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_2016-06-30
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Genting Berhad’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and unsecured rating at ‘A-’, according to a

_2016-06-30
Hours after he took his oath, President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to put an end to online gambling in the country, local media reports. “Online gamb

_2016-06-29
The Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission has granted a conditional casino license to Tinian Entertainment, according to a press release published t

_2016-06-29
The Macau Gaming Show will be delivering the Chinese Government's message of economic diversity over the next three years, launching its statement of

_2016-06-29
Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome, the region’s only greyhound race track saw a decline in profits of 82 percent to MOP 4.8 million (US$600,600) in 2015, acc

_2016-06-29
Visitors on package tours totalled 541,000 in May, down 34.2 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the Macau Statistics and Ce

_2016-06-29
Sands China has announced that its subsidiary VML US Finance LLC (VUF) has entered into a new amendment and restatement agreement with lenders for its

_2016-06-29
Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) has reported widened losses to RM368.9 million (US$92.5 million) for the fourth quarter ending April 3

_2016-06-29
HK-listed Macau Legend Development Ltd says it has postponed the despatch date of a circular in relation to the Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Co

_2016-06-29
MGM Grand Paradise and Venetian Macau have been ordered by the courts to pay back their tourism tax. According to a statement by the courts, MGM Macau

_2016-06-29
Investment holding company Kingston Financial Group Ltd has reported a increase in profit of 35 percent for the year ended March 31, 2016, according t

_2016-06-29
Live Lounge Ltd., a Malta-based online casino operator catering to the Scandinavian market, has announced the launch of an affiliate program for its l

_2016-06-28
A total of 147 people registered with the ‘Central Registry System of Individuals with Gambling Disorder in 2015, according to the Social Welfare Bu

_2016-06-28
Tatts Group wagering subsidiary Ubet has become the first company in NSW to be convicted of promoting drinking and gambling, local media reports. The

_2016-06-28
More than 1,500 Macau locals attended the Sands Macau recruitment fair, which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week at the Venetian Macau. “Th

_2016-06-28
Wynn Resorts (Macau) has entered into a purchase agreement with Wynn Design and Development to purchase the world famous Tulips Sculpture and the Amph

_2016-06-28
Visitors registering to attend the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will find it easier this year with the addition of “social media registration”.

_2016-06-28
Leading Sportsbetting supplier SBTech has been granted a B2B Class 2 Software Provider License by the National Gambling Office in Romania. The firm’

_2016-06-28
As Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment's property in the Philippines begins to take its place on the Manila skyline, the sheer size and scale of the project is becoming apparent. The resort will be the third to open in the Entertainment City gaming...

_2016-06-28
The Asian Cruise Association (ACA) estimates the market will triple in size by the end of the decade, catering to around 3.8 million passengers, with 1.6 million coming from China alone and with on-board casinos a key part of the draw. Asia's increasingly...

_2016-06-23
Macau’s tourism development masterplan, which aims to transform the VIP gaming hub into a mass market, diversified leisure destination, forecasts as many as 40 million tourists a year by 2015. The blueprint contains a clear vision of what the government...

_2016-06-23
Matching the size of the resort to market opportunities and appealing to the millennial generation have emerged as two key themes when it comes to integrated resort design.It has become especially relevant in Asia, where changing regulations and the decrease...

_2016-06-16
The UEFA Euro 2016 soccer championship is fueling a spike in gambling among Thai youth, despite police crackdowns, with an increasing portion of bets being placed online, according to new research. A joint survey conducted by Chulalongkorn University’s...

_2016-06-16
The tenth Russian Gaming Week conference was held in Moscow earlier this month, but a promised focus on the country’s land-based industry failed to materialize. Organizers had scheduled discussions on the often confusing and ever-shifting situation...

_2016-06-09
The Philippines was one of the best-performing casino markets around Asia in 2015, defying the regional slump to post a 17 percent increase in gross gaming revenue. Most of the focus has been on the multi-billion dollar resorts springing up in Manila’s...

_2016-06-08
 When Hong Kong‐listed Imperial Pacific said it would double its planned investment on Saipan, a tiny Pacific territory that forms part of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, it’s fair to say eyebrows in the industry were raised.

_2016-06-01
Australia’s recent review of online gambling was a missed opportunity to take the regulatory lead in the Asia Pacific region and may even contribute to growth in illegal offshore betting if its recommendations are implemented, industry experts say....

_2016-06-01
One of the small but significant developments introduced by Law 10/2012 of 28 August 2012 was the addition of a novel legal provision that allowed for the voluntary self-exclusion of persons from casino venues in Macau. The law is viewed as having met...