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_2013-09-30
Lawrence Ho would invest $5 billion in Japan if the company of which he is co-chairman, Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., were granted a license to ope

_2013-09-30
A New Zealand Internal Affairs discussion paper is under review which proposes that the threshold for the minimum percentage of pokie revenue which i

_2013-09-26
In the company's annual report, Crown chairman James Packer said that he would continue to focus on upgrading Crown's Australian projects to compete

_2013-09-25
A Norwegian gambler who was suing Centrebet and Bet365 after losing over $15 million has lost his case against Centrebet in the Northern Territory Su

_2013-09-25
On Sunday night police in Singapore arrested nine men they say they found gambling at a table in a hawker's market.  Seven of the men, who were aged

_2013-09-25
Police in Mumbai have formally charged the former owner of the Chennai Super Kings cricket team in the country's match fixing scandal that has overta

_2013-09-25
A Malaysian man accused of fixing five football matches in the semi professional Victorian Premier League, Segaran "Gerry" Gsubramaniam, has been re

_2013-09-25
Tabcorp's Keno license in Queensland has been officially extended to 2047 following its payment to the state government of $20 million.  Tabcorp ope

_2013-09-25
It has been reported that a committee essential to the passage of the casino bill has no plans to meet before the end of the legislative session in D

_2013-09-25
Despite the fact that the Savan Vegas casino has been growing since its opening in 2008, now attracting between 8,000 and 10,000 visitors a month, it

_2013-09-25
In a gambling policy meeting this week, which it holds every three years, the South Taranaki District Council proposed that the number of poker machi

_2013-09-25
Macau saw the first visible infrastructure beneficiary of its dramatic gambling earnings as the new $1.3 billion university campus opened its doors t

_2013-09-25
Measures to prevent problem gambling, such as exclusion orders and casino visit limits, together with the wearing off of the novelty factor, have res

_2013-09-25
Speaking at an investor forum in Las Vegas, Michael Leven, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., told UBS and Deutsche Bank

_2013-09-24
As sponsor of superstar basketball player Dennis Rodman, who has made two visits to North Korea thanks to its leader's love for the game, Paddy Power

_2013-09-24
A prominent Vietnamese business man, Dao Hong Tuyen, has made a fact finding mission together with senior executives of US firm ISC Group to Van Don

_2013-09-24
NASDAQ listed VIP gaming room promoter, Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd., announced that it may need to delay its planned listing on the Hong Kong

_2013-09-23
Typhoon Usagi, which blew in to southern China last weekend and killed 33 people in Asia, damaged revenue at Macau's casinos and may lower overall mo

_2013-09-18
Published in: Latest Intelligence Tourism master plan proposes discussions on how legalized gambling could bring in much needed revenue but more pressing economic and political problems take precedence   Even the head of Myanmar's monthly state...

_2013-09-18
Published in: Latest Intelligence Gaming regulators in South Korea, backed by a powerful anti-gambling lobby and the media, have declared that the domestic lottery market is overheating - although even a cursory glance at the figures reveals little evidence...

_2013-09-12
Published in: Latest Intelligence Macau chief executive set to still get his way What matters is who will replace Fernando Chui in the run up to the expiry of the casino operators’ gaming concessions, not who is in the legislature By prof. Jorge...

_2013-09-12
Published in: Latest Intelligence Casino industry set to hold onto political role in Macau Executives from the sector, such as Angela Leong of SJM Holdings, are expected to press in the Legislative Assembly for early renewal of gaming concessions By...

_2013-09-04
Published in: Latest Intelligence The Liberal/National coalition, strongly favored in polls to win an outright majority, says it will undo or reverse federal initiatives to tighten controls on gambling machines Gambling policy may not be high on the...

_2013-09-04
Published in: Latest Intelligence By Peter Cohen The Agenda Group Betting on the result of Australia’s federal election is a legal activity, with a number of licensed bookmakers offering a variety of betting opportunities. But what should the gambling...