08/24/16 Calata Corp. to create a casino resort in the Philippines Calata Corp. partnered with Sino-America Gaming Investment Group, LLC and Macau Resources Group Ltd. to build a 14-hectare integrated casino resort.
08/23/16 Imperial Pacific aims to open Saipan casino by 2017 Chinese New Year Imperial Pacific International Holdings announced it hopes to launch Imperial Pacific Resort on Saipan by 2017 Chinese New Year.
08/23/16 Steve Wynn opens Wynn Palace Resort in Macau Wynn’s €3.7 billion complex in Macau features a pair of giant golden dragons encircling a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs inside.
08/22/16 Vietnam may legalise football betting with a €38 daily limit The Asian country aims to legalise sports betting under a 2010 proposal that states that players can bet as much as €38 on football matches.
08/19/16 Suncity to open VIP facilities at three Cotai casinos Junket operator Suncity Group will open VIP facilities in Macau’s newest Cotai casino resorts.
08/19/16 Pagcor rejects Ongpin’s stake in Philweb Pagcor rejected Ongpin’s offer to donate the bulk of his stake in online gaming firm Philweb Corp. to the state casino regulator.
08/18/16 NagaWorld casino opens new shopping facility A large commercial facility partially opened in the basement of the NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
08/18/16 Ongpin donated 49 percent PhilWeb’s stake to Pagcor Roberto V. Ongpin has cancelled the auction of his 53.76-percent stake in PhilWeb Corp. donating the bulk of it to state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
08/18/16 MGM increases its stake in its Macau division The US casino operator has agreed to increase its stake from 51 percent to 56 percent through the purchase of shares from Grand Paradise Macau.
08/17/16 Cambodia casinos lure in Chinese gamblers Macau casino operators are struggling as more mainland Chinese tourists head to rivals in Cambodia, where travel costs are lower.
08/17/16 Coastal towns in India may host casinos soon If the proposal thrives, domestic and foreign tourist visiting Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts may soon experience the luxury of casinos.
08/12/16 Wynn Palace will only feature 100 tables upon its opening The €3.77 billion casino project Wynn Palace has received approval to run 150 gaming tables and 1,145 slot machines.
08/12/16 Kangwon Land opposes second South Korean casino open for residents The company is not happy about news of a second casino being considered to allow South Korean nationals to gamble.
08/12/16 Pagcor will revoke reduced gambling license fees Fees reduction benefited gaming firms Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc., MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corp. and Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.
08/11/16 MGM postpones Cotai Casino opening again MGM Resorts decided to push back the opening of its new MGM Cotai resort until the second quarter of 2017.
