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DreamPlay by DreamWorks officially opens at City of Dreams Manila

June 13, 2015

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

Official opening ceremonies were held on June 12 for the family entertainment destination at City of Dreams Manila. Attending were Mr. Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment and DreamWork...

Philippines immigration commissioner says he did not accept any bribe from Chinese deportee

Renee Kingsley

June 6, 2015

China, Unsavory reports, Crime, Philippines

Beijing anti-corruption campaign has extended its reach into international territories as Chinese authorities are determined to go after corrupted officials and VIP gamblers from the Mainland who have now fled ...

Baccarat games boost Las Vegas revenue in April 2015

Renee Kingsley

June 1, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Financial Press Releases, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam

Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...

Singaporean citizen refutes claims of scamming Manila casino of $8 million

Renee Kingsley

May 28, 2015

Asian Casino News, Crime, Financial Fraud, Philippines, Singapore

According to reports in Asian news outlets, Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila filed a police report against Singaporean national and junket operator Dominic Sim for defrauding the casino of millions of dolla...

All Asia Dealers’ Championship grand final Thursday

Sam Mitchell

May 21, 2015

Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Asian Casino News, Philippines, Singapore

May 21st 2015 marks the final for the G2E Asia event of All Asia Dealers’ Championship in Macau. 36 dealers progressed to the quarter finals. The competition is to put focus on Asia’s dealing talent. There a...

Okada’s Universal sells entire Manila land stake to local firm

Lars Jones

May 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

According to a filing with the Japanese Stock Exchange, Universal Entertainment Corp has sold it's entire 40% stake in Eagle II Holdco Inc, to Filipino firm All Seasons Hotels & Resorts Corp for $2.9 millio...

Kambi Group Plc branch office In Manila being investigated for illegal gambling activities

Renee Kingsley

May 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Crime, Philippines

The online gambling market has grown at a rapid pace and benefited governments across the world that earn significant amounts of revenue in the form of online gambling taxes. The biggest challenge that the onli...

Okada Group confirms new partner who will help launch casino in Manila

Renee Kingsley

May 19, 2015

Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

The Philippines is becoming one of the hottest destinations in Asia for gamblers as foreign enterprises continue to invest heavily into setting up mega-casino resorts in the country. The government of the Phili...

Sun City opens junket rooms in Philippines–Macau policies may be reason

Sam Mitchell

May 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Philippines

Sun City is currently the largest junket in Macau with a historic share of the lucrative market in the 25-30% range. They recently began expanding operations in the Philippines. Analysts are worried that this m...

Lapu mayor endorses Sino-American Philippines casino project

Renee Kingsley

May 18, 2015

Casino proposals, Philippines

The casino industry in the Philippines is growing at a rapid pace as the Philippine government continues to encourage foreign companies to invest in its casino industry and construct mega-casino resorts. An Ame...

Century Properties drops suit against Okada

Sam Mitchell

May 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

On May 14th 2015, Century Properties Group Inc., a real estate company in the Philippines said that it would be terminating a lawsuit against companies controlled by Kazuo Okada, the Japanese gaming entrepreneu...

Tiger Resorts fails to meet construction deadline in the Philippines–forfeits $2.2 million

Renee Kingsley

May 12, 2015

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

When Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment Inc decided to open up a mega casino in the Philippines it promised the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) that it would complete the 2 billion dollar con...

City of Dreams, Solaire receive regular gaming licenses

Sam Mitchell

May 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Philippines

On May the 4th 2015, it was announced by Melco Crown Resorts Corp that the Philippine casino resort that is City of Dreams Manila was in possession of a full gaming license. The Philippines Amusement and Gam...

Pacquiao goes the distance–falls to Mayweather in unanimous decision

Lars Jones

May 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Philippines, Nevada

38 year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. used nearly 20 years of experience in the ring to eventually best his 36 year-old left-handed opponent with a unanimous decision by the judges in his hometown of Las Vegas yeste...

Mayweather vs Pacquiao–Saturday May 2–richest fight in history

Lars Jones

May 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Philippines, Nevada

Welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will go head to head at 9pm EST on May 2, 2015 in a fight that has been anticipated as the "world's richest" since 2009. The major issues keeping the t...

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DreamPlay by DreamWorks officially opens at City of Dreams Manila

Philippines immigration commissioner says he did not accept any bribe from Chinese deportee

Baccarat games boost Las Vegas revenue in April 2015

Singaporean citizen refutes claims of scamming Manila casino of $8 million

All Asia Dealers’ Championship grand final Thursday

Okada’s Universal sells entire Manila land stake to local firm

Kambi Group Plc branch office In Manila being investigated for illegal gambling activities

Okada Group confirms new partner who will help launch casino in Manila

Sun City opens junket rooms in Philippines–Macau policies may be reason

Lapu mayor endorses Sino-American Philippines casino project

Century Properties drops suit against Okada

Tiger Resorts fails to meet construction deadline in the Philippines–forfeits $2.2 million

City of Dreams, Solaire receive regular gaming licenses

Pacquiao goes the distance–falls to Mayweather in unanimous decision

Mayweather vs Pacquiao–Saturday May 2–richest fight in history

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