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...
Government of Cambodia creates new casino governing body Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCambodia December 23, 2016 0As new gaming laws are to be passed in 2017, the government of Cambodia is working to impose tighter restrictions...
Philippines President Duterte axes all online gambling in the country, or maybe not Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsCasino closuresOnline Gambling NewsLicensingPhilippines December 22, 2016 0See update below In a sweeping move seen as the reversal of an earlier pledge to allow online gambling operations...
Singapore casino market to be overshadowed by Philippines, according to Okada Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNew HotelsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinancePhilippinesSingapore December 22, 2016 0Japanese casino magnate, entrepreneur, and chairman of Universal Entertainment Corporation, Kazuo Okada, says that the gambling market in the Philippines...