Heavy sentences for illegal gambling rings in Vietnam Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMoney LaunderingIllegal BookmakingVietnam November 15, 2015 0Online gambling site M88.com has been connected to an illegal betting ring and authorities in Vietnam have given heavy sentences...
English Edition of Macau Yearbook launched Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsAsian Casino NewsMacau November 14, 2015 0On Friday the Government Information Bureau published the English edition of the 2015 Macau Yearbook. The 2015 English edition has...
Sun City, Mohegan Sun founder Kerzner may take over Baha Mar Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsChinaNew HotelsCasino project updatesBahamasEconomy/FinanceMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsBankruptcy November 14, 2015 0The $3.5 billion Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas was so close to opening in March that people were booking...
ASX-listed Frontier Capital acquires casino in Philippines Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsPhilippines November 14, 2015 0In the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone of Angeles City, a recent acquisition has begun with the Casablanca Casino and Stotsenberg...
Resorts World Sentosa found guilty of false imprisonment Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsFines, Lawsuits & LitigationSingapore November 13, 2015 0Judge Choo Han Teck of the High Court found the Resorts World Sentosa guilty of wrongful imprisonment and ruled in...
NagaCorp and Grand Korea Leisure dropping out of Korean resort license bidding D. Graham Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsWorld Casino NewsCasino project updatesLicensesSouth Korea November 13, 2015 0Both South Korea’s state-run casino operator Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) and Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp have announced that they have abandoned...
Harbinger Capital invests another $50 million into Vietnam’s Ho Tram Strip Renee Kingsley Casino NewsCasino expansion projectsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsVietnam November 12, 2015 0Vietnam’s casino industry has blossomed over the last couple of years as the government continues to encourage foreign investment in...
Macau Louis XIII prepares for 2016 summer launch Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMacau November 11, 2015 0The boutique casino hotel, Macau Louis XIII, is currently under construction with Louis XIII Holdings Ltd reporting the construction is...
James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent Lars Jones AustraliaCasino NewsEconomy/FinanceMacauMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships November 11, 2015 0After a peak price of $18 per share in January 2014, James Packer scooped up 18 million shares in his...
Jeju Sun Casino operations suspended one month Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino closuresTaxationFines, Lawsuits & LitigationSouth Korea November 11, 2015 0Bloomberry’s Jeju Sun Hotel and Casino has been ordered to suspend gaming operations at its South Korean operations for one month beginning...
Melco Crown Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho says Macau VIP market will never be the same again Renee Kingsley ChinaGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau November 11, 2015 0Melco Crown Entertainment recently opened its $3.2 billion Studio City casino resort in Macau and was forced to make a...
MGM Cotai celebrates topping off ceremony Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMacau November 10, 2015 0The MGM Cotai project of MGM China is moving along nicely with the company recently celebrating the topping off of...
CFA wants Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire Sheldon Adelson to be investigated Renee Kingsley Las VegasMoney LaunderingUnlicensed OperationAsian Casino NewsMacauConspiracyCrimeRacketeeringBribery November 9, 2015 0Update 11-26-2015: CfA retracts public comments and allegations, issues apology. Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands...
Megaworld and Travellers collaborate to launch billion dollar project in Manila Renee Kingsley Casino openingsChinaNew HotelsCasino project updatesAsian Casino NewsMacauPhilippines November 6, 2015 0The Philippines continues to be an attractive destination for gambling firms to open new casinos as the government has continued...
Britain to return corrupt Macau official’s stolen fortune Renee Kingsley Money LaunderingAsian Casino NewsMacauTax EvasionConspiracyCrimeRacketeeringBriberyFinancial Fraud November 5, 2015 0Ao Man Long was elected as Macau’s first Secretary for Transport and Public Works back in 2004 and was on...