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Okada’s Universal Entertainment defamation suit against Reuters dismissed

November 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Japan, Asian Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

Gaming device maker Universal Entertainment Corp’s defamation lawsuit against the Thompson Reuters Corp and three Reuters journalists has been dismissed by a Japanese court. In December 2012 Universal, the J...

ASX-listed Frontier Capital acquires casino in Philippines

Sadonna Price

November 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone of Angeles City, a recent acquisition has begun with the Casablanca Casino and Stotsenberg Hotel soon to be owned by the Frontier Capital Group of Australia. Last week, t...

Megaworld and Travellers collaborate to launch billion dollar project in Manila

Renee Kingsley

November 6, 2015

Casino openings, China, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Asian Casino News, Macau, Philippines

The Philippines continues to be an attractive destination for gambling firms to open new casinos as the government has continued to invite foreign investment into its growing gambling industry. This time around...

PAGCOR reports totals for nine months of gaming; earnings up almost 19%

Sadonna Price

November 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

PAGCOR is the Philippine state-owned gaming operator and regulator who, after nine months of operations in 2015, has seen a nice increase in earnings as compared to 2014 totals. PAGCOR has earned a total of PHP...

Travellers allocates $236 million for Resorts World Manila expansion

D. Graham

October 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Asian Casino News, Philippines

Resorts World Manila is expanding its integrated entertainment and gaming facility, and Travellers International Hotel Groups Inc. has allocated U.S. $236 million from its 2013 initial public offering for the d...

Ex-Director of Wynn Resorts Ltd. to return to Las Vegas for questioning

Sadonna Price

October 19, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines, Nevada

Kazuo Okada formerly held the director position at the top gambling company, Wynn Resorts Ltd., before he was fired from his position, reportedly by Steve Wynn himself. Okada was removed from the board of the c...

Resorts World Manila to host Asian Poker Tour in 2016

Sadonna Price

October 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Philippines

Resorts World Manila has been named as the 2016 host of the Asian Poker Tour during the month of April. From the 13th to the 21st, the casino will play host to the APT as it returns to the Philippines. APT Chie...

Tigre de Cristal set to open within hours; All quiet on the Russian front

Lars Jones

October 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Macau, Philippines, Russia

In mere hours one of them most exciting new casino projects in recent times is set to open its doors to the public in a "soft launch". Local and regional dignitaries as well as local press have already had thei...

Formal extension by Pagcor given to Tiger Resort

Kim M

September 17, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Casino project updates, Casinos of the Philippines, Asian Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

According to local Asian and other media sources, construction of Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc.’s $2 billion Manilla Bay Resorts casino located at Manilla’s Entertainment City, has been formally ...

Tiger Resort hires casino veteran Steve Wolstenholme as Chief Operating Officer

Renee Kingsley

September 10, 2015

Casino openings, Casino project updates, Asian Casino News, Macau, Philippines

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Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc is currently in the process of developing Manila Bay Resorts, a multi-billion dollar project in the Philippines. The company recently announced that it had hired vete...

Melco profits sketchy before opening of EurAsia properties

Kim M

September 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino News, World Casino News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Philippines, Russia

Monday past, in a post-trading filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Melco International Development Limited announced its year on results ending June 30 to be HK$111.1 million (US$14.3 million), a decline ...

Government official wants authorities to investigate City of Dreams Manila Casino over employee sacking

Renee Kingsley

September 2, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Asian Casino News, Labor Relations, Philippines

The Philippines has encouraged gambling enterprises to set up multi-million dollar casinos in the country as the casino industry was expected to generated significant gaming revenue for the government and also ...

NMi accredited by PAGCOR

Alex Lanter

August 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Licensing, Philippines

NMi announced on its website on August 25, 2015 that it was given accreditation by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to perform offline and online games testing. The Gaming Licensing a...

Travellers International seeks 3 millionth member; Resorts World Manila a ‘family destination’

Alex Lanter

August 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Philippines

The operator of the Resorts World Manila Casino Resort, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc, said that the company is hoping to expand the gaming base of the resort in the Philippines to 3 million customer...

Lawmakers in the Philippines want Government to conduct online gambling probe

Renee Kingsley

August 25, 2015

Online gambling regulation, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Macau, Philippines

The Philippines government has made it clear that it wants to promote the casino industry within the country in an effort to attract foreign investment and attract gamblers from Macau, Mainland China, and beyon...

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Okada’s Universal Entertainment defamation suit against Reuters dismissed

ASX-listed Frontier Capital acquires casino in Philippines

Megaworld and Travellers collaborate to launch billion dollar project in Manila

PAGCOR reports totals for nine months of gaming; earnings up almost 19%

Travellers allocates $236 million for Resorts World Manila expansion

Ex-Director of Wynn Resorts Ltd. to return to Las Vegas for questioning

Resorts World Manila to host Asian Poker Tour in 2016

Tigre de Cristal set to open within hours; All quiet on the Russian front

Formal extension by Pagcor given to Tiger Resort

Tiger Resort hires casino veteran Steve Wolstenholme as Chief Operating Officer

Melco profits sketchy before opening of EurAsia properties

Government official wants authorities to investigate City of Dreams Manila Casino over employee sacking

NMi accredited by PAGCOR

Travellers International seeks 3 millionth member; Resorts World Manila a ‘family destination’

Lawmakers in the Philippines want Government to conduct online gambling probe

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