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_2020-08-10
Cape Verde’s Minister of Tourism, Carlos Santos, is confident that Macau Legend will continue with its hotel and casino project, which at EU250 million ($294.8 million) is the largest on the island.

_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.

_2020-01-17
Cambodia’s online gaming ban, which came into effect as of Jan. 1st, has triggered mass layoffs and the shutdown of numerous casinos, and is not expected to be lifted due to pressure from the Chinese government.

_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. 

_2019-09-09
The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved two new hotel projects in Sihanoukville worth $379 million, according to local media reports.

_2019-06-04
An opposition party has called on the government to allow the development of a casino that South Korean nationals would be allowed to enter on Saemangeum reclaimed land, located in North Jeolla Province, as a means to boost tourism.

_2019-04-24
Yokohama Harbor Transport Association Chairman Yukio Fujiki is stepping up his efforts to head off an IR bid in his city by establishing a new anti-casino called the “Yokohama Harbor Resort Association.”

_2019-04-11
Hokkaido Tourism Organization Chairman Yoshihiro Sekihachi made clear in recent statements to the Nihon Keizai Shinbun that he supports two specific measures to stimulate the growth of tourism: the development of an IR within the prefecture and instituting...

_2017-06-04
Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka has given voice to concerns among some local governments that the project to host IRs in Japan is becoming increasi