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_2020-08-28
Centara Hotels & Resorts says it has signed three hotel management agreements for Myanmar, one of which will include a casino.

_2020-08-28
NagaCorp said it intends to explore expansion in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, but suggests the properties won’t necessarily include gaming.

_2020-07-24
The Covid-19 pandemic may be a trigger for South Korea to rethink its foreigner-only casino policy, as the country’s casinos struggle with a lack of tourism revenue.

_2020-06-19
Suncity Group said its Philippine unit has received permission from the Philippine Stock Exchange to amend its primary and secondary purposes to focus on tourism-related activities.

_2020-06-14
Genting Malaysia has applied for a certificate of personal fitness for an online gaming license for Ireland, according to local media reports.

_2020-06-12
Suncity Group Chairman Alvin Chau says he expects his company to hold a portfolio of integrated results in all major jurisdictions across Asia in a few years, “rivalling peers ahead” of the company today.

_2020-05-15
Jumbo Technology is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and after successful expansion in Asia, it’s now turning its sights further afield. 

_2020-03-06
Online gaming in India is recording explosive growth, with the total number of gamers expected to hit 300 million by the end of next year, from just 120 million in 2016.

_2020-03-06
The Asian igaming sector continues to attract high levels of interest from betting and casino operators targeting markets such as Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia and, of course, China; which remains by far the biggest of them all.

_2020-01-17
Vietnam’s gambling industry stayed largely out of the headlines in 2019, though projects have been inching their way forward, with the country’s largest resort to date scheduled to open in the first half of this year.

_2019-11-15
With the win from China-facing igaming operations forecast to hit $33 billion in 2019, the Philippines has little incentive to curb activities of POGOs.

_2019-08-09
Nepal is expecting further expansion of its casino industry as five-star hotels spring up across the country ahead of a major tourism initiative next year. 

_2019-08-09
The fate of Goa’s floating casinos is still unclear as a deadline for their removal from the Mandovi River looms, with industry experts urging the government to proceed with caution when it comes to moving them to land.

_2019-05-10
Construction in the once sleepy seaside town of Sihanoukville is everywhere, with cranes, cement trucks, container lorries, and excavation generating clouds of endless dust.

_2018-03-21
China’s VIPs are once again driving gross gambling revenue across the region, with the Philippines tipped as being one of the best-placed jurisdictions to take a slice of the high-roller pie.

_2018-03-20
The Japan Gaming Congress expects to attract even greater support in 2018 after holding the largest event of its kind in Japan last year, organizer Cl

_2018-03-14
Nagacorp said it is shaking up its management team, with a new executive deputy chairman and chief financial officer, to help position the company for

_2018-02-21
Hong Kong-listed property developer Landing International said it has received permission to relocate its casino on Jeju Island in South Korea to its

_2018-02-13
The $1.2 billion Resorts World Catskills opened its doors on February 8, expanding the Genting brand in the U.S., even though the Malaysian company missed out on a license for its own property in New York State. The project, which is the biggest of four...