post a...
Gambling in Sochi to even out seasonal economy Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino openingsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceRussiaRussia December 28, 2016 0The Russian state-owned news agency TASS is reporting that the new Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi will attract the...
Macau police arrest 15 on suspicion of loan-sharking Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMacauCrime December 27, 2016 0In Macau, police have arrested 15 people on suspicion of activities associated with a loan-sharking syndicate that reportedly could have...
Macau junket operators plan to launch central credit database Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTechnologyData ProtectionMacau December 27, 2016 0The Macau Association Of Gaming And Entertainment Promoters has reportedly established a central database that is capable of tracking the...
Okada Manila files provisional PAGCOR license with Tokyo Stock Exchange Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsCasino project updatesLicensesPhilippines December 27, 2016 0Universal Entertainment Inc., (6425:Tokyo) was granted a provisional license for their Okada Manila casino resort on December 16 with an...
PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLicensesLicensingPhilippines December 27, 2016 0PhilWeb Corp., the software provider to 268 eGames internet cafes in the Philippines, filed a report with the stock exchange...
Trial basis for Vietnamese citizens to gamble Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationVietnam December 27, 2016 0During a recent meeting with local authorities in Quang Ninh province, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced that Vietnamese citizens...
First step in Japan casino process becomes law of the land Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationEconomy/FinanceJapan December 26, 2016 0Monday in Japan saw a decade-old struggle end with the “Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas” taking effect...
Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’ Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationThe Players LoungeLicensesOnline Gambling NewsTaxationLicensingPhilippines December 24, 2016 0Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) walked back a statement from the country’s president that indicated all online...
New corporate identity on the cards for Melco Crown Entertainment Limited Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMacauMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships December 23, 2016 0Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to unveil “a new corporate entity” after...