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_2016-02-03
Macau authorities have carried out another raid against retailers illegally using mainland UnionPay terminals in Macau. Over MOP280 million (US$35 mil

_2016-02-01
MGM has announced in a recent filing that its subsidiary MGM National Harbor, LLC, has entered into a $525 million bank facility to fund the developme

_2016-01-30
The Las Vegas strip posted an 8.2 percent growth year on year in Dec. 2015, with the slot floor being the highest growth driver, according to analysts

_2016-01-27
The number of VIP junkets in Macau has fallen by 23 percent since Jan. 2015, from 183 to 141, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordin

_2016-01-18
Macau's Q4 gross gaming revenue rose sequentially for the first time since the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released by the gaming regu

_2016-01-17
Taiwan has elected a new president, Tsai Ing-Wen of the the nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which will also be in control of the legis

_2016-01-12
Vietnam is only likely to be appealing to foreign casino investors if rumoured changes to a casino bill, such as reducing the minimum investment requi

_2016-01-10
Macau’s very first junket driven VIP slot parlor opened at the Jimei Casino on the Macau Peninsula, and may result in near-term disruption to slot g

_2016-01-05
The release of transaction data around illegal UnionPay transactions made in Macau in 2015, does not pose a high risk to gross gambling revenue, a Uni

_2015-09-27
Junket investors are becoming increasingly likely to seek other - safer - investment opportunities as the junket business languishes, Union Gaming ana

_2015-09-23
Macau’s health department is forecasting that gross gaming revenue will decline 2.7 percent to 4.6 percent in the event of a total smoking ban in Ma

_2015-08-27
Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has selected 9 foreigners-only integrated resort sites for which the ministry will now conduct a reque

_2015-07-22
Analysts have been largely impressed by Sands China’s 15Q2 results despite net revenues missing estimates due to weak hotel revenue. Sands China Ltd