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_2019-06-26
The imposition of 25 percent U.S. tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of imports from China will reduce global gross domestic product growth to 2.7 percent this year and 2.4 percent next, compared with earlier forecasts for growth of 2.8 percent and...

_2019-06-26
Heightening tension from the U.S.-China trade war has renewed concerns of U.S. casino operators in Macau losing their licenses.  However, accordin

_2019-06-26
If a new poll by the Hokkaido Shinbun is to be believed, public opinion in the northernmost prefecture has shifted strongly in opposition to an IR bid.

_2019-06-26
The government’s latest White Paper on Tourism again demonstrates that foreign tourists visiting Japan are increasingly moving beyond the major urban areas of the Kanto, Kansai, and Nagoya regions.

_2019-06-26
Tom Reeg, chief executive officer of Eldorado, raised eyebrows among Asia observers by suggesting that the new Caesars Entertainment would be focused on the United States IR market, perhaps exclusively.

_2019-06-25
Casino operators in Laos may be subject to a 50 percent levy on casino and casino games, should a new law on excise duties come into force in January

_2019-06-25
IHG, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and Sands China Ltd. announced today that The Venetian Macao and The Parisian Macao will become Int

_2019-06-25
An investor in the Primorye gambling zone, Diamond Fortune Holding Prim, has presented its proposal for Imperial casino, which is set to open its door

_2019-06-25
Konstantin Shestakov, head of the Primorye Territory tourism department expects a continued influx of tourists from South Korea and China to the gambl

_2019-06-25
Amax International Holdings posted a significantly widened loss of HK$418.3 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2019. The loss was an in

_2019-06-25
‘Our biggest and most comprehensive agenda yet’ is how SBC Managing Director Andrew McCarron describes the fourth edition of the Betting on Sports

_2019-06-24
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has agreed to buy all of parent company Melco International Development’s holding in the company developing an IR on Cyprus for $375 million in stock.

_2019-06-24
Malaysian police are continuing their crackdown on illegal gambling, arresting 14,759 individuals and seizing RM3.8 million ($917,000) in cash and 10,361 pieces of equipment from January to end June, local media reports.

_2019-06-24
Lines of up to 4,000 people at a time formed at the opening of Encore Boston Harbor on Sunday, as initial reactions from the public and the local media were extremely positive.

_2019-06-24
Construction has begun in earnest on SkyCity Entertainment’s $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Development, with heavy machine moved onsite over the past weekend.

_2019-06-24
Eldorado Resorts has reached a $17.3 billion merger agreement with Caesars Entertainment, in a deal which will create the largest US IR operator.

_2019-06-24
Jim Hunt is chairman of Caesars Entertainment.

_2019-06-24
Aquis Entertainment owned Casino Canberra is reportedly back in talks with the government, with hopes to push forth its A$330 million (US$256.4 millio