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_2019-10-28
SkyCity’s hotels, casinos, and F&B establishments have begun to reopen again, following a fire that broke out on Tuesday last week. The fire

_2019-10-27
A gaming zone will appear in Russian-annexed Crimea by 2022, the regional head, Sergei Aksyonov, said in an interview with Russian state news agency TASS. 

_2019-10-27
MGM Resorts and Orix Corporation clarified that all three regional airports—Kansai International Airport, Itami Airport, and Kobe Airport—will be associated with their consortium’s bid to build an IR at Osaka Yumeshima.

_2019-10-25
The promoter of Big Daddy casino in Goa, Gopal Kanda, has won a seat in the Haryana legislative assembly elections and has the distinction of being the first casino owner to have won an election in India.

_2019-10-25
Belle Corp. said revenue and profit in the nine months to September were lower due to a decrease in revenue from a unit that leases online betting equipment.

_2019-10-24
Las Vegas Sands executives told an earnings conference call that they are focusing attention on their Yokohama bid, which they envision will involve an investment of $10-12 billion.

_2019-10-24
Resona Bank Vice-President Hajime Kosaka said his firm has established a sixteen-department, fifty-person team for the development of a Yumeshima IR.

_2019-10-24
Cambodia’s ban on online gambling is expected to hit government tax revenue next year, the Khmer Times reported, citing minutes from a meeting with Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth.

_2019-10-24
Pacific Advisory is seeking expressions of interest for The Holiday Inn Resort and Casino in Vanuatu. 

_2019-10-24
Crown Resorts said its VIP program play dropped by 46 percent in the July to Oct. 20 period due to difficult trading conditions in the international VIP market.

_2019-10-24
The entry fee increase for local Singaporeans is weighing on Marina Bay Sands’ mass market, with some citizens unlikely to renew their annual passes when they expire.

_2019-10-24
The fire in the roof of SkyCity’s partially built new international convention centre in downtown Auckland is still burning but firefighters say it will likely burn itself out.

_2019-10-24
Las Vegas Sands has $5 billion in development projects in the pipeline in Asia over the next few years, Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said.

_2019-10-23
Okada Manila’s EBITDA margin appears to be improving on operational changes, table pricing and an improvement in non-gaming amenities.

_2019-10-23
Casino opponents continue to raise their voices, with rallies this week in Osaka and Tomakomai, both municipalities candidates for an IR development. 

_2019-10-23
The number of suspicious betting cases fell 30 percent in Q3 to 50, with the majority related to football and tennis.

_2019-10-23
The Macau Monetary Authority has warned the public against entities offering illegal “encashment” services in the territory. In a statement, th

_2019-10-23
Galaxy Entertainment held a press event in Osaka on Wednesday to make their local pitch, providing competition for MGM Resorts.