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Russia’s gambling zones offering low casino tax rate, relaxed visa rules to attract investors and gamblers

December 4, 2015

Casino expansion projects, Casino openings, Asian Casino News, Macau, Russia, Singapore, South Korea

Russia banned casinos in 2009 but has authorized five special integrated gambling zones since then, the last being Sochi (pictured) the mostly abandoned site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The first of these zone...

Alleged mastermind of global football match-fixing ring released from detention

Sadonna Price

November 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Illegal Bookmaking, Singapore

Tan Seet Eng, better known as Dan Tan, is one of 14 people that were arrested in September 2013 when Singapore officials were cracking down on a match-fixing ring. Believed to be the mastermind of the global sc...

Resorts World Sentosa found guilty of false imprisonment

Sadonna Price

November 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

Judge Choo Han Teck of the High Court found the Resorts World Sentosa guilty of wrongful imprisonment and ruled in favor of Goel Adesh Kumar, a 43 year old who filed a private suit against the company based in ...

Marina Bay Sands subject to casino chip theft

Sadonna Price

October 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Singapore

The Marina Bay Sands Casino of Singapore was the subject of robbery after two men were found to have stolen chips from the gaming floor. The two men, who remain anonymous, have now been arrested and believed to...

Japan close to live casino revolution

Lars Jones

October 19, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Japan, Macau, Singapore

Over the last decade, Asia has quickly become the world's gambling hub. Although players in Europe and North America might feel somewhat disconnected to the Asian gaming market (since it's an entity that virtua...

Two separate cases of cheating at Resorts World Sentosa result in jail time

Sadonna Price

October 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Singapore

Five gamblers and two dealers have been convicted of cheating at Resorts World Sentosa in two unrelated cases. All were sentenced to jail time. The first case involves Chua Lai Huat, a sixty six ye...

High Roller’s attempt to avoid $11.1m casino debt spoiled by Canadian Court

Sadonna Price

August 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

Back in February of 2013, Jian Tu, also known as Tu Jian, visited the Marina Bay Sands and opted for a credit line of S$9.94m. The Las Vegas Sands property is still waiting on payment as Tu has not been willing...

50th anniversary for Genting Group

Alex Lanter

August 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, World Casino News, European Casino News, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea

About 600 members from Malaysia and abroad celebrated the 50th anniversary of Genting Group at the Grand Ballroom of the Genting Convention Centre on August 15, 2015. The black-tie gala dinner themed "Forging A...

Genting Singapore sees sharp decline in net profits

Alex Lanter

August 7, 2015

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

Genting Singapore Plc experienced the biggest fall in net profits in the past six years recently, with shares plunging more than 8 percent. The biggest reason for this situation, according to the company, is th...

Resorts World Sentosa croupier and gamer face cheating charges

Sadonna Price

July 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Singapore

The Resorts World Sentosa was recently subject to cheating after a croupier and patron decided to work together to cheat the facility. Just yesterday, nine charges were served against the two individuals involv...

Las Vegas Sands Corp employees to decide on company’s philanthropy program

Renee Kingsley

July 7, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, Gaming Industry News, Employment & Careers, Macau, Asian Casino News, Singapore, Nevada

The Las Vegas Sands Corp, the biggest gambling company in the world, recently decided to amend its internal policies to allow its employees to have a say in how the company uses its resources for community phil...

Sands signals renewed interest in Thailand casino resort

Lars Jones

July 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Singapore, Thailand

Las Vegas Sands said Thursday that Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd, Singapore is interested in running a casino and convention complex in Thailand. Asiaone quotes Krist Boo, vice president for communications as saying...

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

Renee Kingsley

June 22, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, New Zealand, Japan, Macau, Asian Casino News, Oceania Casino News, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam

The gambling industry in Asia continues to grow at a rapid pace and gambling establishments are not wasting any time in expanding their presence throughout the Asia Pacific region. As many as seventeen casinos ...

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...

Singapore casinos continue to thrive in spite of low VIP numbers from China

Renee Kingsley

May 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Asian Casino News, Macau, Singapore

Macau’s casinos made over fifty percent of their revenue from VIP and high stake gamblers who came in from Mainland China. When Beijing decided to launch its anti-corruption campaign targeting Macau’s casino in...

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Russia’s gambling zones offering low casino tax rate, relaxed visa rules to attract investors and gamblers

Alleged mastermind of global football match-fixing ring released from detention

Resorts World Sentosa found guilty of false imprisonment

Marina Bay Sands subject to casino chip theft

Japan close to live casino revolution

Two separate cases of cheating at Resorts World Sentosa result in jail time

High Roller’s attempt to avoid $11.1m casino debt spoiled by Canadian Court

50th anniversary for Genting Group

Genting Singapore sees sharp decline in net profits

Resorts World Sentosa croupier and gamer face cheating charges

Las Vegas Sands Corp employees to decide on company’s philanthropy program

Sands signals renewed interest in Thailand casino resort

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

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

Singapore casinos continue to thrive in spite of low VIP numbers from China

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