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_2016-09-29
Executive director of SJM Holdings Angela Leong On Kei has urged the government to legislate the ban of gaming workers from casinos in their off-duty

_2016-09-29
  MGM China CEO and executive director Grant Bowie says he expects hotel occupancy to be flat during Golden Week. Bowie made the comments to local re

_2016-09-29
Wynn Macau has announced the appointment of Ian Michael Coughlan as president of the company, effective immediately. The operator said Coughlan has be

_2016-09-28
Casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd is planning to roll out a series of mass recruitment fairs for its upcoming MGM Cotai development, scheduled to

_2016-09-28
Luxury hotel project The 13 has pushed back its opening date to ‘early 2017’, according to a press release from the company announcing the delive

_2016-09-28
An arbitration tribunal in Singapore has ruled that units of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation were wrong to terminate their partnership with Las Vegas-b

_2016-09-28
The Bombay High Court has admitted a PIL which demands an immediate ban of illegal online lotteries in Maharashtra, for final hearing, local media re

_2016-09-28
A group of Sands China team members visited attractions in Zhuhai’s Hengqin New Area this week, according to a press release from the company on Thu

_2016-09-28
Singapore locals will soon have a legal means to bet online, after Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club were given the go ahead to run online b

_2016-09-28
India’s authorities lack a coherent approach when it comes to tackling rampant illegal gambling, with criminal syndicates often enjoying political patronage from a ruling class which has publicly opposed legalization of the industry. The country’s...

_2016-09-28
Vietnam, a country of keen gamblers and soccer fans with a population of about 90 million, may be on the verge of legalizing sports betting after two decades of procrastination. However, experts say a proposal put forward in August by the Ministry of...

_2016-09-27
Ladbrokes Australia is the latest bookmaker to shift its regulatory home to the Northern Territory, local media reports. This week, the corporate book

_2016-09-27
Tabcorp chief David Attenborough has warned global rivals that other Australian states may soon be making similar arrangements to South Australia’s

_2016-09-27
Delta Corp has set its sights on a leading online rummy website in India, in a deal that would put the casino operator to the top of the skill-based g

_2016-09-27
The Macau gaming regulator says it has no plans to promote skill-based games in the territory, according to a report from Macau Business Daily on Tues

_2016-09-27
The reigning EGR Mobile Supplier of the Year, Realistic Games has joined forces with BetConstruct to offer customers both its table and slot games. Th

_2016-09-27
Casino operator NagaCorp Ltd has announced it is no longer pursuing a casino license in the Republic of Cyprus, according to a filing from the operato

_2016-09-27
Philippines state-owned gaming regulator Pagcor has officially rejected Philweb’s proposal to roll out text-lottery, local media reports. According

_2016-09-27
Paulo Martins Chan, director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) agrees the banning of dealers from gambling outlets is appropriat

_2016-09-27
Singapore’s Workers Party has expressed concern over the applications from Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club (STC) to launch online betting se

_2016-09-22
Ask many mainland Chinese what their dream travel destination is and the answer is unlikely to be Macau. According to a survey by CLSA, Macau came bottom out of a list of 21 destinations, with Europe, the U.S. and Australia topping the list. So, could...

_2016-09-21
A consortium led by one of China’s leading online games companies sent ripples through the online gaming community in July, announcing it would buy Israel’s Playtika for $4.4 billion in cash. The deal is the largest transaction in the social casino...

_2016-09-13
Since entering the US market in 2011 with the launch of Resorts World New York City, Genting Group has made a number of major investments in the country, indicative of an operator intent on becoming a major player in the market. These projects add up...

_2016-09-13
U.S. tribal operators are increasingly tailoring their offerings towards the Asian market to attract both local ethnic communities and the increasingly adventurous Asian millennial, who may be  willing to travel beyond Las Vegas and other traditional...

_2016-09-07
Nepal’s casino industry is recovering from a series of deadly earthquakes and a temporary border blockade with India last year, with international casino operators increasingly eyeing the market as a way to tap potential from neighboring India. Visitor...

_2016-09-07
Regulation in Asia is failing to keep pace with technological advances in the lottery industry and is weighing on the region’s potential, insiders say. That creates a hurdle as most industry experts agree that growth in the sector will be lead by online...