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_2021-03-02
A group of casino operators want the government to allow Vietnamese entry to make up for foreigners’ inability to come to the country due to Covid-19 flight restrictions.

_2021-01-29
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told his state assembly that draft rules banning entry of Goa residents into casinos are under consideration of the state government.

_2017-07-05
In early June, a nondescript three-storey yellow building in a smart area of Lalitpur, south of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, became the site of one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal gambling in the country. It was found due to a series of raids...

_2017-05-02
An IR built in Yokohama, near Tokyo, could expect to have a local market population of about 38.6 million adults, with the potential to general about

_2017-01-23
Macau’s six concessionaires may soon be required to place more locals into managerial positions, following the latest plans from Macau’s Labor Aff

_2016-10-27
The ruling Communist Party of Vietnam has recently made it clear that it supports the creation of a new gaming industry and will allow local Vietnamese to enter designated casinos on a trial basis. AGB spoke to Prof. Augustine Ha Ton Vinh about the new...

_2016-09-07
Melco Crown’s COO, Ted Chan says the company has “never laid off our colleagues in the past, maybe, 10 years in Macau,” in response to recent co

_2016-08-31
In June, Vietnam took the long-awaited step and sent a draft decree that could pave the way for locals to gamble to the National Assembly. There’s been much speculation over the impact a change in the law will have for both Vietnam and neighboring...

_2016-08-03
South Korea’s People’s Party are seeking to submit a revision bill that would pave the way for a second casino allowing Korean nationals to gamble

_2016-07-18
Almost 50 percent of China’s post-90s blue-collar workers consider lottery tickets as a means of investment, according to the Tsinghua Media Survey

_2016-07-07
The Sikkim government has banned locals from entering casinos and playing in live casinos, Glaws reports, quoting the official gazette. As per the not

_2016-06-27
Philippines-based casino Solaire Resort and Casino has taken its brand campaign and promotions to Macau, reports Macau Daily Times. The creative marke

_2016-06-27
Vietnam’s draft casino bill, which has been seven years in the making, has been submitted to the country’s government, the Vietnam Investment Revi

_2016-06-15
Two of Macau’s gaming labor unions are urging the government to cut the number of non-resident workers in the city, Macau Business Daily reports. Th

_2016-05-22
A second casino in Korea permitting the entry of locals will “destroy the country”, an international gaming expert warns. In an interview with Kor

_2016-05-21
Penghu residents may soon take part in a referendum to allow casinos to open in their hometowns, local media reports. Over 5,000 signatures of eligibl

_2016-05-17
The optimal size for investment in a Vietnam casino is about $250 million under current market conditions, about one sixteenth of the size of the mini

_2016-05-17
South Korea is unlikely to reconsider its stance on banning local access to casinos until after the monopoly of Kangwon Land ends in 2025, according t

_2016-05-08
The Goa government has declared it will notify the Gaming Commission Rules for casinos, which will place a ban on local Goans entering casinos, local